Module+Six

Module Six-Using the Seeing Reason Tool to Target Thinking Skills
Looked at the Seeing Reason tool in action- reviewing Deeper thinking map by visiting Presenter's teacher workspace Understood Cause and Effect-Considering the benefits of the tool Viewed the Project Ideas Considered the Seeing Reason Tool for your Unit

Group Discussion: What do you see as the strengths of the Seeing Reason Tool in supporting higher order thinking?
Students start from scratch Collaborate Documents thoughts Thoughts are connected and critiqued Can an see progression of ideas collect information breakdown complexity drill down to cause gives a foundation to start – can assess anywhere simple to use justification uses system thinking can generate sub projects can quantify cause and effect helps with planning good for visual learners flexible for linear and non-linear using a lot of logic forced to think in that structure articulate the logic the tool forces that extra step managing impulsivity have to justify their data informed reasons some students have a tendency to write in a shallow way but this tool forces them to think and express themselves more deeply element of communication-have to talk to each other the clarify their understandings always wanting them to be very precise potential to engage- the technology can be used as a starting point- puts it in the realm of students children are disengaging earlier and a tool like this may encourage them to want to learn with technology it's easier to get your thoughts down and adjust them the spatial element mauy force them to be organised and clearer in their thinking not hard to do and not hard to change covers all the learning styles-pairing, visual learning, online- someone away-can do it at home