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VAPS promotes critical and creative thinking among young people.
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PIPS at the Zoo
Janette Poulton & Simon Rawson: Philosophy in Public Spaces at Zoos Victoria - VAPS & PIPS events in partnership with Zoos Victoria
A Theory of Moral Education
Jennifer Bleazby: A Theory of Moral Education - Outlines a complete theory of moral education, underpinned by a Deweyian notion of moral inquiry, which can be fostered in philosophical Communities of Inquiry
Philosophy, Dialogue, & Gender
Ben Kilby: Philosophy, Dialogue, and Gender: Feminist considerations in exploring philosophical communities of inquiry with students
Indigenous Archetypal Stories
Brenten James: Indigenous Archetypal Stories - In an increasingly digital world, we should turn to philosophy combining Indigenous and European inquiry techniques to conceptualise syllabus outcomes.
Competition in Philosophy
Greg Henshaw: Competition in Philosophy - What place has competition got in the teaching of Philosophy? Do Philosothons achieve our goal to improve critical, creative and collaborative thinking skills?
Philosophy & Picture Books
Thomas Wartenberg (Keynote) - Philosophy & Picture Books - A discussion of why it is important to introduce philosophy into the curricula of elementary schools and why picture books are a good vehicle for doing so.
Student Growth & Engagement in Thinking
Jill Howells & Andrew Dabner - Student Growth and Engagement in Thinking - Exploring connections between P4C Victorian Curriculum and Inquiry at BEPS to enable student growth and engagement in conceptual critical and creative thinking
Questions & Metacognition
Britta Jensen - Questions & Metacognition - Exploring Questions & Metacognition: merits of two classroom questioning strategies (Question Formulation Technique and Question Quadrant)
The Embodiment of Philosophical Pedagogy
Bonnie Zuidland - The Embodiment of Philosophical Pedagogy - On the embodiment of philosophical pedagogy: arguments for why philosophical pedagogy should be a way of life not just something you do in the classroom
Question Quadrant & Community of Inquiry
Stephanie Massey - Question Quadrant & Community of Inquiry - Explaining how the Question Quadrant and Community of Inquiry as an integrated pedagogy can encourage the exhibition of critical and creative thinking skills
A Model of Classroom Dialogue and the Thinker's Toolkit
Lorelei Siegloff - A Model of Classroom Dialogue and the Thinker's Toolkit - Lorelei will introduce her model of Classroom Dialogue and then relate it to her Thinker’s Toolkit, incorporating democratic learning and student agency
Discussion and the Development of Reasoning
Philip Cam (Keynote) - Discussion and the Development of Reasoning - The connection between discussion and the development of reflective thought is applied to questioning, conceptual exploration, and reasoning in the classroom
The Aporia Project: Developing Emotional Understanding
Peter & Emma Worley - The Aporia Project: Developing Emotional Understanding - Aporia Project: interactive workshop sharing strategies TPF have developed to aid children’s emotional understanding and resilience through philosophy
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Supporting teachers in fostering the intellectual and social skills that enable students to think philosophically.
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Our Philosophy in Public Spaces Events are run throughout each calendar school year.
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