Thinking School: Metacognition
We are a thinking school!
Rydym yn ysgol sy'n meddwl!
The success of the approach is that we take a whole-school approach to the teaching of thinking. This means that thinking is central and explicit and all teachers and pupils develop a common thinking language and toolbox.
As pupils move from lesson to lesson and teacher to teacher they will be using the same tools and strategies as part of a coherent and well-planned approach.
The Six Thinking Hats
Six Thinking Hats is a simple, effective parallel thinking process that helps be more productive, focused, and mindfully involved. A powerful tool set, which once learned can be applied immediately!
You can learn how to separate thinking into six clear functions and roles. Each thinking role is identified with a colored symbolic "thinking hat." By mentally wearing and switching "hats," you can easily focus or redirect thoughts, the conversation, or the meeting.
Here Year 2 children are using the thinking hats to discuss electricity. Dyma Blwyddyn 2 yn datblygu eu sgiliau meddwl!
Thinking Maps
Thinking Maps were developed as a language for learning in 1988 by Dr David Hyerle. They provide a common visual language in our learning community for transferring thinking processes, intergrating learning and for continually assessing pupil progress.
Here are the Thinking Maps that we use in our school:
