Robert Swartz He is Professor Emeritus at Boston University, USA, where he has spent years developing his theories on Thinking. He currently offers courses worldwide focused on Thinking-Based Learning and Teaching. He is the Director of NCTT, the National Center for Teaching Thinking, based in Newton Center, Massachusetts. He conducts courses, workshops, and coaching in diverse locations such as Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Israel, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, the USA, and the UK. The primary focus of his teaching is on how to integrate thinking skills into the school curriculum.
Dr. Robert Swartz's program develops thinking skills through the treatment of curricular content. Thinking skills encompass the development of critical, analytical, and creative thinking, as well as problem-solving abilities. Some of the key topics he addresses include:
1. The importance of thinking skills and habits.
2. Teaching students to think effectively. Classroom models.
3.- Phases to learn to think.
4. Metacognition: taking charge of our own thinking.
5.- Evaluate learning to think.
6.- Develop a curriculum that encourages learning to think and learning to learn.
Robert Swartz has chosen our school, taking advantage of his visit to Spain, to observe the dynamics of our classrooms, from preschool to secondary school. From September 27th to 30th, Lope de Vega will have the privilege of Mr. Swartz's presence. He will discreetly attend some of the classrooms to share and exchange ideas and concerns about education with the teachers.
