1. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk With Mike Fleetham Smart Tools for Thinking and Learning Generic learning activities for engagement, progress and mastery

2. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk Mike Fleetham learning designer & educational consultant Ex-electronics engineer Teacher for 8 years, then assistant headteacher Bestselling book 45,127 th Teacher (FS – Yr13), Learning designer for 14 yrs, Realtime Coach Life goal: to enrich the life, work and learning of 1,000,004 people every year Author, Father www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk – resources for teaching & learning @miketweetham thinkingclassroom Mike Fleetham

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5. Workshop Aims Understanding the key features of classroom ‘Smart Thinking Tools’ Experience 5 high impact classroom tools that work in any lesson Customise generic tools ready for immediate use back in school

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9. For you, which image best represents this year?

10. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk Line Up by Longest journey you plan to take over the Summer holiday Another country Lounge-Kitchen. And back.

11. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk Line Up by birth date (no talking at all!) (month/day – not year)

12. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk Draw line in book Lesson Objective     

13. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk Point how tough this year has been so far (maybe discuss why?)

14. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk Line Up by your thinking style

15. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk 5 tools Using images for thinking and learning Line ups and variations

16. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk Content, List, Prompt, Source, Word, Image, Sound, Video clip etc. Basic Idea: Thinking Prompt 1 Thinking Prompt 3 Thinking Prompt 2 Thinking Prompt 4

17. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk 2 x 4 4 x 4 6 x 4 10 x 4 12 x 4 Do a better list What’s missing? What comes after? What came before?

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20. likewise meanwhile now otherwise suddenly Do a better list What’s missing? What comes after? What came before?

21. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk I went through a secret door. I slipped quietly though the open top floor window. I began to dissolve piece by piece, with each stroke I took, swimming through the magic lake. As the cool mountain dawn broke I knew that the conditions were perfect; so I focussed my mind, imagined a gap between this world and the parallels, then stepped through - just as Hermes had done moments before. Do a better list What’s missing? What comes after? What came before?

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23. Do a better one What’s missing? What comes after? What came before?

24. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk Do a better one What’s missing? What comes after? What came before?

25. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk Content, List, Prompt, Source Put them in orderMake it harder Plan to teach it to someone else Alternatives: Rank them Reverse/oppositesMake it easier Add to it Create 1 easy, 1 medium, 1 difficult question

26. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk What else is there? A better one A worse one A single feature

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28. ? Do a better list What’s missing? What comes after? What came before?

29. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk 5 tools Using images for thinking and learning Line ups and variations 4-Way Thinking

30. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk Is more X than Is less Y than Is opposite to Is Is not Is better thanIs worse than A. B.C. D. E.

31. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk Is more than Is less than Is opposite to Is Is not Is better thanIs worse than A. M Gove B.C. D. E.

32. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk Alternative connection prompts Is similar to Contradicts Reinforces Will cause Develops Adds to Depends on Supports Same colour as Same shape as Same 1 st letter Same sound Same last letter Same texture Same use Same mass 3 features in common Nothing in common Undermines Upholds Transforms Eliminates Augments Creates

33. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk Is better than Is like Is not like A. B. C.

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35. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk Mark out a flip chart page like this and make sure everyone can write on it at the same time. (one edge space for each person – this one is for a group of 6)

36. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk Individual thinking and writing: Write or draw your response to these 3 things: 1.I would use because... 2.I would not use because... 3.I would like to know….. Don’t share yet! 5 minutes

37. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk IN TURN, sweep* round the group, sharing with each other. Share out the time 6 minutes After all have spoken, discuss share ideas etc. *Sweep = ring-fenced time for speaker: no interruptions, questions, comments or challenges. However, write comments, questions, ideas here

38. www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk TOGETHER, Rank the 4 tools. (5 minutes)

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