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INTRODUCTION

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PUPIL WORKSHOPS

Effective Thinking Challenge

Exploring Thinking Maps

Maximise Your Memory

M.I. Kidz

Powerhouse Poetry

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STAFF TRAINING

Thinking Skills

Thinking Maps

Memory Techniques

Multiple Intelligences

Learning Styles

Kinaesthetic Learning

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JOHN FEWINGS

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WHAT YOU SAY

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�THINKING SKILLS

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Throughout his career, John has been keen to develop challenging materials that will engage young people and help them to maximise their learning potential.� Built upon the foundation of these resources, John�s training sessions are inspiring � but eminently practical.

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AIM

To explore what is meant by �thinking skills� and to investigate methods whereby we might encourage their development within the classroom.

• What is thinking?� What happens when we think?� How do we learn to think?

• What do we mean by "Thinking skills" and why do we need to promote them?

• Bloom's taxonomy and National Curriculum thinking skills.

• "Brain-snacking" and how you can use it to feed hungry minds.

• "Now you're talking" - the importance of dialogue in developing thinking skills.

• How can teachers encourage thinking?� That is the question.

• Edward de Bono's Thinking Hats

• How to promote a "thinking classroom".

• How to create a climate that fosters creative thinking.

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"Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world."

Nelson Mandela

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"Vertical thinking is digging the same hole deeper.� Lateral thinking is trying again elsewhere."

Edward de Bono

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