Education is the process of equipping young people to take responsibility for all aspects of their own life .
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Description
Thinkers Key Question Guide
A teacher guide to using Tony Ryan's 20 Thinkers' key questions
Beginners Guide to Brain Friendly Education
A brief outline of the key elements behind the approach
Pedagogy and Practice
Government guide on developing effective learners
Student Guide to the Brain
A powerpoint presentation on how the brain works and how to use it more effectively
Thinking Skills
Government guidance on developing Thinking Skillsfrom the Pedagogy and Practice series
Responsible Behaviour
Free e-Book ( in pdf format ) Teaching children to take responsibility for their own behaviour
Assessment for Learning
More from the Pedagogy and Practice series of guidance booklets
Home Thoughts
An exercise in generating creative thinking
Bullseye
This is an exercise in getting students to prioritise statements. Their judgments are used to place various statements closer or otherwise to the bullseye of a target.
News Hound
This is a way to extend the idea of identifying key topics within a piece of text and then identifying further levels of detail. This is the key process involved in translating a piece of text into a Mind Map.