Very informative. Very well presented. Very good use of visual aids.
Thinking Stars: Teacher Feedback From Training, August 2014
I realize that children need to know their basic concepts so that they can develop understanding of the content of the curriculum.
Metro South Education District: Teacher Training, May 2014
What stood out for me - was not teaching the content, but how to teach the concept and so much vocabulary is elicited …
Thinking Stars: Teacher Feedback From Training, August 2014
What I understand about the Basic Concepts Programme is that it is very useful in all subjects. I must implement it in every lesson. I must also try to be as accurate and precise as possible when teaching.
Die Bron Primary School: Visit 1
We were taught the theory as well as the practice. I now feel confident to start to implement the programme with my class and even with my nieces and nephews.
Mitchell's Plain Primary School, November 2015
Strategies to help teachers to support learners to think, as well as thinking about how thinking occurs and what the gaps might be.
‘It is an effective mediation tool that can provide structure to those teachers who have lost sight of the objectives of teaching. It offers a step-by-step model that should be transferable … '