WHAT MAKES A GREAT THINKER?

EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE

CULTURAL
AWARENESS

CRITICAL
THINKING

PASSION-LED
LEARNING

GLOBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

DIGITAL
LITERACY

Check out Dave’s thoughts on which skills help to make us great thinkers in the videos below and then put these skills into practice with flexible activities that can be carried out in the way that best suits your lesson: either orally or written, individually or in groups, online or in the classroom.

PASSION-LED LEARNING

RELATED ACTIVITY

MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR STRENGTHS

Did you find the exercise above easy or difficult? Why?

Think about your passions. Now think about your skills. Can you see a link?

With a partner, take it in turns to share something you are good at and something you enjoy, and how you think these things might be linked.

Write a list of three future aspirations you could achieve with your skills.

Global communication skills

RELATED ACTIVITY

BOOKS ON THE MOVE

Do you think the Books on the Move project is a good idea? What are the benefits?

Do you think that reading can change the chemistry in your brain? What other effects does reading have on us?

Culture Byte Have you heard of Emma’s Instagram community OurSharedShelf?
Take a look at the account and decide which of her recommended books you would like to read.

Write the title of the book, a brief synopsis and why it interests you.

Digital Literacy

RELATED ACTIVITY

SOCIAL MEDIA: DOES IT SWITCH YOUR BRAIN ON OR OFF?

Generate ideas about ways that you can use social media to study at home or in class.

Sort your ideas into groups on a mind map, e.g. Ways of communicating or Ways of accessing information.

Connect ideas from different categories that you think have a link.

Elaborate your ideas by discussing them with another group.

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

RELATED ACTIVITY

RISKS CAN LEAD
TO OPPORTUNITIES

Why is it good to take risks sometimes and try things you’ve never done before, even if you fail?

When was the last time you took a risk and learnt something new?

What would you like to try for the first time?

CULTURAL AWARENESS

RELATED ACTIVITY

TV IN YOUR COUNTRY

Choose a TV programme from your country.

What about it is representative of your culture?

Do you think people in other countries would want to watch it? Why?

Do you watch any programmes from another country? What are the main cultural differences you notice?

CRITICAL THINKING

RELATED ACTIVITY

WHAT IS ART?

Think – Write your own definition of art.

Decide – Look at the picture of the cornflake exhibition. Do you think this is art?

Develop – Find an example of a famous or expensive piece of art. Do you consider it real art? Why?

Discuss – In your opinion, what are the benefits of artistic hobbies such as drawing, music or sculpture?

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