Peter Worley se consacre à la philosophie avec les enfants, développant sa propre approche de l'enquête philosophique en classe connue sous le nom de méthode PhiE. Son travail se concentre sur la promotion de la pensée critique et de la capacité à poser des questions profondes dès le plus jeune âge. Grâce à des ressources et des méthodes attrayantes, Worley inspire les éducateurs comme les élèves à explorer des idées complexes et à cultiver la curiosité intellectuelle. Son approche transforme les salles de classe en espaces de dialogue philosophique significatif.
Can computers think? What makes something human? How big is infinity? From Sartre to Searle, this practical book offers an imaginary situation, followed by a series of questions to encourage children to question key philosophical ideas such as values and ethics, gender and identity, existence and beauty.
Thoughtings is a poetry collection with a difference. The name 'Thoughtings' was inspired by a 5-year old who, when asked to explain what thinking is without using the word 'think' said It's when you're thoughting.
Using Homer's epic tales as inspiration, this book offers teachers session plans and storytelling tips to facilitate philosophical discussions with children aged 9-14.
A practical guide to facilitating philosophical conversations with groups based on philosophical and pedagogical principles derived from the ancient Greek philosophers but supported my modern-day research and pedagogical practices.
No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you! The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers. Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage all learners. Questioning is key to effective teaching and learning, yet practical questioning strategies that are immediately useable in the classroom can be hard to come by. 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Questioning presents practical strategies, games and activities not only to help teachers improve their own questioning in the classroom, but also to allow pupils to develop an understanding of how they too can ask effective questions to develop their learning. Using philosophical approaches including ownership, authenticity, balance and Socratic principles, Peter Worley, co-founder of The Philosophy Foundation, provides guidance and ideas on how questioning can help pupils reach the next step and activate their own thinking. He also encourages teachers to reflect on their practice and the effect of questioning on children's progress. The ideas in this book are applicable to all subjects in a primary teacher's curriculum and are ideal for establishing good questioning strategies and a solid understanding of this core element of teaching.
This is the type of book many teachers will keep on their desk and use the exercises very regularly; for me it is up there with Geoff Petty's 'Evidence-Based Teaching' and Paul Ginnis's 'The Teacher's Toolkit' as an essential resource. Worley is an excellent clear writer, who communicates very complex ideas very well.” Francis Gilbert [], teacher, teacher trainer and author of ' I'm a Teacher, Get Me Out of Here'Inspire your class to think more deeply about curriculum subjects and get them actively taking part in exciting philosophy experiments today!This new book by bestselling author and founder of The Philosophy Foundation Peter Worley is a collection of practical lesson and activity plans to use in the primary classroom to get children thinking philosophically and creatively, integrating philosophy into different curriculum areas. The sessions - called thought adventures - use thought experiments, stories and poems to get children discussing and understanding topics more deeply.Each session is explained step-by-step, with everything you need to 'do' and 'say' spelled out, and all the equipment you need listed with instructions on how to set up each session. You can implement the sessions in the classroom either as a complete lesson or as an activity within another lesson. All the sessions are tried and tested by Peter and his colleagues at The Philosophy Foundation who work with primary schools on a regular basis.
This carefully researched anthology presents 42 Christmas carols from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales arranged for the intermediate classic guitarist in standard notation. Phrase and dynamic markings plus light fingering are provided. The collection includes popular carols such as Away in a Manger, Once in Royal David's City and The Holly and the Ivy plus fine lesser-known carols such as Down in Yon Forest, In Those Twelve Days and Ye Sons of Men, With Me Rejoice. All of the arrangements present the basic tune faithfully and simply before offering more elaborate and sophisticated variations suitable for holiday gigs and concert performance.
Fully updated edition with five brand new sessions and bonus features. Fully updated with new developments in the theory and practice of teaching philosophy, this new edition of the bestselling book, The If Machine, presents 30 clear, ready-to-use plans to teach philosophy in the classroom with children aged five to 13. Each tried-and-tested session offers an imaginary situation, followed by a series of questions to encourage children to challenge key philosophical ideas such as values and ethics, gender and identity, and existence and beauty. With a star system indicating the level of difficulty, this practical book by Peter Worley, founder of The Philosophy Foundation, outlines Peter's philosophical enquiry method, which he has developed over 20 years of teaching. This fantastic resource also includes a new hints and tips section, as well as a troubleshooting table with guidance and links to further resources about how to deal with common problems such as unanimity. Accompanied by a companion website featuring an introduction to the philosophy that inspired the ideas, The If Machine is a must-have resource for all classrooms.
Ideen- und Materialsammlung für Lehrer an weiterführenden Schulen, Fächer: Philosophie, praktische Philosophie, Ethik, Klasse 5–13 +++ Ist null nichts? Was bedeutet „Freiheit“ für mich? Und ist für Gott wirklich nichts unmöglich? – Philosophieren beginnt damit, sich Fragen zu alltäglichen und außergewöhnlichen Begriffen und Phänomenen zu stellen. Um dies auch im Philosophieunterricht umsetzen zu können, finden Sie in diesem Buch Geschichten und Gedankenexperimente mit passenden Einstiegsfragen für Stundeneinstiege aus den Bereichen Metaphysik, Erkenntnistheorie, Ethik, Logik und Sprachphilosophie. Egal, ob Sie eine Einheit zum Thema „Existenz“ planen oder eine Stunde zum Wesen der Zahl: Mit diesen Unterrichtseinstiegen für die Motivationsphase regen Sie die Schüler sofort zum Mitdenken an. Die über 100 „Appetithäppchen“ sind nach Thema und Altersstufe geordnet und enthalten viele Tipps zur Umsetzung, sodass Sie sie ohne großen Aufwand in Ihren Unterricht einbetten können.