Visible thinking

Why I can’t stop talking about Visible Thinking – Make & Do

Looking at an image of object, record what you see. This is something that you can actually put your finger on within the image. Do not make any interpretations; just record what you physically see. Looking at the image or object again, record what you think is going on. What do

Peel the Fruit via @goldstein_jen

Visible Thinking is about helping students become better thinkers. The way our students think and their disposition towards thinking, are each greatly influenced by the culture of our schools and c…

Learn more about a variety of THINKING ROUTINES used by A.M.P.S. staff and students in order to make their thinking VISIBLE. Click below to access hyperlinked version of poster. Enjoy! Making Think…

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 …

I see. I think. I wonder.

Are you looking for structures, scaffolds, and practices to support students in thinking deeper and more critically? Try thinking routines! Explore this and more at TCEA TechNotes Blog, your go-to source for educational technology and teaching innovation.

​ The Peel The Fruit routine: helps guide the exploration of a topic, idea or text encourages learners to 'peel' back the layers to gain a deeper understanding

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 vi…

I've just started Harvard's Making Thinking Visible course online as part of our Professional Development program here at ISM. I'm really excited about learning some new strategies. We've actually used several visible thinking strategies in the classroom already, as I've had the book checked out from our library all year (because I'm a book hog...shhh): Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners Today I thought we'd do another…

There are a number of routines educators can draw upon when helping learners to dig deeper into concepts, ideas, themes, motives etc. Below you will find: a visual prompt for each routine an explanation of each routine and how to implement it in the classroom how to use the routine as an

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Often, the most successful activities in my classroom, the ones where students engage and learn a lot, are those where we've made the thinking visible. Deeper learning happens when I pull back the curtain on the process students need to follow, so they can clearly see what needs to be done. #CultofPedagogyPin

See Think Wonder template from the curious kindergarten www.thecuriouskindergarten.wordpress.com

Understanding how students think is key to helping them develop their language skills. In this article, we build a case for 'making thinking visible'!

Have you ever wondered how you might improve class discussions about art? As art teachers, we know the importance of taking the time to teach students to observe and talk about art. With hundreds of s

In this post I will talk about the 3-2-1 Bridge thinking routine. The word Bridge is used to indicate the routine has two related stages. I have found it an interesting and effective activity in pr…

NEW POST: Visible Thinking Routines: Visualized The following Visible Thinking Routines are designs I created so I could understand VTRs …