Visible Thinking Workshops

The thinking skills teacher workshops and courses are designed to introduce and develop your teacher’s knowledge of a wide range of thinking skills as well as their confidence in implementing these powerful tools within their day-to-day teaching. The courses include the ‘Six Thinking Hats’, CoRT1 & 4 creative and critical thinking suites, as well as a wide range of other academic thinking skills. These trainings are ideal for schools that are dedicated to developing the 21stCentury thinking skills abilities of both their staff and students.  Each workshop is planned according to your schools specific needs.

 

“WRITING IS A GREAT SKILL, 

BUT THINKING IS A BETTER ONE.”

– Meg Rosoff

These training sessions can be tailored to suit your school’s available time frames and range from 2 hours sessions to a full day in-depth training.

WHO ARE THESE SESSIONS AIMED AT?

Schools and Teachers who are looking to expand their knowledge of creative and critical thinking and the role that these skills have in positively developing teaching and learning.

WHAT DO THE SESSIONS CONSIST OF?

During these sessions Teachers will learn how to use thinking skills within the classroom context in a way which will support and advance the quality of content knowledge they are teaching their students.

WHY ARE THESE SKILLS IMPORTANT?

These skills enable learners to be pro-active thinkers, in charge of their own thinking process and learning.  This develops their much-needed critical and creative ability and develops their levels of self-efficacy. 

HOW LONG DO THESE SESSIONS LAST?

These sessions can be tailor made to suit each school and the time frames they have available.  We will work with each school to ensure that they get the best possible solution for them.