Quality Thinking and Learning at Kurwongbah

"He who learns but does not think is lost."

                                                         (Confucius)

At Kurwongbah, we believe that students must be provided with many opportunities to develop the necessary skills and tools to enable them to think creatively and critically at higher levels.  In order to facilitate this, we have adopted and adapted a number of proven approaches and models of the teaching of thinking to incorporate into our curriculum programs and to inform our Whole School Thinking Skills Program. Below are a number of links to useful WebPages featuring resources developed from our favourite strategies, and within various planning frameworks.  They are available here for you to use in curriculum design and development; with students; in Professional Development sessions with educators, and in designing your own Thinking Skills Program within your class or school.

	Thinking Skills at Kurwongbah: An Overview Link here to read the rationale behind Kurwongbah's Whole School Thinking Skills Program, view our Showcase submission, or read what others have to say about our Quality Thinking and Learning WebPage.
	An Introduction to Thinking Skills		GATE at Kurwongbah		Our Differentiation Tool Box
	Bloom's (Revised) Taxonomy		Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats		Gardner's Multiple Intelligences (SMARTS)
	Think It! Contract Activities		Tony Ryan's Thinker's Keys		Dimensions of Learning
	Graphic Organisers		Quality Teaching Conference		Inspiration Software
	Kurwongbah team wins the inaugural School Library Association of Queensland Brian Bahnisch Award for its Whole School Thinking Skills Program ! Read all about it!

Design and production Denise Tarlinton 2003-2006

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