Creating thinkers in the Ethnic School Language Classroom

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Creating thinkers in the Ethnic School Language
Classroom

• Dr. Teresa De Fazio
• School of Education
• Victoria University

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Why create thinkers?Dont our students think
already?Do you present activities that engage
their thinking?
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Six metaphorical hats
What is sold in your tuckshop? White hat
Do you feel it is a good menu? Red hat
What is on it that is not healthy/ nice? Black hat
What is on it that is healthy/nice? Yellow hat
How could it be reorganised to be both healthy and nice? Green hat
Put together an improved tuckshop list Blue hat
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Lets get thinking
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White hat thinking

• Tell me a story
• Recount as a
• Cloze activity
• Oral retelling
• Ordering and sequencing of facts etc.

• Gather data
• What are the facts
• Locate the information

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Red hat thinking

• Feeling/reaction chart

• Express your feelings (emotions cards)
• What are your emotional reactions to the story?

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Black hat thinking

• Story flashcards
• Deeper level work with the cloze

• Identify the problems/issues?
• What events/issues came up in the story that were
  not dealt with constructively/appropriately?

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Yellow hat thinking

• Story flashcards
• Deeper level work with the cloze

• Identify the positives
• What events/issues came up in the story that were
  dealt with constructively and appropriately?

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Green hat thinking

• Draw a solution
• Mind map a set of solutions
• Flow chart a solution
• Plan a solution
• Describe a solution

• Create a solution
• What could be a more appropriate alternative to
  the problem?
• How could the situation be changed to be more
  positive/resolved?

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Blue Hat thinking

• Students take on a metacognitive approach to
  their learning they look at and lead their own
  learning putting on their own hats as needed.

• Conduct/lead the thinking
• Consider the thinking process

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Start easy to become familiar with the process,
then have fun with real-life issues
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Global warming
White hat What are the facts about global warming?
Red hat How does the issue make you feel?
Black hat What are the negatives about the issue?
Yellow hat What are the positives?
Green hat What can be done to address the issue?
Blue hat Have you covered the thinking process carefully
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The value of language learning to you?
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Which hat should our students wear at the end of
their language learning experience?