Secondary 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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Using Visual Maps in Business & Enterprise lessons
Students at Forest School in Wokingham are encouraged to develop and articulate their thinking collaboratively on a giant whiteboard, effectively a writing wall (ThinkingWall), on which they can use magnetic notes and write and dr ...
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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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Thinking about the how?
Steve Padget explains why LogoVisual Thinking Kits offer a dynamic medium thought in English at Key Stage 3.
'They’re very strong on the what, but not so clear on the how,’ bemoaned a colleague the other d ...
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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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Have you caught the visual bug?
In his article for the TES (Times Education Suplement), Freelance journalist ROBERT BULLARD describes how LogoVisual Thinking brings creativity into learning in a Stoke school, using LVT for structured writing and revision ...
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Improving attendance by making meaning
Absenteeism is a difficult issue to get a grasp of. Its causes are often complex and inscrutable.With ever increasing pressure to achieve more with less, it is tempting to think the problem can be solved by imposing toughe ...
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Assessment for Learning - making students the examiners
Assessment for Learning is one of the Department for Education’s main focus areas for schools to take forward in the drive to raise standards. New and innovative ways of tackling assessment are key to motivating pupils to succeed and empowering them to ...
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Structured Writing: Breaking the mould
Writing frames undoubtedly have their uses, but they can also limit the creative talents of the more able. Freeing up pupils to generate their own ideas and apply them using their own structures should become a priori ...
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Transforming Teaching and Learning with LogoVisual Thin...
This article outlines an approach to teaching and learning called LogoVisual Thinking (LVT), which was first introduced into schools in 2000. Authors Brin Best and Dan Varney believe that the approach represents an important advance ...
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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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