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Critical and Creative Thinking Tools for Secondary Classrooms

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Course Summary

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Course Content

Getting Started

Getting Started

01.

Introduction

02.

Set some learning goals

Thinking in the Curriculum

Thinking in the Curriculum

03.

Why focus on thinking?

04.

Critical and creative thinking

05.

Moving beyond organising thinking

Thinking Tools

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

Your Teaching

15.

Teaching tips

16.

Cool lesson plans

Reflection

Reflection

17.

Reflection

18.

Taxonomy of learning

19.

Suggestions for collaboration

20.

Congratulations

Course Writer

Instructor 1

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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