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Primary Education Thinking Skills 1 introduces the six characters, each with
a special thinking strategy, through a
variety of problem-solving activities.
Primary Education Thinking Skills 2 develops the thinking strategies further.
The characters blend their thinking skills
to work together to solve problems.
Primary Education Thinking Skills 3 provides more complex challenges for
expanding these problem-solving
strategies in the young learner.
Kindergarten Primary Education Thinking Skills introduces the thinking skills through activities
and questioning strategies aligned to a wide array of kindergarten-level trade books.
Pieces of Learning PETS™ Webinar Series 5
From a Pieces of Learning webinar, 2014
Silverman (2002) Upside-Down Brilliance:
The Visual-Spatial Learner
… imagery is the “single most significant
cultural influence” in modern times,
altering the path of our
development … The fusing of
photography and electro-
magnetism is proving to be of the
same magnitude as the discovery
of agriculture, writing, and print.
Leonard Shlain (1998)
The importance of
visual-spatial thinking ...
… is falling into place!
… this millenni
um belongs to
those who are
gifted in
imagery. It is
their genius
that created
the technolog
ical
era, and they
are the ones
who
will thrive in t
he 21st centu
ry
workplace.
… in adult life, it is visual-spatial
reasoning that leads to ...
scientific and technological
breakthroughs, innovative
forms of art, inventions, new
perspectives in every field,
and visionary leadership.
… the student body is changing all over
the world, and a new way of
knowing is emerging. The school
curriculum was appropriate for
the Age of Literacy. However,
the 21st century is the Age of
Information, and an entirely
different set of skills is necessary for adult
success … Creativity, facility with com-
puters, visualization skills, and the ability
to see and solve problems from many
different perspectives are becoming
more important ...
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