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Using strategies to make thinking visible can be incredibly powerful. Their power, however, hinges almost entirely on how willing teachers are to learn about their students. Far too often, I see visible thinking strategies used as an "activity" or as a way of decorating the walls. In some cases, I think teachers believe that just…
In November 2013, I attended an amazing conference with the focus of developing effective feedback practices to improving student learning. Ron Ritchhart, one of the keynote presenters, shared his research on visible thinking routines. Visible Thinking is a research-based approach to teaching with the aim of developing students’ thinking abilities while deepening their understanding of…
Use the Tug of War Strategy for making thinking visible: Over the last few years my teaching has been heavily ingrained with inquiry based learning, problem/project based learning and open ended questioning.
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One key tool for developing and assessing 21st century skills is by making thinking visible. Here are 13 visual thinking strategies you can use today.
Have you ever heard of using the “Tug of War” strategy with your students? I got this great idea from the book, “Making Thinking Visible” This is an AMAZING teaching resource! If you are looking for ways to promote engagement and critical thinking in your class (who isn’t?!) this is definitely a must read! So, […]
The Sentence Phrase Word routine helps learners to: engage with and make meaning from text with a particular focus on capturing the essence of the text engage in enhanced discussion while drawing...
What does hexagonal thinking look like? Read on to see tangible examples of how you can use this thinking strategy in many ways!
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The Opportunities to Have Disruptive Thinking in the Classroom with Eric Sheninger
We use tools in our classroom that help encourage our students' thinking -- but are you making their thinking visible? Check out this blog post to find out.
The following are Thinking Maps I have been using for fall themes in my kindergarten classroom. Each child made their own apple B...
Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church and Karin Morrison write in the voice of teachers to help create classes “where thinking is valued, visible, and actively promoted.”
A few quick visual posters for elements of Creating Cultures of Thinking. I made these as we work towards some of our goals in the WAB HS and in parallel with my role as a coach in the #CCOTOnline course. Printable A3 versions and a copy of the Chapter Summary Cards are in this Drive…
