Hexis212 days ago2 minWhen The Obstacle Is The WayThere was once a 3rd century BC merchant known as Zeno of Citium who, after being shipwrecked made his way to Athens
Hexis21Jun 16 minHow To Get Students To DO Something In The ClassroomI read an article written by Jennifer Gonzalez entitled, ‘To Learn, Students Need to DO Something’ and it made me consider my approach in...
Hexis21May 310 minA Brief Case Study of A Collaborative Critical Thinking Exercise.We know that the skills most in demand for the Fourth Industrial Revolution towards which we are hurtling towards at breakneck speed
Hexis21Apr 263 minUsing systems thinking to uncover connectionsEach week I run a discussion group called the Politics and International Relations Society. It is open to pupils aged 12-18 and each week...
Hexis21Apr 126 minWhy creativity brings freedomI have worked as a secondary school teacher for the past 18 years and can usually identify the children that read and those that
Hexis21Apr 115 minWhat is creativity and why is it important?Creativity has been dubbed one of the most important skills for people to have in the 21st century. It is a skill that is in high demand now
Hexis21Apr 22 minCreativity Tip #5: How to integrate creative thinking & problem solving into the classroom.Today marks the final creativity tip in a series of five and this one is one of my favourites as it offers challenge, thinking time
Hexis21Apr 14 minCreativity Tip #4: How to integrate creative thinking & problem solving into the classroom.Integrating creative thinking and problem solving into traditional academic courses that lead directly to standardised tests
Hexis21Mar 313 minCreativity Tip #3: How to integrate creative thinking & problem solving into the classroom.Today's creativity tip revolves around the idea of transformation. Thinking in terms of transformation will allow your students to consider
Hexis21Mar 302 minCreativity Tip #2: How to integrate creative thinking & problem solving into the classroom.There is a misconception that constraints are inherently negative and any solution that is created within them is going to fall short
Hexis21Mar 295 minCreativity Tip #1: How to integrate creative thinking & problem solving into the classroom.This blog post marks the beginning of a series of practical actions that teachers can take to integrate creative thinking
Hexis21Mar 262 minHow to supercharge your thinking skillsI’ve been sharing a lot of information about critical thinking and how we can use it as a problem-solving skill. The other strategy...
