Educational ‘guru’ Mr Eric Frangenheim will aim to inspire local school teachers and education students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) to set up ‘thinking classrooms’ in their schools during two workshops being held today, Monday 10 October, at CSU. Based in Brisbane, Mr Frangenheim will bring over 25 years of teaching experience into the hands-on workshops which aim to introduce higher-order thinking into the classroom, especially for gifted and talented pupils. CSU education lecturer Dr Liisa Uusimaki first met Mr Frangenheim at a conference in Queensland, where she noted his hands on approach to helping teachers become better is “based on practical activities rather than traditional lectures. It is a real coup for CSU’s Murray School of Education to host Mr Frangenheim so he can pass on his knowledge, skills and experience to our first year middle school education students, as well as local teachers,” Dr Uusimaki said. Teachers guided by Mr Frangenheim have already implemented ‘thinking skills curricula’ in Australia, New Zealand, USA, the Republic of Nauru, Singapore and Papua New Guinea.