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Title: THINKING


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THINKING
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Aims
  • To increase awareness of educational developments
    in the area of thinking skills

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Aims
  • To increase awareness of educational developments
    in the area of thinking skills
  • To understand how different types of thinking
    apply to learning

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Aims
  • To increase awareness of educational developments
    in the area of thinking skills
  • To understand how different types of thinking
    apply to learning
  • To consider how a school can foster thinking
    skills and metacognition

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Introductory Question
What are thinking skills?
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Introductory Question
In what ways do we promote thinking in our
classrooms?
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Information Movie
Thinking Skills
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Key Points
  • Thinking skills help learners reflect on what
    they are learning, developing metacognition
  • Learners can be taught to think more effectively
  • Developing learners ability to think more
    skillfully can lead to improved learning, a
    deeper understanding and increased attainment
  • Developing thinking skills involves nurturing and
    promoting different kinds of thinking

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Key Points
  • Thinking skills includes different kinds of
    thinking such as
  • Searching for understanding
  • Critical thinking
  • Creative thinking
  • Problem solving
  • Evaluative thinking

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Key Points
Metacognition (the ability to reflect on what and
how we are learning) is at the heart of learning
and teaching

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Perspective Movies
Metacognition Dylan Wiliam Types of
thinking Carol McGuinness
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Information Movie
Developing Thinking Skills
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Key Question
To what extent does our school or department
promote a thinking skills curriculum?
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Key Question
In what ways can we help learners to develop
creative thinking skills?
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Key Question
In what ways can we help learners to develop
critical thinking skills?
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Key Question
In what ways can we help learners to develop
evaluative thinking skills?
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Key Question
In what ways can we help learners to develop
skills in reasoning?
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Key Question
In what ways can we help learners to develop
skills in problem solving and decision making?
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Key Question
In what ways do we foster metacognition in
learners?
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Key Question
What is the range and nature of questioning staff
use to develop thinking and understanding?
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Key Question
What techniques do staff use to extend learners
thinking through discussion and collaborative
methods?
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Illustrative Movies
  • Thinking What are thinking skills?
  • Thinking Feuerstein-based enrichment

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Action Plan
What steps can we take to develop thinking skills
throughout the school?
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Action Plan
What steps can we take to develop thinking skills
throughout the school? How can we do this?
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Learning about Learning
www.ltscotland.org.uk/learningaboutlearning
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