Thinking Education is a private professional organisation set up to meet the training and development needs of schools and other educational institutions.

About Michael Pohl

With more than twenty years classroom teaching experience behind him, Michael now runs training and development sessions for classroom teachers in thinking skills and in meeting the learning needs of gifted students. He has run more than 1,000 workshops on the teaching of thinking for teachers and Principals in China, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Vienna, Singapore, and across both New Zealand and Australia.

A member of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, Michael regularly presents at local, national and international conferences on issues concerning giftedness, creativity and thinking.

With a Masters Degree in Gifted Education and formal qualifications in Adult training, Michael is the Director of Thinking Education, currently working with many schools in diverse contexts on an on-going basis, returning many times to work with teachers as they create a culture of thinking in their classrooms. He has worked in complex secondary settings in inner Melbourne, to remote schools in outback Australia to International schools in Europe.

About Michael’s Books

Amongst his recent publications are books on The Teaching of Complex Thinking, Models and Strategies for Teaching and Learning and A whole-school approach to the explicit teaching of thinking skills. Michael has also written books on thinking and ICT, books for teachers concerning the education of gifted students as well as numerous articles for national and international journals concerned with the education of gifted students. Look out for his books on Infusing Thinking into the Secondary Curriculum.

Michael 's formal qualifications include:

Dip . T. (Prim) B. Ed. (Prim) Grad Cert. Gifted Ed, Masters Degree -Gifted Ed.
Advanced Certificate.- Human Resource Management} (Adult Training).