The Thinking Classroom: Supporting Educators to Embed Critical and Creative Thinking

Developing the critical and creative thinking skills of students in our classrooms is a necessary culture that all teachers should foster. Not only does it underpin the syllabus outcomes and content indicators but the ability to think critically and creatively and to articulate that thinking to others is a hugely valuable skill in today's world.

Supporting students to be critical and creative thinkers requires us as educators to be willing to build our capacity to make small consistent shifts towards embedding practices and fostering a 'thinking' environment that welcomes questions that celebrates multiple perspectives and is comfortable working in a space that requires depth of understanding.

This book was written with the teacher and leader in mind and is a mix of foundational theory and practical strategies with tools you can take away and apply in your classroom or with your teams tomorrow. It is divided into five parts with each component delving into key areas of embedding critical and creative thinking into practice.

About the Author:

Alice Vigors is an educator in New South Wales, Australia. She has been teaching for over 13 years in both the Public and Catholic school systems. She is passionate about supporting and encouraging educators to think deeply about their efforts to cultivate critical and creative thinking and learning opportunities for students.