10 Habits of Practice in the thinking-centred classroom
Building a rich culture of thinking in our classrooms and schools is a long, complex, thrilling and challenging process (Ritchhart, 2015)....
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Simon Brooks
- Apr 22, 2018
- 1 min
100 questions to ask your students during discussion
Teachers! Would you like to work on expanding the range of questions you ask your students during class discussions? Catch and Pass is an...
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Simon Brooks
- Apr 21, 2018
- 6 min
Big Rock Number 4: Catch and Pass
Click here for 100 questions to ask your students during class discussion. I’m often asked what I believe to be the defining...
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Simon Brooks
- Jan 9, 2018
- 9 min
'Slow Looking' - A Slow Review
It’s school holiday time here in Sydney, Australia. The cicadas are singing, and long, hot summer days abound, with plenty of...
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Simon Brooks
- Aug 18, 2017
- 4 min
What if I stopped rescuing my children?
One of the joys of my role is the opportunity to work closely with teachers from many different schools, all interested in how they might...
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Simon Brooks
- Jun 28, 2017
- 5 min
Big Rock Number 3: Slow Looking
A couple of weeks ago I was pleased to spend a wonderful day at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. Of the many...
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Simon Brooks
- Apr 5, 2017
- 2 min
New Thinking Routine: 8 to 1
Introducing 8 to 1: a new thinking routine for capturing the heart of the matter being studied in service of deeper understanding and...
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Simon Brooks
- Dec 9, 2016
- 1 min
FREE Cultures of Thinking Conference - 25th February 2017
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Simon Brooks
- Dec 8, 2016
- 4 min
Big Rock Number 2: Reasoning with Evidence
Why might highly effective teachers in a culture of thinking make Reasoning with Evidence a BIG ROCK in their schools and classrooms?...
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Simon Brooks
- Oct 28, 2016
- 2 min
New Thinking Routine: What happens next?
What type of thinking do you make routine in your classroom? Teachers interested in building a culture of thinking ensure that they...
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Simon Brooks
- Oct 26, 2016
- 7 min
Big Rock Number 1: Discussion
What are the Big Rocks for teachers who are building a culture of thinking in their schools and classrooms? If we believe that ‘Learning...
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Simon Brooks
- Aug 29, 2016
- 6 min
7 Big Rocks for Educators keen to build a culture of thinking
Have you ever seen the 2011 dystopian science-fiction thriller film, ‘In Time’? If not, I recommend that you invest some time in doing...
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Simon Brooks
- Aug 4, 2016
- 1 min
Routines in a Culture of Thinking
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST What are thinking routines? How are they different to activities? What's the difference between...
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Simon Brooks
- Aug 2, 2016
- 1 min
Opportunities in a Culture of Thinking
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST How might the replacement of low-level tasks with purposeful thinking opportunities be the single...
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Simon Brooks
- Jul 28, 2016
- 1 min
Modelling in a Culture of Thinking
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST As teachers, how do we model who we are as thinkers and learners? What is the difference between a...
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Simon Brooks
- Jul 28, 2016
- 1 min
Time in a Culture of Thinking
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Most teachers feel that there just isn't enough time in the school day. This pressure makes it hard...
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Simon Brooks
- Jul 25, 2016
- 3 min
Brighton Rock
So – what’s the link between teaching and learning, Brighton Rock, and critical and creative thinking . . . ? Like most young boys...
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Simon Brooks
- Jun 20, 2016
- 1 min
Language in a Culture of Thinking
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST In 1978, educator Lev Vygotsky explored the idea that children make sense of the world around them...
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Simon Brooks
- Jun 20, 2016
- 3 min
Creating a Culture of Thinking in the Mathematics classroom
What’s 38.5% of 120kg? Does that sound tricky? One of the wonderful benefits of being an educational consultant is the opportunity to...
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Simon Brooks
- Jun 19, 2016
- 1 min
Expectations in a Culture of Thinking
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST How do our EXPECTATIONS for children, rather than expectations of them, help shape a culture of...
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