Thinking Workshop

8/9/2019 Thinking Workshop

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Thinking(its not as easy as it looks!)


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IC..huh? bring it on...amaze me!

Where do you see yourself?


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Warm Up

( Analytical into Creative)

Think of an animal.

As a group complete the following :

THINKING IS LIKE ..... (name of an animal)

BECAUSE 1..

2.

3.


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Do we really wantstudents to think?

Teacher directed - means nothing changes. The teacher is in control and has all the knowledge.

Self directed gives the students some control over their own learning. They have to think more for themselves and make

their own decisions while the teacher can become a facilitator.

How do we want students to work at school?

To be Teacher directed or Self directed?Or both?

One of the biggest issues we face is sorting through the various approaches that different people have developed.

Habits of Mind, Multiple Intelligences, Thinking Styles, de Bonos Hats, Blooms Taxonomy and so on.


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Do we really wantstudents to think?

Teacher directed - means nothing changes. The teacher is in control and has all the knowledge.

Self directed gives the students some control over their own learning. They have to think more for themselves and make

their own decisions while the teacher can become a facilitator.

How do we want students to work at school?

To be Teacher directed or Self directed?Or both?

One of the biggest issues we face is sorting through the various approaches that different people have developed.

Habits of Mind, Multiple Intelligences, Thinking Styles, de Bonos Hats, Blooms Taxonomy and so on.


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Have you heard of...

Bloom's Original Taxonomy! Anderson's Revised TaxonomyKnowledge! RememberingComprehension! Understanding

Application! ApplyingAnalysis! AnalysingSynthesis! EvaluatingEvaluation! Creating

H h d f


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Habits of MindMultiple Intelligences

Thinkers Keys

S.c.a.m.p.e.r.

Learning Styles

Six Hats

Blooms Taxonomy

Andersons revisedtaxonomy

Have you heard of...

Divergent thinking model

Extended Brainstorming

C.a.m.p.e.r.

S.c.u.m.p.s.

T.o.m.a.t.o.e.s.

Whole Brain

Theory

Game theory

Social Cognitive theory

Bloom's Original Taxonomy! Anderson's Revised TaxonomyKnowledge! RememberingComprehension! Understanding

Application! ApplyingAnalysis! AnalysingSynthesis! EvaluatingEvaluation! Creating


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What can we do to

encourage/promote

student Thinking?


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GROUP BRAINSTORM

STEP 1:

In a circle in the centre of the page, draw

a

symbol

that represents what good thinking is all

about.


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GROUP BRAINSTORM

DIRECTIONS:

Step 2.

Draw lines radiatingfrom the circumferenceof the circle to begin asimple web,

At the end of the lines,

write attributes of goodthinking or some of thequalities of good thinkers.

creativity

?

?

?

?

?

?

?


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NOW

As a group, can you decide what

is at the heart of all

good thinking :

What are three essential ingredients?


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If we are going to teach Thinkingwhat do we need to understand?

We need to understand that the different styles, and combinations of them, can reflect the dominance of different areas of

the brain.

We also need to understand what the different styles mean in terms of teaching and learning.

It is important to understand the expectations of the different styles in terms of learning.

This helps to ensure that a lesson is balanced in terms of addressing the needs of all learners.The challenge for us!

It is important to recognise that we must be careful not to allow our own Thinking Style preference to dominate the

classroom. We need to learn how to present in all four styles.


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So, what about the Tools

available to support/provoke student thinking?

Mind Maps & brainstormingGraphic OrganisersThe InternetCollaborative sites


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For Brainstorming etc


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So how do we make sense of all this?

By obtaining an idea of each students Thinking Style, we can help them to consolidate their strengths and, hopefully, to

develop their weaker areas.

Earlier I referred to all the different approaches to Learning and Teaching that have been developed.

It is all about challenging your students to think about what they are doing and extend them by developing other ways of

looking at things.

Choose an approach you think you will be comfortable with, but dont be afraid to try other ideas as you gain confidence.Of course, one of the greatest challenges we face today is student engagement (or lack of).

It is therefore important to create conditions where students will engage themselves.

By empowering students to take control of their own learning are they more likely to be better motivated?

Creating an awareness, for them, of their preferred Thinking Style as well as encouraging the use of the other styles will

challenge them to become better thinkers and may help motivation.


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WHAT ARE YOURWHAT ARE YOURTHINKING STRENGTHS?THINKING STRENGTHS?

European research has linked responses to visual images to

thinking strengths.

Do you feel you are better at :

Analysing? ..

Creative Thinking? . or

Critical Thinking??


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INTELLIGENT

CRITICAL THINKING STRENGTHS

STRONG IN DECISION MAKING AREA


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ANALYTICAL THINKERS

WANTS TO SEE ALL SIDES

STRENGTHS DEFERRING JUDGEMENT


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CREATIVE THINKERS

STRONG IMAGINATION

VISIONARY & LEADERSHIP

STRENGTHS


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PRE - OCCUPIEDPRE - OCCUPIED

WITH SEX AND BOOZEWITH SEX AND BOOZE

ITS A WONDER THEY CAN THINK

AT ALL!!!


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Mr Osborne may I be excused? My brain is full!

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