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Here you will find blank proformas to download to either help you develop whole units of work or to to develop explicit thinking strategies for your students.   Planning Matrix PLANNING TOOL BACKGROUND INFORMATION View or Download Thinker's Keys A blank proforma for developing a unit of work using the Thinker's Keys framework. [HTML] or Word Doc 42 Point Grid A blank proforma for developing a unit of work using Gardner's Multiple Intelligence and Bloom's Taxonomy of thinking. [HTML] or Word Doc Broadbrush Planning A blank proforma for developing a unit of work using Eric Frangenheim's broadbrush technique. [HTML] or Word Doc Student Contract Sample A blank proforma that can be used to set up individual contracts within the Thinker's Keys. [HTML] or Word Doc           Thinking Strategies   HSIE Unit BACKGROUND INFORMATION View or Download Tournament Prioritiser This strategy assists students in establishing the core or most important element, factor, value or item from a list under consideration with the aid of a tournament prioritiser. [HTML] or Word Doc Y Chart A strategy to encourage learners to see beyond the obvious and to create a greater depth of understanding about a topic. Great strategy for descriptive writing. [HTML] or Word Doc Silent Card Shuffle The strategy employs most of the Multiple Intelligence's and many parts of a cognitive taxonomy. It tests student's prior and post learning knowledge and understanding, firmly placing the onus on the learner rather than the teacher. [HTML] or Word Doc PCQ Pros, Cons, Questions. One of the best ways to involve learners in the higher order thinking skills of analysis and evaluation. Children use this strategy when looking at a particular issue. [HTML] or Word Doc Decision Making Matrix This strategy is excellent for comparing and deciding on the relative worth of two or more items, proposals, plans, ideas or characters. [HTML] or Word Doc Alpha Ladder A structured brainstorming activity that has a clear start and finish. This strategy can cover and topic as children brainstorm content words, for example, beginning with each letter of the alphabet. [HTML] or Word Doc T Charts A simple structure which allows learners to extract wtgfre [HTML] or Word Doc K.W.L [HTML] or Word Doc Venn Diagrams [HTML] or Word Doc Attribute Listing Organiser [HTML] or Word Doc SWOT Analysis [HTML] or Word Doc PMI [HTML] or Word Doc 42 Point Grid [HTML] or Word Doc       Evaluating our Thinking   STAFF THINKING BACKGROUND INFORMATION View or Download Writing the Units of Work This PMI was used for evaluation of the process of writing the units. [HTML] or Word Doc Professional Learning Course This PMI was used to evaluate the success of the Staff Development day with Eric Frangenheim. [HTML] or Word Doc Retrieval Chart: Explicit Thinking Strategies This graphic organiser was used to gain a benchmark of teacher understanding about the four key thinking strategies.         STUDENT THINKING BACKGROUND INFORMATION View or Download Thinker's Keys Awareness This activity was used to as a before and after chart to check growth in understanding about the Thinker's Keys. [HTML] or Word Doc Six Hat Awareness This activity was used to as a before and after chart to check growth in understanding about the six hats. [HTML] or Word Doc Graphic Organisers [HTML] or Word Doc Bloom's Taxonomy [HTML] or Word Doc