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  • A curriculum for thinking: Carol McGuinness

    Watch as Carol McGuinness considers some of the issues associated with embedding thinking skills as an integral part of the curriculum.

  • A framework for thinking: Carol McGuinness

    See Carol McGuinness reflect on the growth of the thinking skills movement in schools, and find out how teachers and support staff can foster different types of thinking in learners.

  • A learning classroom: Brian Boyd

    In this clip Brian Boyd reviews some of the educational theories associated with effective learning and, in particular, the concept of flow.

  • A revolution of voice: Stephen Heppell

    Follow Stephen Heppell as he explores the impact of podcasting, blogging and other technologies on the work of schools and also within society.

  • A target tree: Gylemuir Primary School

    Find out how a large primary school develops a culture of ambition and achievement.. Staff and pupils describe how using a target tree helps P5 pupils to identify their learning targets. Find out how a large primary school develops a culture of ambition and achievement amongst young people. Staff and pupils review the use of a target tree as a means of helping Primary 5 pupils to identify learning targets.

  • About intelligence

    Discover different ideas about intelligence. This film outlines some of the main theories and models that have shaped classroom practice in recent years.

  • About motivation: Alan McLean

    Watch as Alan McLean explores some common perceptions about intelligence and contrasts the different perspectives of motivation that can be held by teachers and learners.

  • About the brain

    Examine what we know about the nature and capacity of the human brain. This film outlines some of the main ideas that have shaped our understanding of how young people learn.

  • An age of learning: Stephen Heppell

    Stephen Heppell puts forward his views about the Learning Age and the ways in which schools will become the research centres of the future.

  • An interdisciplinary approach

    Describes the promotion of active learning in a primary. Senior management and pupils describe the benefits of using interdisciplinary approaches in learning.

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