Logotron - free resources for teaching concept mapping & thinking skills

This software looks more suitable for primary students. However, there is lots of information about what makes a good learner, thinking skills and concept mapping - includeds free pdf files and other resources. I especially like the glossary of thinking skills. http://www.logo.com/twp/teaching_resources.html

Pdf file which includes great ideas for using visual organisers

The following is a link for booklets for Rationale software (http://www.austhink.com/)- however it contains lots of ideas about how to use organisers and has both completed and blank examples. Well worth a look!http://www.austhink.com/pdf/Secondary_Educators%27_Supplement__August_2006.pdf

For a word document (also provided as a Rationale file) giving a concept map showing how to organise debates click on the link http://wiki.austhink.com/Debating+templates

Smartboard training videos

Follow this link to access short training videos for the Smartboard. http://www.interactivewhiteboard.net.au/story.asp?sc=0&id=784

More whiteboard stuff

A website with lots about Smartboard files - It is not UK based and so there is not a huge amount for RS, but probably worth a look. http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/e2t2grant/loads.cfm?subpage=155363

Smartboard files from Greenwich Grid for Learning

I think these are probably suitable for primary, but I haven’t taken a close look yet. http://www.lgfl.net/lgfl/leas/greenwich/accounts/subjects/ictteam/Resources/Courses/Whiteboards/R.E/?verb=list

The nature of good & evil - Philip Pullman’s Dark Materials

You don’t need to have read the book to use these brilliant resources

http://www.stagework.org/webdav/harmonise?Page/@id=6011&Session/@id=D_xw67Y7xvdnhMVlv81VRU&Section/@id=1007

Whiteboard development pdf

This was written for psychology teachers, but there are many points and arguments that are equally valid for any whiteboard user http://www.psychlotron.org.uk/resources/misc/IWB_resource_development_guide.pdf

“Teaching RE as you have never taught it before” Inset - Will Ord

My colleague Katie and I went on this course yesterday and it was really good although, because I have done a lot of reading around the area of thinking skills and P4C I didn’t really learn anything new. However, it was good to see a community of inquiry in action and Will Ord is a very good presenter. His web site http://www.thinkingeducation.co.uk has some downloadable resources and several of them were used on the day.

Katie, who is an NQT, found the course incredibly useful and has gone away with lots of new ideas and the determination to try them out. The INSET was offered by Osiris (www.osiriseducational.co.uk)