Potential Development using Thinking Tools

137 Pages·2020·3.636 MB·English

by  Cas Olivier

Potential Development
U sing Thinking Tools

Potential Development
U sing Thinking Tools:
The Key to Flipped Teaching
By
Cas Olivier
Cambridge
Scholars
Publishing
Potential Development Using Thinking Tools:
The Key to Flipped Teaching
By Cas Olivier
This book first published 2019
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK
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Copyright© 2019 by Cas Olivier
All rights for this book reserved. No part ofthis book may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any fonn or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without
the prior pennission ofthe copyright owner.
ISBN (10): 1-5275-3827-3
ISBN (13): 978-1-5275-3827-6
This book is dedicated to everyone in need of thinking tools.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements ix
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Foreword ................................................................................................... xi
Prelude xvii
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Chapter 1 .................................................................................................... 1
The Thinking Brain
Chapter 2 .................................................................................................... 9
The Traditional Teaching Paradigm
Chapter 3 29
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The Thinking Tools Paradigm
Chapter 4 .................................................................................................. 71
The Thinking Tools Teaching Paradigm
Chapter 5 .................................................................................................. 85
The Teaching Methods Paradigm
Chapter 6 103
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The Rubric Paradigms
Postlude 113
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Had it not been for Elsa Wolmarans who organised the first group of
children, this book would never have been written. Thank you for your
perseverance and for not giving up on me.
My appreciation to Paulette van der Merwe, who voluntarily offered her
time to organise thinking tools sessions for teachers when I started with
teacher sessions.
Zelda Botha, who from the onset voluntarily played a vital role in the
background, doing marketing and organising thinking tools sessions during
late and early hours. Thank you for offering your personal time for a course
you believe in. Your ongoing reliability is priceless.
Anrieke, my great teacher daughter, thank you for the many in-depth
discussions on this new paradigm. If it was not good enough for your grade
2 Cambridge School classes, it was not good enough for thinking tools.
A sincere thanks to Nicholette Minnaar, who supported the thinking tools
idea from the onset. You were my benchmark buddy through every chapter,
advising, critiquing and shedding light on many a concept and pattern.
A very special thanks to Naomi Ford for the personal time you offered to
take care of proofreading issues as the chapters unfolded.
Thank you to Anneline du Preez for editing the [mal manuscript.
A big thank you to Marcholette Minnaar, who designed a functional and
attractive cover.
I have the greatest appreciation for my loving and supportive wife, Anette,
who has been, and still is, my backbone throughout this journey.
I am grateful to all the learners, parents, grandparents, au pairs, tutors,
caregivers and teachers who engaged in the thinking tools sessions. Without
you and the experiences I gained from our sessions, it would not have been
possible to shape the thinking tools concepts to their current format.