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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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    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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    New Thinking Routine: 8 to 1
    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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    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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    New Thinking Routine: What happens next?
    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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    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...
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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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    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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    Cultures of Thinking Podcast with Simon Brooks
    Simon Brooks
    • May 16, 2016
    • 1 min

    Cultures of Thinking Podcast with Simon Brooks

    Why build a culture of thinking in classrooms and schools? As educators, how might we lead lasting change? And how might schools make the...
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    The 95% Dilemma
    Simon Brooks
    • May 11, 2016
    • 3 min

    The 95% Dilemma

    It’s ‘appraisal’ time at your school. Appraisal. It’s just a word . . . but a word with the power to send tremors of horror down the...
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    Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher
    Simon Brooks
    • Apr 7, 2016
    • 4 min

    Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher

    Something interesting is happening in classrooms across Australia. Teachers are apologising for knowing things. I’ve seen it happen in a...
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    What makes you say that?
    Simon Brooks
    • Apr 3, 2016
    • 4 min

    What makes you say that?

    In 1986 Matthew Broderick starred in the now-iconic American comedy film – anyone, anyone – ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’, in which actor...
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