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Why?
VELS Thinking Dimension	Lane Clark	Thinking Classroom
Culture
Negotiated Curriculum Model	Reggio Emilia
Questioning
	"What If?” ideas for creativity
Tools
Blooms’ Taxonomy	Williams’ Taxonomy	Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences	Graphic Organisers
Questions and activity starters for Blooms Questions and Activity starters for older students Teaching Bloom’s Taxonomy	Example of William’s Taxonomy used in a ‘project about shearing Lesson planner Generating creative questions	I Think....Therefore.....MI! Online Immersion Experiences in Multiple Intelligences (MI) Eight Ways of knowing Walter McKenzie’s Multiple Intelligences pages Student Multiple Intelligences Survey	David Brown, Education Consultant on ‘Using Cognitive Organisers in the Middle Years’ Subject related graphic organisers Buzan mind mapping Graphic organisers for comprehension Article about the use of the software program “Inspiration” used for creating organisers by teachers and students
Quality tools	DeBono	6 Thinking Hats	Habits of Mind	Brain-based learning
	Datt De Bono’s Official site Lesson Plans for teaching DATT	Example of how to use the 6 Hats Easy-to-use overview great info that could be easily adapted. Evaluating using the hats	Habits of Mind homepage – overview, lesson plans, the people	Pedagogy and brain learning from the OECD Theories of brain learning The brain/mind learning principles from Caine Learning Funderstanding: a variety of theories about learning 50 ways to brain compatible learning
Thinking Styles		Learning Styles
Developing thinking styles or how you think about things Negotiated curriculum A year’s plan for negotiated curriculum 100 ‘What if’ Creativity activities - free book Creative thinking and problem-solving tools don't have to cost a lot of money. In fact, there are a surprising number of free brainstorming tools available on the Web that can help you generate breakthrough ideas today. Georgia Critical Thinking Skills Program		Self-directed learning Take a free learning styles test
Planning
Planning templates	Inquiry based learning framework	Victorian Essential Learnings Standards
Assessment
	Checklists	Rubrics	Metacognition
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators Enormous amount of information about rubrics, checklists and assessment. Sir Francis Drake High School (USA) Has a list of tools for assessment of student work.	Brief overview of purpose Checklist explanation with example Background behind the PBL Generator PBL checklist generator Text Type (genre) checklists from NZ Checklist sample (bullying) good format for development in other subject areas.	Rubric builder Rubric software to purchase Lots of links to Rubric sites on the Discovery Channel Rubrics for web lessons Rubistar Thinkinggear rubrics How to Design a Rubric	Ideas for reflection both for teachers and students Content reflection work sheet Electronic Portfolios for teachers and students
PD
DATT + 6 Thinking Hats de Bono Institute, Melbourne	Buzan Mind Mapping	Intel – planning for inquiry learning, supported by information technology	Lane Clark

 

 

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