what does thinking look like?. thinking skills and vcal students cam woolcock
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What doesTHINKINGlook like?
Thinking Skills and
VCAL StudentsCam Woolcock
How do you know what your student is thinking?
Goal
To spark an interest in Thinking Skills
How do you knowwhat your student
is thinking?
Outline
Why dispositional thinking may work for VCAL students
How it is used in the context of the Hospitality subject at The Island
How it may be used in your classroom
How do you knowwhat your student
is thinking?
Intro to thinking
Three requests Apprentice cooks share similarities VCAL
students I’m not an expert Thinking skills are part of a bigger
picture at The Island
How do you knowwhat your student
is thinking?
Why dispositional thinking may work for VCAL studentsApproaches: Skill of thinking
Efficiency, IQ, Quick decisions
Understanding approach Understanding approach = skill of thinking
approach + dispositions approach
Dispositional approach Motivation
How do you knowwhat your student
is thinking?
Dispositional commonalities
Creative thinking Open-minded Curious
Reflective thinking Meta-cognitive
Critical thinking Seeking truth and understanding Strategic Skeptical How do you know
what your studentis thinking?
Comparison of thethree approaches
Subject knowledge Neutral
Meta-cognition Can be achieved if you are motivated to
Thinking and intelligence Not limited by intelligence or IQ Can be achieved if you are motivated to
think
How do you knowwhat your student
is thinking?
Dispositional thinking in context of Hospitality at The
Island • Safe
• Class discussions• Chocolate• OK to pass
• Time• To reflect• To think of answers to questions• To make mistakes
How do you knowwhat your student
is thinking?
Mapping Dispositional Commonalities to student
learning Creative thinking Open-minded Curious
Reflective thinking Meta-cognitive
Critical thinking Seeking truth and understanding Strategic Skeptical How do you know
what your studentis thinking?
What does thinking look like?
Dispositional thinkingand your classrooms
• What does thinking look like?
• How do you know what your students are thinking?
• You ask them “what are you thinking?”
Dispositional thinkingand your classrooms
Maps to LITERACY SKILLS ORAL
COMMUNICATION 1 Oracy for Knowledge 2 Oracy for Practical
Purposes 3 Oracy for Exploring
Issues and Problem Solving
• Learning to learn
• Risk taking (having a go)• Learning from mistakes• Reviewing and reflecting• Asking for and accepting help/advice/feedback• Linking new information to existing knowledge• Giving voice to experiences and responding to the diverse experiences of others• Developing skills for independent learning such as classifying, ordering and
summarising information clearly
Dispositional thinkingand your classrooms
Maps to
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 2LEARNING OUTCOME 1 Identify planning and organisation skills relevant for the management of health or community service activities.LEARNING OUTCOME 2 Demonstrate skills relevant to complex problem solving.LEARNING OUTCOME 3 Demonstrate knowledge and skills related to a hobby, study or interest.LEARNING OUTCOME 4 Utilise research and development skills to present information to an audience.LEARNING OUTCOME 5 Use spoken language
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 1LEARNING OUTCOME 1 Plan and organise a complex activity.LEARNING OUTCOME 2 Demonstrate self-management skills for goal achievement.LEARNING OUTCOME 3 Demonstrate knowledge, skills and abilities in the context of an activity or project.LEARNING OUTCOME 4 Describe leadership skills and responsibilitiesLEARNING OUTCOME 5 Utilise interpersonal skills to communicate ideas and information
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT STRAND
Dispositional thinkingand your classrooms
Maps to
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 2LEARNING OUTCOME 1 Learn to analyse and organise information for a work related goal.LEARNING OUTCOME 2 Communicate information and ideas for a work related goal.LEARNING OUTCOME 3 Plan, organise and manage activities for a work related goal.LEARNING OUTCOME 4 Identify and solve problems for a work related purpose.LEARNING OUTCOME 5 Work with others and in teams to achieve a work
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 1LEARNING OUTCOME 3 Develop knowledge and understanding of OH&S in a work related context.LEARNING OUTCOME 4 Identify problems or safety hazards that can affect the safety of the work environment.LEARNING OUTCOME 5 Contribute to team objectives to achieve safe work procedures.LEARNING OUTCOME 6 Use information and communications technology in relation to a work related activity.
WORK RELATED SKILLS
Dispositional thinkingand your classrooms
Maps toVELS
Thinking Civics and citizenship Others?
Dispositional thinkingand your classrooms
Maps to INDUSTRY SPECIFIC STRANDMay be mapped onto specific VET modules, such as Hospitality’s “Work with colleagues and
customers” “Communicate in the workplace”
Contacts
Cam WoolcockHospitality Instructor
The IslandWoolcock.cameron.h@
edumail.vic.gov.au