Graphic Organisers

1. Staff Thinking Workshop, Term 2, 2011 TG Graphic Organisers and some other stuff!

2. 3.10 – 3.25- Class Blog example – Vicky • 3.25 – 4.15- Graphic Organisers and Our Thinking Curriculum here at SCS – Tony • 4.15 – 4.30- Digital Animation info – Louise • 4.30 – 4.40- Mantar Student Survey - Tony RAS Alert!

3. Graphic Organisers – • Help students manage their own thinking and learning • Organise and record their ideas and products • Depict relationships – people, events, ideas, concepts • Improve sequences, retention, recall, quality • Work on the “wholeness” principle!! For learners…

4. Which Graphic Organisers do you regularly use in your room?

5. PMI • Plus/Minus/Interesting, is a lateral and critical thinking strategy used in De Bono's CoRT Thinking program. PMI helps students learn to: • see both sides of an argument • view things from a different point of view • suspend judgement • make informed decisions • work as individuals, in pairs or as members of a group PMI

6. T / Y charts • KWHL • Bubble charts • SWOT analysis • Cause and Effect • Venn Diagram • Tournament Prioritisers… • ITC Teacher’s Planner – index!!! Other G.O.’s

7. Y Chart – Our Thinking Classrooms

8. Bloom’s – how am I integrating it? Evidence? • Hats and Keys – ideas? Planned for? • Graphic Organisers – will try? • Up on the walls, not always pretty, shows (divergent) thinking is valued, and happening, in here • Student ownership and understanding Reflect on our Thinking classrooms

9. Toolbox • Framework and Blueprint • Your thoughts and input into getting a clear picture of how we teach thinking at SCS Our School Thinking Organisation