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    10 Habits of Practice in the thinking-centred classroom
    Simon Brooks
    • Nov 15, 2018
    • 3 min

    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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    100 questions to ask your students during discussion
    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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    Big Rock Number 4: Catch and Pass
    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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    'Slow Looking' - A Slow Review
    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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    What if I stopped rescuing my children?
    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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    Big Rock Number 3: Slow Looking
    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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    FREE Cultures of Thinking Conference - 25th February 2017
    Simon Brooks
    • Dec 9, 2016
    • 1 min

    FREE Cultures of Thinking Conference - 25th February 2017

    #CulturesofThinking #Conference #Sydney
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    Big Rock Number 2: Reasoning with Evidence
    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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    Big Rock Number 1: Discussion
    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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    7 Big Rocks for Educators keen to build a culture of thinking
    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...
    1,240 views0 comments
    Routines in a Culture of Thinking
    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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    Opportunities in a Culture of Thinking
    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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    Modelling in a Culture of Thinking
    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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    Time in a Culture of Thinking
    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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    Language in a Culture of Thinking
    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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    Creating a Culture of Thinking in the Mathematics classroom
    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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    Expectations in a Culture of Thinking
    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...
    21 views0 comments

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