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a collection of sites and resources to assist with visible thinking and related to Ritchhart, et al's "Making Thinking Visible"
Updated on Oct 25, 11
Created on Oct 25, 11
Category: Schools & Education
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"The goal of this site is extend the pictures of practice featured in the book and to continue the conversation about students' development as active, engaged thinkers and learners by inviting teachers to share their own stories about their use of thinking routines and questioning strategies."
"Visible Thinking is a flexible and systematic research-based approach to integrating the development of students' thinking with content learning across subject matters. An extensive and adaptable collection of practices, Visible Thinking has a double goal: on the one hand, to cultivate students' thinking skills and dispositions, and, on the other, to deepen content learning. By thinking dispositions, we mean curiosity, concern for truth and understanding, a creative mindset, not just being skilled but also alert to thinking and learning opportunities and eager to take them."
Thinking is pretty much invisible. To be sure, sometimes people explain the thoughts behind a particular conclusion, but often they do not. Mostly, thinking happens under the hood, within the marvelous engine of our mind-brain. As the name suggests, the basic strategy is to make thinking visible in the context of learning.
"This is a project out of Harvard University. The essence of this project is a series of routines or perhaps “mantras” for thinking. They are simple and to the point. While more suited to Middle school students they are good, apt and appropriate. Some of the truth and understanding routines will definitely have a place in senior classes."
"Having been an advocate of Visible Thinking routines for many years, I was excited to be involved in using these with a Grade 3 class as they started blogging."
"Reading Ron Ritchhart’s latest book (co-authored by Karin Morrison and Mark Church) ‘Making Thinking Visible’ on a recent flight, I made many connections and was reminded yet again of his powerful influence on my approach to teaching and learning."
6 items | 4 visits
a collection of sites and resources to assist with visible thinking and related to Ritchhart, et al's "Making Thinking Visible"
Updated on Oct 25, 11
Created on Oct 25, 11
Category: Schools & Education
URL: