Primary Schools
Hands-on Thinking & Learning
Fully revised for 2011 from the original and highly successful programme, 'Hands-On Thinking and Learning' is a training package full of ideas for bringing creative thinking into the classroom. It has been designed for sch ...
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Using LVT with teachers in training
In the Merseyside & Cheshire GTP consortium part of the taught programme addresses the notion of Creative Thinking for Better Learning. We look at theo ...
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LVT in PLTS with trainee teachers
The current Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills Framework is one of the building blocks of the Big Picture of the curriculum. It makes clear the necessity for teachers in all subjects and in all phases to have a thorough understanding of thinking ...
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Developing Thinking Skills through Drama
Confronted with a range of thinking skills approaches and resources, John McKellar opted for a combination of drama and Logovisual Thinking…. to great effect.
"As teachers we appreciate the importance ...
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LVT at St. Andrew's Islington
Anna Lee, Leading Teacher for G&T Education, describes how the use of LVT at St Andrews primary School in Islington has developed and captured the imagination of pupils and adults alike.
"The boards have been used extensively and across c ...
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Thinking Schools, Thinking Classrooms
John McKellar shares something of his experience, siting LVT as instrumental, in developing a thinking and learning culture in Primary Schools.
Things change only slowly in e ...
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How can we use LVT for Assessing Science?
Sara Cinamon, Primary Science Consultant for G&T, CEA@Islington shares her conclusions from looking at How LVT can be used effectively in teaching science in Islington Primary Schools. She provides ideas for summative and formative assessm ...
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What does thinking look like?
"Just as you cannot be a writer without being a reader, you cannot be either without being a thinker"
In this article in Gifted & Talented Update, Steve Padget looks at how logovisual thinking can stimulate lessons and increase ...
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Improving writing with LVT
Karen Lintin, Feltham Hill Junior School, Hounslow shares her action research project undertaken Easter term 2006.
Children, particularly boys in my class were under-achieving in writing. They did not enjoy writing creatively and ...
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Enquiry into Practice Case Study
Teacher, Jo Little from St Paul’s C of E Primary, Brentford, presents her action research on using LogoVisual Thinking across the curriculum: From the spoken to the written word.
"It was evident that childre ...
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LogoVisual Thinking -why is it successful?
Brin Best considers reviews how teachers have articualted the value of LogoVisual Thinking in their classrooms, links their enthusiasm to some major theories from the world of education psychology and considers these f ...
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LVT at Berkeley Primary School
Kindly submitted by Nadine Currey, Berkeley Primary School, Hounslow
The children in year five at Berkeley have been using the LogoVisual Thinking Skills (LVT) in a variety of ways in the classroom.
Most commonly, small group ...
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Rainbow Island: an enrichment collaboration
Dan Varney describes Rainbow Island, a geography simulation project in Hounslow that has evolved to stretch and challenge subject knowledge, thinking, learning and life skills. The focus is on extending the stre ...
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Learning to learn with Logovisual Technology
With teachers eager to cater for students with different learning styles, the search is on for practical ways to include visual, auditory and kinaesthetic learners in lesson activities.
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“The use of LogoVisual Thinking is an extremely powerful and effective way of brainstorming. It enables a very rapid process of documenting ideas which aids clear but creative thinking.” Paul Wynn, Commercial Director – Yorkshire Water |
