Conference 2016. Alexandra House Conference Centre, Wroughton, Swindon. Tel. 0044 (0) 1793 771506 ... To book do so onli
Growing Thinking Students in Thinking Schools
International Thinking Skills Conference 2016 Monday 13 & Tuesday 14 June
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Alexandra House Conference Centre, Wroughton, Swindon Join us for our eighth annual conference - this year’s keynote speakers will be Will Ord, International speaker and consultant and Professor Kate Wall, University of Strathclyde. As usual, we anticipate a strong international presence, along with people from schools across the UK. A rare opportunity to meet and talk with people, all of whom have a strong interest in the development of thinking skills in young people.
Key Speakers Will Ord - Keynote on 13 June
Prof. Kate Wall - Keynote on 14th June
Will Ord is an internationally known education speaker & trainer, and specialises in Philosophy for Children, Great Learners, Growth Mindsets, and Mindfulness. He has been a full time school teacher, Chair of SAPERE (the UK charity for P4C), an associate lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, and worked with over a thousand schools in twenty five countries over the last thirteen years.
Kate’s work focuses on the development of innovative pedagogies and research methodologies (including visual approaches) that facilitate effective talk about learning (metacognition). She is interested in the development and exploration of democratic spaces where learners can talk about their experiences of learning.
The conference will again follow a tried and tested format with some thirty practical workshops led by teachers in schools taking a whole-school approach to the teaching of thinking, plus some of our own global trainers and colleagues in the Universities of Exeter and Wales Trinity St David. Workshop titles will include: What
makes a Thinking Classroom?
Growth
Mindsets
Developing Context,
dispositions for learning
Punk
Learning
Developing The
Independent Thinkers and Learners
use of thinking maps to improve curriculum access
Culture, Pedagogy and Challenge
Here are some comments from previous conferences Lots of CPD ideas for my staff. Really informative, lots of useful ideas/resources…. amazing! A well-organised, inspiring and thought-provoking event, once again. Each session reminds me why I love teaching so much. Fascinating, thought-provoking and fun.
Thank you for another fantastic conference. Some great thought-provoking workshops which will provide opportunity to apply back at school - loved this CPD!
Cost: O ne Day Fee: £245 Two day fee: £395 +VAT To book do so online at: www.thinkingschool.co.uk Email:
[email protected] Tel: 0044 (0) 1793 771506
Tel. 0044 (0) 1793 771506 Email.
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