Teaching+and+Learning+Toolbox+terms

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[|Alphabet Thinker’s Keys Matrix] The Thinker's Keys were created by Tony Ryan "The Thinkers Keys are twenty powerful strategies for generating quality thinking in many learning situations. They were written explicitly for 8 to 14 year-olds, although we have often found them being used in classrooms of 5 year-olds, and also in senior school and university environments." Tony Ryan Source []

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Thinking Clouds A tool to display thinking about concepts that a in conflict or represent a dilemma. Examples <[]>

[|Attribute Listing Grids] are a tool the support the organisation of the attributes of object or things or... It is a tool to support the information in order to be able to effectively compare qualities.

[|KWHL] is a chart that supports the gathering of information in order to process a research topic or task or solve a problem. Sometimes it is known as "What I know" style charts.

[|Round Robin] see //Hot Potato strategies//

[|Frayer Model] is a graphic organiser used for word building and analysis. It can also be applied to other disciplines other than language.

[|Hot Potato] See < http://teaching-strategies.wikispaces.com/Hot+Potato>

[|X Chart] "This X-chart is a large X with four quadrants. The left quadrant is labelled 'What does it look like? (Body language or actions)'. The top quadrant is labelled 'What does it sound like? (Words and tone of voice)'. The right quadrant is labelled 'What does it feel like? (Emotions)'. The bottom quadrant is labelled 'what does it think like? (Self-talk)'." Source [|R-E-S-P-E-C-T Safe Schools Hub]

[|Y Chart] Used to brainstorm ideas based on what you see, feel and see.  Useful to identify ideas and concepts.

[|Cause-Effect Maps] A graphic organiser that links reasons with end results.

[|Concept Maps]

[|Double Bubble Maps] Useful to compare and contrast/brainstorming. <[]>

[|Fishbone] A tool to identify cause and effect. A useful essay planning tool

[|Timeline] A tool to select and summarize events over a defined period.

[|Venn Diagrams] A tool for finding similarities and differences

[|Jigsaw] Is a cooperative strategy <[]>

[|Think Pair Share] <[]> THE THINK ALOUD METHOD [|PDF]

[|W Chart] Five W's chart [|PDF] "who, what, where, when, why followed by a verb and a noun complement." Read more at [|http://www.usingenglish.com/weblog/archives/000276.html#Y6GjPUdyxOLFC3Zw.99]

[|PCQ] PROS CONS QUESTIONS Chart designed by Eric Frangenheim

[|PMI]
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[|SWOT] [|Analysis]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">S **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">trengths - **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">W **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">eaknesses - **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">O **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">pportunities - **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">T **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">hreats. Used to analyse and justify situations.

[|T Chart] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">A tool to list ideas or issues supporting or refuting an argument.

[|Consequences Chart] //What if// consequences activity <[]>

[|Diamond Ranking] [|Ranking Ladder] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Similar tools to rank ideas in order of importance.

[|Six Hats] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Thinking tool to encourage lateral thinking (De Bono).

[|1:4:P:C:R] Great for defining or designing or clarifying an abstract quality. <http://teaching-strategies.wikispaces.com/1-4-P-C-R>

[|Concept Fan] A strategy to allow you to think deeper (past the inital ideas and to dig deeper). <[]>

SCAMPER //Acronym// <span style="color: #493b3b; display: block; font-family: LucidaGrande,"Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">//S: Substitute (a person, place, time or situation)// <span style="color: #493b3b; display: block; font-family: LucidaGrande,"Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">//C: Combine (bring together assorted ideas and situations)// <span style="color: #493b3b; display: block; font-family: LucidaGrande,"Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">//A: Adapt (or adjust to suit a purpose)// <span style="color: #493b3b; display: block; font-family: LucidaGrande,"Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">//M: Modify (for example, by changing the physical size or personality traits of some characters or changing the setting)// <span style="color: #493b3b; display: block; font-family: LucidaGrande,"Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">//P: Put to other uses (for example, put a different slant on the plot)// <span style="color: #493b3b; display: block; font-family: LucidaGrande,"Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">//E: Eliminate a feature of the story// <span style="color: #493b3b; display: block; font-family: LucidaGrande,"Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">//R: Rearrange or reverse the sequence of the story// <span style="color: #493b3b; display: block; font-family: LucidaGrande,"Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Source <span style="color: #493b3b; display: block; font-family: LucidaGrande,"Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><[]>

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//Pedagogy pattern// <[]>

[|TAP] Think Aloud Protocol <[]>

[|GRAPHIC ORGANISER TEMPLATES] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">A graphic organiser that " that begins with a central idea and proceeds to show related ideas as branches off of the center" (Lazear, 2003)

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