Thinking in and out of Geography – getting a feel for leading in learning LiL

1. Thinking in and out of Geography – getting a feel for leading in learning LiL Complete caption Feedback at the end of the workshop

2. Getting you thinking From the list select 10 skills you think are important to Geography In pairs/threes compare lists Decide on 3 that you feel are the most important

3. The bigger question LiL How do these skills link to the National Curriculum thinking skills? How are these taught through schemes of work? How is progression in thinking catered for?

4. What is LIL? Cross – curricular Focus on specific thinking abilities Transfer of thinking skills across subjects Is constructed around the 5 National curriculum thinking skills at the heart of personalised learning because it involves the systematic and explicit development of thinking and learning skills and strategies across the curriculum. It enables pupils to understand themselves better as learners and to apply a widening repertoire of learning approaches across the curriculum.” (‘Handbook for teachers’ (DfES 0035-2005 G)

5. 1 Advance organisers 2 Analogies 3 Audience and purpose 4 Classifying 5 Collective memory 6 Living graphs and fortune lines 7 Mysteries The 3-Lesson Model 8 Reading images Planning Review Planning Review Planning Review 9 Relational diagrams Observation, video, meeting, interviewing pupils, reading learning logs Observation, video, meeting, interviewing pupils, reading learning logs 10 Summarising 1st Lesson 2nd Lesson 3rd Lesson 5, 10, 3, 3, 3, 3 The Practice The Strategies National Curriculum Thinking Skills

6. Activities Look at all 4 tasks. a/ Which task would make students think the hardest ? Order the tasks according to how hard they would make students think. b/ What thinking and knowledge is required for each task ?

11. Activities that encourage challenging thinking might include…….

12. Why are we doing this and what will it look like? I know I am thinking hard because……

13. I know when I'm thinking in Geography because... My brain feels like it’s working like clockwork! I scratch my head. My Brain Hurts. I ask more questions. I concentrate more. Student viewpoints. My brain feels like porridge! I work even harder! It’s fun!