Use Writing (Part 1)
Steve Williams introduces some general strategies to guide writing for thinking and thinking for writing .
Steve taught English and Media Studies for 14 years in secondary schools and served for five years as head of an English department. He helped to found SAPERE, the Philosophy for Children network in the UK, and was the first person in Britain to introduce P4C as a curriculum subject in a secondary school. Over the years, he has worked with children of all ages in a wide variety of schools. He has helped many teachers to start Philosophy for Children through the courses and support he provides.
He is also very interested in Readers’ Theatre, writing for learning, and online education. He has been involved with national and international projects in these fields. He worked for five years as the senior editor for an educational publishing company, editing books and magazines including Teaching Thinking and Creativity, a well-respected publication with a world-wide reputation. He recently managed the training involved in a successful research project into the effects of philosophy for children for SAPERE and the Educational Endowment Foundation.
Steve Williams introduces some general strategies to guide writing for thinking and thinking for writing .
An introduction to writing for ideas and writing for ideas plus expression.
Lesson ideas for 'The Important Book'. Issues of personal identity and 'things that are important'.
A game, or activity, to develop critical thinking in group dialogue, reading and writing.
A handy chart to evaluate philosophical dialogue.
See our key document for ideas on how to use this fable.