Thinking at Stanley Avenue School
‘Educating Life-long Learners’
“In times of change, learners inherit the world while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists” Hoffer
Schooling in your time
“Thinking Tool A-Z Key”
Quality Education
A definition of a quality education is one that prepares students for this time and place........
So what has changed in Schools“Fish-Bone Diagram”
Student Learning and Achievement
Developing a Quality
Learning Community
School organisatio
n and
structureGoals that focus on improving student achievement:
1.To continue to raise achievement in Literacy and Mathematics for all students throughout the school.2.To continue to investigate emerging technologies and their potential to enhance learning. 3.Develop thinking skills model across School and refine School inquiry model
Goals for curriculum, support programmes and teacher development:
1.‘Educating Lifelong Learners’. Ensuring teachers are supported as learners to meet the needs of the Stanley Avenue Learner.
Goals for personnel, processes and systems:
1.To review and implement strategies and procedures that ensure curriculum and resources (people, finances and property) are targeted to promote the development of the Stanley Avenue Student.
CREATIVE
CRITIC
AL
CARING
- ANALYTICAL
Making critical judgements
during the creative process.
Thinking
critically
about
affective
issues.
Thinking
creatively
about
affective
issues.
ANALYTICAL
Uses the language of
thinking
Plans for effective thinking
Activates their thinking
Transfers their thinking
Aware
Recognise
Predict / Value
Adopt
Reflect
Internalise
Uses the vocabulary of thinking.
Explain and justify thoughts and opinions
Challenge and question ideas and opinions.
Wonder.
Reflective thinking.
Inquiry process.
Choosing thinking tools that suit the situation and the child.
Contributes ideas to discussion / brainstorming.
Developing the range of thinking tools and learning when to use them.
Awareness of thinking in different ways- critical, creative, caring.
Linking known to unknown.
Coming up with ideas.
Thinking about things in different ways.
Using the thinking tools.Explores innovations. Think of a range of solutions and choose the most effective/appropriate one.
Using their thinking to make decisions/solve problems.
Applies thinking to other situations.
Draw conclusions.
Develop ideas into actions.
THINKERTHINKERThe Stanley Avenue Learner uses a range of thinking strategies confidently...
Uses the language of thinkingMotivate students by engaging / involving them in real-life meaningful
contextsProvide quality feedback and feedforward
Aware
Recognise
Predict / Value
Adopt
Reflect
Internalise
•A shared language of thinking is encouraged throughout the School (Based upon Pohl’s caring, critical, creative thinker)•The ‘language of thinking’ is present in everyday programme.•The teaching of thinking skills is embedded into daily classroom practice (visible in planning, wall displays etc)•Learning Prompts are highly visible for learners.
THINKER- Teacher PedagogyTHINKER- Teacher PedagogyThe Stanley Avenue Learner uses a range of thinking strategies confidently...
Thinking Skills Programme
http://stanleyavenue.ultranet.school.nz/home/
Facilitating ThinkingEngages learners in learningThinking Maps to build a common language of
learningFoster and encourages life – long learningDevelops and organisers fundamental thinking
processes. More efficient way of learningPromotes Personalised Learning environments
Classroom Examples
Double Bubble Map
KWHL
Question Mapping
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Comments?....
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