A Brief Guide to Thinking Routines
Interested in thinking routines but not sure where to start? Focusing on thinking routines is one of the easiest and most accessible ways to start… Read More »A Brief Guide to Thinking Routines
Interested in thinking routines but not sure where to start? Focusing on thinking routines is one of the easiest and most accessible ways to start… Read More »A Brief Guide to Thinking Routines
THINKING ROUTINE OF THE WEEK: HEADLINES HEADLINES is a thinking routine that helps to capture the essence or heart of something being discussed. It is… Read More »Thinking Routine of the Week: Headlines
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In my previous post on facilitation skills, ‘A Quick Guide to Facilitation Skills on Guided Tours‘, I talked about the many skills required to being… Read More »Verbal Facilitation Tools to Make Your Guided Tours More Interactive
Much has been written about the power of art works, objects, artefacts to inspire, provoke curiosity and interest. It is generally accepted that looking at… Read More »Slow-Looking: In-Depth Experiences with Art and Museum Objects
During Visible Thinking in the Museum training, I teach participants facilitation skills for guided tours or educational programmes with art and museum objects. I use… Read More »A Quick Guide to Facilitation Skills
Routines are an important part of the guided tour experience. As you welcome guests or visitors at the start of a tour, you will take… Read More »How to Use Visible Thinking Routines on Guided Tours
When I am talking about Visible Thinking people often assume that I mean Visual Thinking, otherwise know as Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS). I thought here might be… Read More »Visual Thinking Strategies and Visible Thinking
When we talk about engagement in the museum, we are often referring to engaging young people, teenagers, non-traditional museum-goers and school groups. However, museums are… Read More »For the Joy of Learning: Adults, Museums and Thinking Routines