The next meeting of the Extended Investigation Network will focus on Critical Thinking and responding to texts.
Micah Wilkins and Will Byron will present critical thinking from an extended investigation teacher's perspective. This short session will provide some tips and advice about how we help our students develop critical thinking skills.
Di Ruffles will present critical thinking and texts from a teacher librarian perspective.
The session will conclude with questions and discussion.
Guest Speakers
Micah Wilkins is an experienced teacher of Extended Investigation. He was fortunate to be asked to teach the pilot study in 2012 and has been teaching and assessing Extended Investigation since then.
Will Byron has been a teacher at the Virtual School of Victoria for 15 years, teaching mainly in the areas of Philosophy and Extended Investigation. He has worked in a number of roles for the VCAA and has presented on Critical Thinking in Extended Investigation in previous years. He is passionate about this subject because he believes it offers students a unique opportunity to develop their critical thinking skills beyond what other VCE subjects typically provide.
Di Ruffles is the president of SLAV, an experienced Teacher Librarian and library leader, a teacher of Extended Investigation and an assessor.
Teams meeting link: https://bit.ly/4fsA0c8
Email the SLAV office for further information.
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