Use Thinking Tools to Strengthen the Secondary Curriculum

Course summary

Thinking tools help foster curiosity, concern for truth and a creative mindset. They can be used to gauge prior knowledge, dig deep into a topic and guide reflection in any subject area or year level. In this course, you will discover how to use tools that you can weave into the fabric of your curriculum to extend and deepen students’ thinking.

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You will learn:

• How to teach each element of the Critical and Creative Thinking general capability.
• How to dig deep into topics and personal opinions.
• How to help Year 7-12 students identify their own thinking processes.
• How to download lesson plans containing a range of thinking tools.

Course time:

This course will take you 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard.

Accreditation:

This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for teacher professional development hours in the following states and territories:

Proficient Teacher – all states and territories:

• 2.1.2 Apply knowledge of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area to develop engaging teaching activities.
• 3.3.3 Plan and implement well-structured learning and teaching programs or lesson sequences that engage students and promote learning.
• 3.4.2 Select and/or create and use a range of resources, including ICT, to engage students in their learning.

This course is not currently accredited in NSW (NESA). However, it can be counted toward NESA PD elective hours.

This course is accredited by TQI for 2 hours of professional development for teachers in the ACT for 2024.

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Course Content

Getting Started

01.

Introduction

02.

Set some learning goals

Thinking in the Curriculum

03.

Why focus on thinking?

04.

Critical and creative thinking

05.

Moving beyond organising thinking

Thinking Tools

06.

Introduction to 3 thinking tools

07.

Tool 1 - Stand on the Line

08.

Stand on the Line - practical example

09.

Tool 2 - The 5 Whys

10.

The 5 Whys - practical example

11.

Tool 3 - 3-2-1 Bridge

12.

3-2-1 Bridge - practical example

13.

Other thinking tools

14.

Reflection

Your Teaching

15.

Teaching tips

16.

Cool lesson plans

Reflection

17.

Reflection

18.

Taxonomy of learning

19.

Suggestions for collaboration

20.

Congratulations

Course instructor

Krista Nisi is the Head Writer at Cool Australia and brings over 15 years of experiencing working in education, tertiary and local government. She holds a Masters in Environment (Environmental Education) from the University of Melbourne. Krista looks for innovative ways to involve young people in early learning and school education by helping them explore, think about and engage with the world around them.

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