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"I knew that thinking skills were important for my students. But I didn't know how to teach thinking skills. Now I do."

“I’ve had more success with the DSRP model than any other model in my 13 years of teaching.” - K-6 Art Teacher

"Dr. Cabrera's ideas and methods are going to have a profound effect on all of our schools."

"With the DSRP Method, I am able to see students’ misconceptions immediately instead of long after assignment are turned in." - 7th Grade Language Arts Teacher

"The DSRP Method helped me think about math in a different way.  That helped me teach it in a clearer way." - 11th/12th Grade Math Teacher

"DSRP gave me a structure to think about how I present ideas to the kids. This is a system, that is a system, and they’re all related." - 11th/12th Grade Sciences Teacher

"Derek, you are a gifted speaker. You make complex, abstract ideas pedestrian."

"Thank you for a wonderful day! I love having a 'Eureka' experience."

"Thank you very much for explaining the thinking method. That alone was enough to make my day!" 

"Abstract thinking can become concrete when using objects like ThinkBlocks."

"I loved this workshop so much that even if I had to pay for additional training, I would!"

"I see how thinking can become tangible for people from children to adults. This helps you look at things differently."

"When I’m not able to draw a good DSRP Diagram, I know that I’m not thinking about something the right way." - 12th Grade Math Teacher

"If students can make these kinds of connections, that’s all we want them to do. It’s perfect." - 11th Grade Language Arts Teacher

"After a year of struggling to help teachers make sense of the pre-K Program of Studies, the superb presentation from ThinkWorks not only clarified and concretized how to understand and look at the document, but also helped to expand our thinking about how we think and teach students to think, all of which is critical for learning."

"I learned that thinking is a process we all do, but it's an invisible process that needs to be explicitly taught to our students. Our students need ample opportunities to think and to make connections across the patterns of thinking."

"It is critical for students to learn how to think and to develop skills for explaining their thinking. This workshop provided a tool set to help students develop these skills."

“This model helps me as much as it helps the children.  It enlivens the lesson for them.” - K-6 Music Teacher

"We don't have to have all the knowledge as teachers--we just have to provide students with the opportunities to access and create it."

"The DSRP Method has given me a way to share my expertise with students.
It’s easier to communicate my expectations." - 12th Grade Language Arts Teacher

"We're always talking about metacognition. Now we can make it real and alive to create deeper thinking! The entire session was so simple but electrifying. Again, thank you so much!"

"I understand better how using manipulatives helps make any concept more concrete, and once students can physically hold their ideas, it validates them and reinforces their learning."

"This was a very useful and worthwhile training with real application in the classroom!" 

"Professor Cabrera is the Einstein of education!"

"I was always skeptical about claims that young children can learn abstract concepts (Piaget), but now I understand that it's possible when abstract concepts are made concrete!"

"Really enjoyed the keynote--it was hugely valuable!"

"I learned that thinking skills can be taught in a concrete way using higher-level questioning that results in better understanding of not only content, but the world around us."

"My job isn't to be the 'imparter of knowledge' so much as to help students open up a dialogue with themselves about how to construct knowledge."

"This was the best in-service training I've been to in years. Actually, it's the best I've been to ever."