Critical Thinking HASS games

Description

How might we embed collaboration, strategic thinking, risk assessment and decision-making alongside content knowledge from the curriculum?

Join us for an after-school workshop of fun and engaging games for primary and secondary HASS teachers, Science Teachers, and Teaching and Learning Leaders, as we are guided by Dr Andy Kirker, a designer and presenter of educational classroom games on themes relating to Civics and Citizenship, History, Geography, Politics and Science.

During this session, Andy will be running one of his strategic games with participants, followed by a discussion of this mode of teaching and a presentation on the full range of educational games.

Andy's games are delivered as a full-classroom experience, with competitive or cooperative teams engaged with each other. They all deliver stated AC General Capabilities, such as Critical and Creative thinking, Personal and Social Capabilities and Ethical Understanding, and have both educational and values-based sides to them, combining the critical and ethical decision-making process during strategic choices.

Each game also involves intensive group work which focuses on collaboration, patience and cooperation, communication and negotiation skills, and a sense of fair play. Leadership skills such as facilitation, decisiveness, risk assessment, and inclusive conflict resolution are also fostered by this environment.

Learning environments move at a rapid pace, with new initiatives regularly introduced to an already  crowded timetable and demands on a teacher. It can be challenging to find the time to reflect on our own practice, discuss new ways to engage our students and network as a professional learning community.

Join us for a thought-provoking afternoon of reflection, strategic thinking, collaboration and sharing, to connect with like-minded colleagues to learn and grow.
Afternoon tea and resources included.