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You don't need a miracle to teach thinking skills in your classroom. You need a method.
The Patterns of Thinking Method is a powerful conceptual framework for teaching thinking skills in parallel with curriculum in any subject or grade level. Do you want to use the Patterns of Thinking Method or Tools for 21st Century Thinkers for a particular lesson or application? Tell us about it, we want to help you do it. We work one-on-one with many teachers and schools to help them infuse thinking skills into their classroom. Here's a few recent examples:
- Challenge: Mrs. Fontaine, a 3rd and 4th grade teacher, wanted to develop her lesson on westward expansion using Patterns of Thinking and ThinkBlocks.
Solution: We listened, collaborated, and created a video and lesson plan online. Now others can benefit from Ms. Fontaine's great idea. Learn more... - Challenge: Fairfax County Public School's Office of Early Childhood wanted a new program of study (POS) model based on our 21st Century Thinking Skills.
Solution: We customized a model using ThinkBlocks and the Patterns of Thinking Method which is now used as professional development for all their teachers. Learn more... - Challenge: Art teacher Ann Erickson wanted more ThinkBlocks
and Patterns of Thinking Method training for her colleagues. She had a plan, she had a foundation
in mind to fund it, and she wasn't going to stop until she succeeded.
Solution: We helped her think through the grant application, and she won the grant. Learn more... - Challenge: Ithaca City School District wanted to use ThinkBlocks to develop literacy across the curriculum.
Solution: We developed an innovative model called the 21st Century Integrative Literacy Curriculum. Learn more...
Whether you're an individual teacher, a whole school, or an entire district, we can help you find solutions that infuse universal thinking skills into any educational setting. If you are looking for the right activity for a particular student, a lesson plan for your class, or an off-site activity for your organization, please contact Greg Wheeler by phone or email.
