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 =__Winchester School's journey to the centre of our Ecology of Learning.__= Our Pedagogy Our Rich Task Curriculum Click for an example  What's in our future ? ** Winchester Pedagogy **

At Winchester School the following Principles underpin our teaching and the learning that takes place in the school curriculum. These principles are embedded in the classroom programme through deliberate planning and teaching based on the following theorists. Teachers use the theories in a variety of creative ways for learning across the curriculum. They are sometimes helpful for motivation and behaviour management. Detailed explanations and resources of these theorists can be found in the Winchester Ecology of Learning Folder (red folder). Two important concepts of Vygotsky’s theories are ‘Zone of Proximal Development’ (ZPD) and ‘Scaffolding’. ‘Zone of Proximal Development’ is the gap between the child’s current level of achievement and their potential level for a specific activity. At Winchester School good learning occurs when children work within their Zone of Proximal Development. ZPD’s are continually changing as the learner’s knowledge and skills develop and improve. ‘Scaffolding’ is about providing a temporary support to enable children to achieve their potential in a particular task. At Winchester scaffolding is an important feature that is evident throughout our classrooms. We use graphic organisers as one form of scaffolding to provide a means to organise knowledge.
 * The ‘Ecology of Learning’.**
 * Deep knowledge
 * Deep understanding
 * Academic engagement
 * Higher order thinking
 * Supportive classroom environment
 * Meta-language
 * **Vygotsky –Scaffolding**

Gardner recognises that there are 8 Intelligences. Every person possesses all eight intelligences but some are more developed than others. Most people can develop each Intelligence to an adequate level.
 * **Gardner -Multiple Intelligences**

At Winchester the names of each ‘Intelligence’ are used in two different ways depending on the level of the children. Verbal/ Linguistic Word Smart Logical/Mathematical Maths Smart Visual/Spatial Art Smart Musical/Rhythmic Music Smart Bodily/Kinaesthetic Body Smart Interpersonal People Smart Intrapersonal Self Smart Naturalistic Nature Smart Children can gain an understanding about how they learn best. At Winchester we teach for, with and about Multiple Intelligences. Bloom’s Taxonomy is an invaluable strategy for teachers and students to consciously and systematically incorporate deep knowledge and understanding into the whole class programme. At Winchester we encourage students to develop higher order thinking skills within a range of curriculum activities. The six general levels are listed below in order of complexity. De Bono divided types of thinking into six different modes, each of which is represented by a different coloured hat. At Winchester School the Six Hat Thinking provides a framework for focused, constructive and productive thought. We acknowledge that feelings and emotions are an important part of thinking. The Hats can be used singularly or in combinations.
 * **Bloom’s –Taxonomy**
 * Creating** planning, designing, inventing, devising, making, generating
 * Evaluating** checking, hypothesising, experimenting, judging, testing detecting
 * Analysing **organising,differentiating,comparing, outlining, structuring
 * Applying** executing, implementing, using, carrying out
 * Understanding** interpreting, exemplifying, classifying, summarising, explaining
 * Remembering** recognising, recalling, listing,describing, locating, naming, finding
 * **De Bono -6 Thinking Hats**
 * Red Hat** Feelings
 * Yellow Hat** Strengths/Good points
 * Black Hat** Weaknesses/Judgement/ Bad points
 * Green Hat** Creativity/New Ideas
 * White Hat** Information/Facts
 * Blue Hat** Meta-cognition/Thinking about thinking

Costa discovered 16 different habits that intelligent people use. A Habit of the Mind is knowing how to behave intelligently when you don’t know the answer. At Winchester School teachers and children are encouraged to use specificity in their language. By speaking in Meta-language we are evoking the use of intelligent behaviour. Children at Winchester are taught and encouraged to continuously develop and use this language and these Habits.
 * **Costa –Habits of Mind/Intelligent Behaviours**
 * Persisting
 * Listening with understanding and empathy
 * Thinking about your thinking (Meta-cognition)
 * Questioning and problem posing
 * Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision
 * Creating, imagining and innovating
 * Taking responsible risks
 * Thinking interdependently
 * Managing impulsivity
 * Thinking flexibly
 * Striving for accuracy and precision
 * Applying past knowledge to novel situations
 * Gathering data through all your senses
 * Responding with wonderment and awe
 * Finding humour
 * Remain open to continuous learning