The Thinking School Shane McGowan While teachers may be unable

While teachers may be unable to change the content prescribed by their school

you feel stuck

You will be pleasantly surprised that a lot of the activities in this section look familiar – that’s because PBL is about taking the best teaching strategies and re-purposing them

and vulnerabilities – is not a leadership weakness but the key to creating human-centred environments where both you and those you serve can thrive

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The Thinking School Shane McGowan While teachers may be unableThinking tools are the strategies or scaffolding through which students can access the curriculum. They can be defined as artificial devices that have been developed specifically to improve childrens thinking by: focusing their attention (visually) on an issue that needs to be resolved offering immediate feedback through seeing their ideas on paper seeing the big picture making new connections analysing complex situations explaining relationships