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HOT STUFF. Higher Order Thinking Skills. Reflect. Refers to a growing global movement to redefine the goals of education, to transform how learning is practiced each day, and to expand the range of measures in student achievement, all in order to meet the demands of the 21 st Century .

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HOT STUFF

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  1. HOT STUFF Higher Order Thinking Skills

  2. Reflect Refers to a growing global movement to redefine the goals of education, to transform how learning is practiced each day, and to expand the range of measures in student achievement, all in order to meet the demands of the 21st Century 21st Century Learning

  3. 21st Century Skills

  4. Thinking remember apply immerse analyse create evaluate understand oganise explore flexibility elaborate apply formulate innovate ideate

  5. 4 Phases of Inquiry (Darryn Kruse) • Preparing for Learning • Guided Inquiry • Independent Inquiry • Culminating Task

  6. Preparing the Learning (Kath Murdoch) Tuning In • Engaging students in the issue/topic • Establishing the relevance and/or worth of the topic • Focusing learners on their prior knowledge and experience of the topic • Keying teachers into the needs and knowledge level of the learners • Beginning to identify questions or problems to investigate

  7. Tuning In • Thinking Strategy: Diamond Ranking • Thinking Tool: Write On Reading

  8. Guided Inquiry Finding Out/Investigating • Locating and gathering information from a range of sources • Further clarifying or extending questions • Challenging students’ prior knowledge, beliefs and values • Developing research and information literacy skills.

  9. Finding Out • Thinking Strategy Double Expert jigsaw • Thinking Tool Lotus Diagram

  10. Guided Inquiry Sorting Out • Making sense of experiences and data • Organising information gathered in a range of ways • Analysing information from a range of perspectives • Developing an understanding of processing tools and strategies

  11. Sorting Out • Thinking Strategy Creative Constructions • Thinking Tool Fishbone design

  12. Guided Inquiry Drawing (initial) Conclusions • Articulating new understandings • Developing skills on synthesising and generalising • Supporting students towards understanding at the conceptual level • Answering and refining questions • Stimulating newer, deeper questions for independent investigation • Demonstrating students’ progress towards the units outcomes

  13. Drawing (Initial) Conclusions • Thinking Strategy The Top Five • Thinking Tool The Six Value Medals

  14. Independent Inquiry Going Further • Alternative avenues of inquiry or experiences to gain new or deeper insights • Opportunities for individual or small group pathways • Developing independent research skills

  15. Going Further • Thinking Strategy Thinker’s Keys • Thinking Tool The Question Matrix

  16. Culminating Tasks Drawing (further) Conclusions • Articulating new understandings • Developing skills in synthesising and generalising • Supporting students in understanding at the conceptual level • Answering and refining questions • Demonstrating students’ progress towards the unit outcomes

  17. Culminating Tasks Reflecting and Taking Actions • Doing something with or about what has been learnt • Considering the bigger picture: what does this mean for me as a learner? • Celebrating the learning journey

  18. Reflecting and Taking Action • Thinking Strategy Personal Action Plan • Thinking Tool Pass The Remote

  19. Thank you and have a “thinking” term 2

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