Teacher's Tool Box

 

Bloom's Taxonomy

 

Thinker's Keys Six Thinking Hats

Divergent Questioning Model

Graphic Organisers

 

Question Matrix

 

Scamper

Reflective Practice Teaching Strategies
 

Quality Tools

 

Inquiry Model Information Skills Cooperative Learning
 

Habits of Mind

 

Questioning Inspiration Middle Years Literacy
 

Visual Literacy

 

Literacy Circles

Multiple Intelligences

   

 

 

 

Bloom's Taxonomy

These A4  posters were developed using the new Blooms Taxonomy.

Good information about this can be found in Michael Pohl's book titled "Learning to think, thinking to learn: models and strategies to a classroom culture of thinking ".

Heading Poster 

Remembering  Understanding  Applying

Analysing  Evaluating  Creating

Blooms verb and activity grid

Blank Blooms grid

Space unit

Water unit

 

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Thinker's Keys
These keys were developed by Tony Ryan. His website is http://www.headfirst.com.au/default.htm . He has a range of publications incorporating thinking skills to purchase either online or via fax.

Michael Pohl's book titled "Learning to think, thinking to learn: models and strategies to a classroom culture of thinking " has information on the thinking keys and example activities.

Download the following files to use in your classroom.

Poster Instruction labels
the different uses the forced relationship
the interpretation the disadvantages
the alphabet the inventions
the bar the picture
the alternatives the prediction
the brainstorming the question
the brick wall the reverse
the combination the ridiculous
the commonality the variations
the construction the what if
2 Blank keys Blank key grid
Weather theme grid 20 small keys
Environment theme keys  
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Six Thinking Hats

The first resource is a set of A4 posters which have a hat and the appropriate question.

Red  White  Blue  Black  Green Yellow

Coloured hats posters

Small labels for hats made from coloured card

Six hat grid

 

Divergent Questioning Model

This model comes from Michael Pohl's book "Learning to think, Thinking to Learn". It is an excellent resources for all teachers. These posters were made by a teacher to be used as a classroom display. They were created using Publisher.

change questions personal involvement questions
prediction questions valuing questions
valuing questions comparative association questions
point of view questions quantity question
   
Blank planning grid humor unit
Graphic Organisers Question Matrix
Scamper Reflective Practice
Teaching Strategies Quality Tools
Inquiry Model Information Skills
Cooperative Learning Habits of Mind
Questioning Inspiration
Middle Years Literacy Visual Literacy
Literacy Circles Multiple Intelliegences
   
   

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