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

Questions?....

Comments?....