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Join us at the Staff Thinking Workshop for Term 2, 2011, where we will explore various graphic organizers and strategies that enhance student thinking and learning at SCS. Sessions include a class blog example, discussions on our thinking curriculum, and insights into digital animation. Engage with tools like PMI, SWOT analysis, and Venn diagrams to help students organize their ideas and improve their critical thinking skills. Discover how to foster a thinking-friendly classroom environment that promotes student ownership and effective learning.
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Staff Thinking Workshop, Term 2, 2011 TG Graphic Organisers and some other stuff!
3.10 – 3.25- Class Blog example – Vicky • 3.25 – 4.15- Graphic Organisers and Our Thinking Curriculum here at SCS – Tony • 4.15 – 4.30- Digital Animation info – Louise • 4.30 – 4.40- Mantar Student Survey - Tony RAS Alert!
Graphic Organisers – • Help students manage their own thinking and learning • Organise and record their ideas and products • Depict relationships – people, events, ideas, concepts • Improve sequences, retention, recall, quality • Work on the “wholeness” principle!! For learners…
PMI • Plus/Minus/Interesting, is a lateral and critical thinking strategy used in De Bono's CoRT Thinking program. PMI helps students learn to: • see both sides of an argument • view things from a different point of view • suspend judgement • make informed decisions • work as individuals, in pairs or as members of a group PMI
T / Y charts • KWHL • Bubble charts • SWOT analysis • Cause and Effect • Venn Diagram • Tournament Prioritisers… • ITC Teacher’s Planner – index!!! Other G.O.’s
Bloom’s – how am I integrating it? Evidence? • Hats and Keys – ideas? Planned for? • Graphic Organisers – will try? • Up on the walls, not always pretty, shows (divergent) thinking is valued, and happening, in here • Student ownership and understanding Reflect on our Thinking classrooms
Toolbox • Framework and Blueprint • Your thoughts and input into getting a clear picture of how we teach thinking at SCS Our School Thinking Organisation