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GRAPHIC THINKER #5: SOLUTIONS
As stated in the previous Graphic Thinker 4, looking
at things from someone else's viewpoint is a higher-level thinking
skill which some people
never attain. Yet it's a skill that underpins all society - the ability
to "walk a mile in another's shoes". This Graphic Thinker
then is to get your students to:
• focus on 3 specific consequences
of a point of view,e.g. from GT#4 (looking for weaknesses, black
hat)
• Suggest several solutions for each (green
hat)
• Select possible solutions for further
investigation (strengths, yellow hat)
SEE BELOW for student samples of this graphic thinking organiser:
1. A blank one for you to try with your class if you wish (even pop it onto
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2. Sample of a junior student's response
3. Sample Y9 student's response.
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IN THIS SERIES of worksheet Graphic
Thinkers:
ANALYSIS:
1.
Fact versus opinion; white, yelllow and black hats
2. Parts: wholes
3. Comparing: key differences and similarities between ideas/concepts/objects
PROBLEM-SOLVING:
4.
OPV: Other People's Viewpoint. Analyse situations from different
perspectives.
5. SOLUTIONS: analyse the factors that make a difference
6. RANKING solutionswith criteria provided
7.RANKING WITH OWN CRITERIA -using criteria to judge ideas/ books/
characters/ places
8. ACTION PLAN - combining all the steps in a logical sequence
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TESTIMONIALS
"These
are wonderful literacy and organisation tools to assist in our secondary
school. Particularly beneficial as scaffolding on NCEA compare and
contrast questions.
Thank you very much!"
JS, New
Zealand
"At my school we've had a big focus on the thinking
hats. I've found it challenging as it's something new to me...to incorporate
it into teaching and tasks. Thes Graphic Thinkers have made it easier
to incorporate such thinking into the classsroom."
CK, New Zealand
"Great!
I love it! I have been struggling to think of ways to explain
this process to my secondary homeschooled students.Keep
up the good work!"
K Smith, New Zealand
"These are excellent!
I am the G & T co-ordinator for our school and am in charge of professional development for the year. I am giving
staff copies of some of your templates from the resources we have purchased
and the freebies online. They are finding them easy to use, practical
and a great resource to complement our inquiry learning model. Please
feel free to send us more!!"
CB
New Brighton, NZ
"Thanks
for the emails and free download. These are great and I am able
to share them with many other teachers.I have a number of your
books but would like to be kept informed of new ones.." CE, New Zealand
"Another
great Graphic organiser. Thank you!
I can see this being of use at all levels of our school."
SMF, New Zealand
"Graphic
thinkers two and three were especially useful. I particularly like
the examples provided that show how they are used. The students
think they are great too."
KH, Australia
"These
are a great resource for enabling students to focus in on particular
thinking skills. They are also fantastic as a literacy improvement
tool.Thanks!"
BP, Lead Teacher,
New Zealand
"Thanks
for the great graphic thinkers outlines. The examples are really
useful too.
I use them with my gifted students on a regular basis. Thanks
again!"
DW, Head of
House - Senior School, NZ
"Hi
Team @ ThinkShop.
Have just downloaded the Comparing Graphic Organiser and I think the
layout is very user friendly. Am looking forward to sharing with staff at PD on Wednesday-
the
samples are useful as well."
Cheers
PH, New Zealand
"This
one has arrived just in time to be used before the end of term.
I'm teaching Fibre Technology at present and will be using this
graphic organiser for students to compare Animal Fibres and Plant
Fibres. Thanks!"
PT,
Taranaki, New Zealand
"Hi
Thinkshop, I really appreciate getting the free graphic thinkers
every now and then. They are great in the classroom, and I guess
for you, as a company, they remind busy people like me, to check
in to see what else you have by way of resources. otherwise we
get busy and don't make the time to source new materials as often
as we could. Keep it up! Cheers"
LM, New Zealand
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