Morning Session

Developing a Classroom Culture of Thinking

Introduction - On the nature of thinking

A Classroom Culture of Thinking
~ What teachers do to develop a culture of thinking ~
~ What students do within a culture of thinking ~
~ A Whole School approach to the explicit teaching of thinking ~
~ Some examples of approaches ~
~ What might it look like at your school? ~

Mid-Morning Session

Better Questioning – Teachers as Questioners

~ Questioning – our most powerful technology ~

~ Tools for High Order Questions including:- ~

~ Revised Bloom's Taxonomy ~
~ Divergent Questioning Model ~
~ Pohl's Infusion Matrix ~

 

Afternoon Session

Better Questioning – Students as Questioners
~ Students as questioners ~
~ Tools for formulating questions,

including Question Mapping ~
~ Metacognition ~

 

 

 

 

A One Day Workshop for Educators

This is one of Michael's most popular workshops. It provides both a direction for schools wishing to get the teaching of thinking embedded within the culture of the school as well as many practical strategies for teachers and students alike.
A wonderful introduction to the thinking curriculum.

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MORNING SESSION 9.00 – 10.30

MID – MORNING SESSION 11.00 – 12.30

AFTERNOON SESSION 1.30 – 3.00

Summary, questions and close

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