Cultures of Thinking
May 1 - 2, 2015
Chiangmai, Thailand
Workshop Feedback
The data below is summarized from quantitative data on the Workshop Evaluation Form distributed at the end of the workshop:
The workshop provided me with helpful ideas
Agree - 99%
Disagree - 1%
The workshop provided me with skills/knowledge that I can use in my classroom
Agree - 99%
Disagree - 1%
The workshop met the outlined objectives
Agree - 99%
Disagree - 1%
The handouts were valuable
Agree - 97%
Disagree - 3%
I would recommend this workshop to other teachers
Agree - 97%
Disagree - 3%
Registering for the workshop was easy
Agree - 100%
Disagree - 0%
Online communication prior to the workshop was good
Agree - 99%
Disagree - 1%
Given below is a compilation of participants' response to the following query on the Workshop Evaluation Form:
"Theory/Skills acquired from the workshop that you can use immediately"
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Routines
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The understanding map
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8 cultural forces that define our classroom
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Ideas surrounding language of thinking
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Get a Culture of Thinking coordinator
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Use 'Kinds of Thinkin' as portfolio basis
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Peel the fruit
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Research routines
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Try to use the understanding map to plan
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Demystifying culture
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8 point wheel - assessing understanding
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Routines - used to/now I, chalk talk, CSI, 3-2-1
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Thinking routines matrix
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See, think, wonder
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Differentiation - remove the ceiling, low access point
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Routines to put into staff meetings and parent workshops
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Story of Work vs The Story of Learning
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New definition of differentiation: "point of challenge"
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Question generating at end of unit
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Planning and assessment guidance
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Changing my language
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3-2-1 bridge
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To consider dispostitions when highlighting childrens' learning effort/ not ability
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Application of routines to subject areas
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Stronger questioning to deepen thinking
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Ways to engage learners in reading
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The use of these as formative assessment and to simplify summatives
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The understanding MAP
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Use conditional language vs absolute
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Start assessing questions not answers
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A toolkit of routines to take back