Two Day Teaching for Thinking workshop
This event is a Two Day Teaching for Thinking workshop with Dr. Peter Ellerton, ACARA consultant and Curriculum Director UQ Critical Thinking Project (April 3rd and 4th hosted by Newington College). The workshop includes resources and practical advice for using Teaching for Thinking pedagogy in all subject areas and age levels, bringing explicit teaching of critical thinking to the fore in the classroom.
The University of Queensland Thinking Schools Network (TSN) is a professional development network designed for teachers and leaders to support a pedagogical approach to Teaching for Thinking.
The Thinking Schools Network (TSN) draws on the deep professional experience and pedagogical leadership of the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project (UQCTP). The TSN has grown to comprise more than 2000 members from over 380 educational institutions across Australia, the USA, Singapore and Canada.
‘What’s special about the UQ Critical Thinking project is the focus on building aspiration by building academic capacity. We help teachers and schools deliver training in critical and creative thinking to their students, and students then come on to campus to see how those skills are applied in cutting-edge research.
– Professor Deborah Brown Director UQ Critical Thinking Project.
Dr Peter Ellerton is a former teacher and was instrumental in developing the Critical and Creative Thinking General Capability of V9.0 of the Australian Curriculum.
For further event details and registration please view the flyer linked below.
*Newington Teachers need not book through the link, but rather apply via a PL form as per usual practice.
Dr Peter Ellerton
Dr Peter Ellerton is Curriculum Director of the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project, Senior Lecturer in the school of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry and the School of Education. Peter’s areas of focus include Public Reasoning, Science Communication, Argumentation and Critical Thinking in education. Peter was one of a small group of academics who developed V9.0 of the ACARA critical and creative thinking general capability and is on the working committee for the National Assessment Program in Scientific Literacy.
He has consulted and produced papers for a variety of organisations, including the European Commission Joint Research Centre, the NSW Department of Education, the Australian Defence Force, the Australian Institute of Police Management, the office of the NSW Ombudsman and many private and public schools. He has delivered professional development in Teaching for Thinking throughout Australia and internationally and has been invited to deliver programs at the University of California Los Angeles, Pepperdine University Los Angeles and Simon Fraser University in Canada. Peters’ passion is working with educators to enable a teaching for Thinking focus across all contexts.
