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| Title | Category | Author | Created |
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| It Was Long Ago - Poem by Eleanor Farjeon A poem by the English poet Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965), whose most recognised work would be the lyrics to 'Morning Has Broken'. She recounts an early childhood memory that, she says, '...means a great deal to me'. | 16+ | Nick Chandley | 13/10/2009 - 13:33 |
| Community of Enquiry Framework A simple framework for those beginning to use communities of enquiry | 16+ | Nick Chandley | 29/09/2009 - 16:45 |
| Descartes Meditations A (very) abridged version of Descartes' classic philosophical text for use with p4c classes. | 16+ | Steve Bramall | 06/03/2009 - 15:46 |
| Difference Notes, activities and book recommendations about on the concept of 'difference' | 16+ | Joanna Haynes | 05/02/2009 - 12:09 |
| Making an Evilometer A concept stretcher, warm up activity or stimulus for a p4c session | 16+ | Jason Buckley | 03/02/2009 - 15:18 |
| The Ring of Gyges The classic story of morality and invisibility, with ideas of for preparation and follow up | 16+ | Jason Buckley | 03/02/2009 - 13:43 |
| Thinking and writing (part 3) An introduction to i-writing -- writing for ideas | 16+ | Steve Williams | 21/11/2008 - 18:25 |
| Thinking and writing (part 2) An introduction to writing for ideas and writing for ideas plus expression | 16+ | Steve Williams | 09/11/2008 - 22:25 |
| Thinking and writing (part 1) Steve Williams introduces some general strategies to guide writing for thinking and thinking for writing | 16+ | Steve Williams | 09/11/2008 - 22:19 |
| Evaluation form for community of inquiry A form for formative or summative evaluation of 20 dispositions/skills that are at the heart of community of inquiry practice. | 16+ | Roger Sutcliffe | 11/10/2008 - 15:42 |
| LogicWorks D This lesson introduces the practice of defining and the concept 'all'. | 16+ | Roger Sutcliffe | 09/10/2008 - 12:29 |
| LogicWorks C Lesson C continues to explore the concepts of cause and effect and introduces the problems of 'rash reversing' | 16+ | Roger Sutcliffe | 09/10/2008 - 12:07 |
| The believing and doubting game A game, or activity, to develop critical thinking in group dialogue, reading and writing | 16+ | Steve Williams | 07/09/2008 - 14:41 |
| Mysteries A 'mystery' is an activity to develop exploratory thinking, often about causes or consequences. | 16+ | Steve Williams | 06/09/2008 - 22:41 |
| Proverbs: believing and doubting See our key document for ideas on how to use this collection of proverbs | 16+ | Steve Williams | 06/09/2008 - 00:05 |
| Question walk | 16+ | Steve Williams | 23/08/2008 - 17:02 |
| Paired work Paired work, 'pairs compare', 'think, pair, share' and 'think, write, share, compare.' Inspired by the work of Spencer Kagan | 16+ | Steve Williams | 23/08/2008 - 16:18 |
| Lines | 16+ | Steve Williams | 23/08/2008 - 10:43 |
| Thumbs up A simple but flexible structure that can be adapted for use in many contexts | 16+ | Steve Williams | 23/08/2008 - 08:00 |
| Corners A Kagan cooperative learning structure adapted for p4c | 16+ | Steve Williams | 22/08/2008 - 23:56 |
| Numbered heads together A Kagan cooperative learning structure adapted for p4c | 16+ | Steve Williams | 22/08/2008 - 23:23 |
| Questions about the question A graphic organiser to help explore dimensions of a question | 16+ | Will Ord | 14/08/2008 - 20:46 |
| Listening Skills: 10 practical tips Ten practical suggestions to improve listening in your classroom. | 16+ | Will Ord | 14/08/2008 - 20:23 |
| Questions to consider about a question Ideas for developing children's powers of questioning | 16+ | Will Ord | 14/08/2008 - 20:12 |
| Should we always seek definitions? How much time should we assign to defining terms during a discussion? | 16+ | Will Ord | 14/08/2008 - 20:08 |