Year 9

Programme
9:00am-12.00 Noon

Sequence	Explanation
1 *Course Overview*. The de Bono World.	A few minutes or so on Edward de Bono’s hopes for education, what all this means and why the direct, focused teaching of thinking skills to children, and their teachers, and their parents, is a priority. Handout: Provocations and Possibilities
2 *Introductions:*	A useful course reflects the hopes and needs of the participants. What experience have you had with de Bono Thinking (DBT), the CoRT programme and the Six Hat Thinking Framework. Why did Aranui Primary School decide to adopt Six Hat Thinking as a teaching style? What are the school’s needs and perceptions?
3 Edward de Bono and Education.	Video-clip: Dr de Bono answers 10 commonly asked questions about thinking in schools. Discussion/Ice Breaker: How can Dr de Bono’s views be applied at this school for; - immediate benefits? - short term benefits? - medium term benefits? - long-term benefits?

4
Some de Bono Concepts for Schools.

Dr de Bono is emphatic about the need for teaching "thinking" formally and by direct attention.

Handout:
Some de Bono Concepts for Schools.

Handout:
Why we Need New Thinking About Thinking.

Handout:
Key de Bono Concepts.

Handout:
The Concept of Operacy.

Discussion:
How well do the de Bono principles fit Aranui Primary School now?

5
Six Hat Thinking.

A framework for:
direct
simple
focused
systematic
parallel thinking.

Video-clip:
Dr de Bono explains the need for new thinking about thinking in this address given to a group of Australian primary teachers in 1998.
The principle of Six Hat Thinking is explained.

Handout:
Action Thinking:
A transcript of the video text for your reading tomorrow.

Handout:
Defining the Hats.

Handout:
Six Hat poster templates.

Handout:
Parallel Thinking Principles

6 Six Hat Thinking Practical; The Teams Approach	A group-based exercise reviewing some principles of teamwork that may have consequences and sequels for Aranui Primary School. 5 minutes max. You will be timed!!
7 Six Hat Thinking Practical The Teams Approach.	A group-based exercise reviewing the same principles of teamwork using parallel thinking and SHT principles. 5 minutes max. You will be timed!!
8 The World of Aranui Primary School. An issue facing the school, reviewed using SHT principles.	The mind boggles!!
9 PowerPoint Summary.	A review of territory covered this morning and an opportunity to explore what can be at Aranui Primary School..
10 Postscript: The CoRT Programme.	The CoRT programme is the most widely programme giving direct attention to thinking as a skill. Handouts: Simple, Practical Action! CoRT 1 Structure CoRT 1: Lessons 1-10 CoRT 1 poster templates CoRT Handbook: designed to entice!