WORKSHOP WAY®
Pilon® Workshop Way®
…is a system of human growth for
education for learners of all ages,
created by Grace H. Pilon, SBS,
Ph.D. It is an approach to
learning which provides equal
opportunities for all to learn how
to learn, how to think, and how to
manage their lives.
THINKERS®
A Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation
Illustrating THINKERS®, a task in the
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
by
Barbara H. Lake
THINKERS®
A WORKSHOP WAY®
TASK WHICH
DECIDE
THINK
SYNTHESIZE
PROVIDES ALL STUDENTS
WITH THE OPPORTUNITY
TO USE HIGHER LEVEL
THINKING SKILLS.
THINKERS®
Utilize knowledge skills already
mastered
Develop the power to think
quickly or slowly
Develop decision-making
capacity
THINKERS®
Increase ability to solve
problems;
Increase ability to think
critically;
Promote independent
thinking
THINKERS®
develop metacognitive
skills in students.
Research infers:
Fisher, 1998
Metcalfe & Shimasmura, 1996
Watson, 1996
Campione, 1987
Sternberg, 1985
Bloom, 1956
METACOGNITION
LESS THAN
5
6-1
2+3
2+2
three
7+3
ten
LESS THAN
5
FIVE
5
2+2
three
MORE THAN
5
ten
2+3
7+3
6-1
cC
CIRCLE
A = s2
A=lw
A = π r2
CIRCLE
A=πr2
TRIANGLE
A=½bh
SQUARE
A=s2
RECTANGLE
A=lw
A THINKERS® Purpose
Thinking by creating order
Sorting
Categorizing
Matching
Organizing
Sequencing
Foundational creativity is activated!
THINKERS®
nourish
“FOUNDATIONAL
CREATIVITY” –
willingness and bravery to live
regardless of the consequences.
THINKERS® provide
equal opportunity to
100% of the students
to develop
logical thinking
skills.
Where do you do a
At a desk
THINKER®?
On a table
On the floor
Get help from a friend.
The teacher uses the student’s Progress
Chart when okaying a THINKER®.
THINKER®
Experiences
should be good.
It is important
that the teacher
look at the student
when “okaying” the THINKER.
The
PERSONAL
GAZE
The personal
gaze merges
affective and
cognitive
forces which
push human
development
towards its
fullness.
THINKERS® help grow
all the human skills.
THINKERS® help
sharpen sense powers.
THINKERS® help satisfy
intellectual needs.
THINKERS® help develop
basic abilities of
consciousness.
THINKERS®
give 100% of the
students equal
opportunities daily
to risk creating their
own order in putting
pieces of knowledge
together in patterns
that make sense to
them.
THINKERS®
Are educational games;
Can be used in any content area;
Satisfy the need for success;
Nourish growth in human skills;
Knowledge becomes the by-
product of the process.
THINKERS®
are produced by The Workshop Way, Inc.;
are copyrighted materials with all rights
reserved;
ordering information:
www.workshopway.org
CREDITS
Workshop Way® System of Education
– Grace H. Pilon, SBS, Ph.D
Workshop Way ®, A Synthesis of the Original
Manuscript – Mary Anne Dalton, SSJ, Ph.D
and Angela T. Lydon, SBS, Ph.D
Graphics – Microsoft Clip-Art On Line
Photos – Children from Park View Middle School,
South Hill, VA and Topnotch Village, Chase City,
VA
Music – SPIRIT: The Long Road Back ©2002
The Workshop Way, Inc. © 2009 All rights reserved.
www.workshopway.org
HI
LEARN • THINK • MANAGE
WORKSHOP WAY®
