INSET Training
Whilst the EEF confirms that metacognitive strategies have “very high impact for very low cost”, they also say that “it can be difficult to give concrete examples of what metacognitive knowledge and skills actually look like”. But Thinking Moves can do precisely this for your school. Start on our training pathway to:
build a common vocabulary for thinking about thinking
access a range of activities that develop skills and strategies that impact across the curriculum
qualify one of your own staff to lead on metacognition training in-school
There are three levels of training in Thinking Moves: Foundation level Practitioner, Advanced level Practitioner and Validated Trainer.
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Thinking Moves Training
A curriculum-centred approach
Training that doesn’t connect to the curriculum isn’t worth its salt. Learn how to:
Embed metacognitive activities in all subjects
Integrate metacognition with enquiry-based learning
Develop your questioning to facilitate deeper thinking
Practical for teachers
INSET should be memorable, and its impact immediate and lasting. Thinking Moves training explains:
How to tailor metacognitive strategies for all age groups, from early years to high school
How to help your class memorise all 26 moves in just one lesson
How to make metacognition become part of daily teaching and learning routines
Developing strategies for learning
Unlike most existing approaches, Thinking Moves gives learners a common vocabulary to talk about their own thinking and develop strategies, from the EEF’s general:
Plan (AHEAD), Monitor (ZOOM OUT), Evaluate (WEIGH UP)
to paticular and personal ones such as:
BACK & PICTURE (for retrieval)
KEYWORD & HEADLINE (for comprehension)
…plus many more.
Resources included with INSET training
THINKING MOVES A-Z Book: Your school gets copies of Thinking Moves A-Z
THINKING CALENDAR: Thinking Moves training practices what it preaches: thinking AHEAD and providing a recommended ORDER for implementing the scheme: a rich set of resources for introducing all pupils to all the Moves in the first fortnight, then simple fortnightly reminders focussing on 2 at a time, so that by the end of the year, all 26 Moves have become thoroughly embedded in the curriculum, and in every teacher’s pedagogy – not to mention the end goal, that students use them confidently and metacognitively, i.e. to manage their own thinking, feeling and acting.
ICONS: Downloadable icons with and without the Thiking Move words which can be used on worksheets and powerpoints.
POSTERS: Posters for staff and students covering Thinking Moves A-Z.
“Metacognition is one of those words that I have struggled to get my head around and fully get to grips with. Your session has been the only time where I have seen it 'brought to life' and seen it in practice.” Teacher, 2022
“During a teaching career of over 20 years, there have been very few initiatives that have had as great a positive impact on my practice.” Head of School
“Thinking Moves A to Z is emphatically empowering!” KS2 teacher, Liverpool