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
What did you enjoy reading the most in 2019? It’s always good to reflect at the end of the year before starting a new one… Read More »Our 6 Most Popular Blogs of 2019
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
As routines are part of the classroom, so they are also an important part of the guided tour experience. As you welcome guests or visitors… 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
I was recently talking to a fellow museum docent about how they were given a 10 minute training on how to use thinking routines (from… Read More »More than a Strategy: Building a Culture of Thinking
By Lorna Cruickshanks I was recently lucky to have the opportunity to join the special edition two-day ‘Visible Thinking in the Museum’ training led by… Read More »Reflections on ‘Visible Thinking in the Mauritshuis’
Teenage Kicks at the Stedelijk In August I was asked to lead a private tour for a group of teenagers at the Stedelijk, a museum… Read More »Teenage Kicks at the Stedelijk
If you are interested in the story behind the programme for international schools that I developed at the Tropenmuseum in 2011, here is an interview… Read More »Stories Around the World – Interview with Claire Bown