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Simon Brooks
Nov 15, 20183 min read
10 Habits of Practice in the thinking-centred classroom
Building a rich culture of thinking in our classrooms and schools is a long, complex, thrilling and challenging process (Ritchhart, 2015)....
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Simon Brooks
Apr 22, 20181 min read
100 questions to ask your students during discussion
Teachers! Would you like to work on expanding the range of questions you ask your students during class discussions? Catch and Pass is an...
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Simon Brooks
Apr 21, 20186 min read
Big Rock Number 4: Catch and Pass
Click here for 100 questions to ask your students during class discussion. I’m often asked what I believe to be the defining...
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Simon Brooks
Jan 9, 20189 min read
'Slow Looking' - A Slow Review
It’s school holiday time here in Sydney, Australia. The cicadas are singing, and long, hot summer days abound, with plenty of...
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Simon Brooks
Aug 18, 20174 min read
What if I stopped rescuing my children?
One of the joys of my role is the opportunity to work closely with teachers from many different schools, all interested in how they might...
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Simon Brooks
Jun 28, 20175 min read
Big Rock Number 3: Slow Looking
A couple of weeks ago I was pleased to spend a wonderful day at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. Of the many...
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Simon Brooks
Apr 5, 20172 min read
New Thinking Routine: 8 to 1
Introducing 8 to 1 : a new thinking routine for capturing the heart of the matter being studied in service of deeper understanding and...
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Simon Brooks
Dec 9, 20161 min read
FREE Cultures of Thinking Conference - 25th February 2017
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Simon Brooks
Dec 8, 20164 min read
Big Rock Number 2: Reasoning with Evidence
Why might highly effective teachers in a culture of thinking make Reasoning with Evidence a BIG ROCK in their schools and classrooms?...
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Simon Brooks
Oct 28, 20162 min read
New Thinking Routine: What happens next?
What type of thinking do you make routine in your classroom? Teachers interested in building a culture of thinking ensure that they...
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Simon Brooks
Oct 26, 20167 min read
Big Rock Number 1: Discussion
What are the Big Rocks for teachers who are building a culture of thinking in their schools and classrooms? If we believe that ‘Learning...
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Simon Brooks
Aug 29, 20166 min read
7 Big Rocks for Educators keen to build a culture of thinking
Have you ever seen the 2011 dystopian science-fiction thriller film, ‘In Time’? If not, I recommend that you invest some time in doing...
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Simon Brooks
Aug 4, 20161 min read
Routines in a Culture of Thinking
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST What are thinking routines? How are they different to activities? What's the difference between...
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Simon Brooks
Aug 2, 20161 min read
Opportunities in a Culture of Thinking
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST How might the replacement of low-level tasks with purposeful thinking opportunities be the single...
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Simon Brooks
Jul 28, 20161 min read
Modelling in a Culture of Thinking
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST As teachers, how do we model who we are as thinkers and learners? What is the difference between a...
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Simon Brooks
Jul 28, 20161 min read
Time in a Culture of Thinking
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Most teachers feel that there just isn't enough time in the school day. This pressure makes it hard...
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Simon Brooks
Jul 25, 20163 min read
Brighton Rock
So – what’s the link between teaching and learning, Brighton Rock, and critical and creative thinking . . . ? Like most young boys...
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Simon Brooks
Jun 20, 20161 min read
Language in a Culture of Thinking
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST In 1978, educator Lev Vygotsky explored the idea that children make sense of the world around them...
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Simon Brooks
Jun 20, 20163 min read
Creating a Culture of Thinking in the Mathematics classroom
What’s 38.5% of 120kg? Does that sound tricky? One of the wonderful benefits of being an educational consultant is the opportunity to...
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Simon Brooks
Jun 19, 20161 min read
Expectations in a Culture of Thinking
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST How do our EXPECTATIONS for children, rather than expectations of them, help shape a culture of...
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