Thinking and
Learning in Concert
Professional
Development and Consultancy
Do you ask
yourself these questions?
“I teach the material
thoroughly. Why don’t my students retain it?”
“What happened to the curiosity
about ‘what makes the world work’ that these kids brought to school when they
were five?”
“The students are too dependent
on their teachers. How do I help them become independent, thoughtful learners?”
“What can I do to help these
students put it all together and see that what they are learning will still
matter after the testing is finished?”
If you have asked
yourself these questions and are puzzling over the answers, our programs will
provide you with information and strategies that will enable you to answer them
and help your students become skillful thinkers and lifelong learners.
Thinking & Learning in Concert
provides consultancy services and training in
the following areas:
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on designing a successful professional development activity.
Individualized programs can be tailored to
meet your specific needs.
We can provide a variety
of formats including:
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Introductory presentations for educators
·
Evening sessions for parents
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One day workshops for administrators
·
Three day workshops for teachers
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On going school based consultancy and follow up sessions
Our consultancy work spans both the
Contact us at ausaTLC@aol.com
Typical
Workshops
Habits of Mind (1 or 2 0r 3 Day
Workshop)
Art Costa and Bena Kallick’s “Habits of Mind”
are the dispositions of successful thinkers. They provide powerful tools for
engaging in metacognition - people thinking about their own thinking. The
Habits enable teachers and students to systematically improve their own thinking
skills. The importance and practicality of focusing on thinking rather than
simply remembering will be demonstrated by offering administrators and teachers
practical ways of integrating skillful thinking into an already crowded
curriculum.
Thought-filled Classrooms – teaching strategies that make a
difference (1 Day Workshop)
Robert Marzano’s thorough review of research
based strategies employed by exceptionally successful teachers provides a guide
to sound classroom practice. These strategies demonstrably improve student
achievement and, when used in conjunction with Habits of Mind, develop students
who are skillful thinkers and problem solvers. We will review these strategies
and demonstrate how they can be utilized to promote the development of skilful
thinking and problem solving. Practical examples of the use of these strategies
both in individual classrooms and as whole school policy will be provided.
Infusing Skillful Thinking in the Teaching of Science (1 Day Workshop)
This
workshop is designed for elementary school teachers and deals with the infusion
of thinking skills into the science curriculum. It will explore some concepts
from the physical sciences and life and environmental sciences and the
development of lesson plans that focus on infusing skillful thinking into the
curriculum. Participants will have the opportunity to explore inquiry based
scientific investigations and to develop effective instructional strategies and
assessment instruments needed to teach science.
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