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What Is Visible Thinking?. LEARNING IS A CONSEQUENCE OF THINKING.

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1 What Is Visible Thinking?

2 LEARNING IS A CONSEQUENCE OF THINKING

3 What is Visible Thinking? Using thinking routines and documentation to deepen students' understanding.

4 Six Key Principles of Visible Thinking

5 1Learning is a Consequence of Thinking Share and Build Knowledge 2Good Thinking is Not Only a Matter of Skills But Also a Matter of Dispositions Curiosity and Openmindness 3The Development of Thinking is a Social Endeavor Conversations, Engagement, and Cooperative Learning

6 4Fostering Thinking Requires Making Thinking Visible Speaking, Writing, Drawing, and Graphic Organizers for Later Reflection 5Classroom Culture Sets the Tone for Learning and Shapes What is Learned -classroom routines/structure -language/discussions -explicit/implicit expectations -time allocation -modeling -physical environment -relationships/interactions -opportunities 6Schools Must be Cultures of Thinking for Teachers "Professional Learning Communities"

7 A Strategy to Make Thinking Visible is Think-Puzzle-Explore

8 Think about a topic Identify Puzzling Questions Explore Puzzling Questions

9 THINK... Arthropod

10 What is Puzzling ?

11 Explore Puzzling Questions “A pad of hairs called a scopula may surround the claws. The scopula sticks to smooth surfaces and helps the spider walk on ceilings and walls.” World Book 2000 p. 785

12 Think-Puzzle-Explore THINKPUZZLE?EXPLORE

13 Think-Puzzle-Explore is Similar to the KWL chart but there are Important Differences -Both tap into prior knowledge but Think-Puzzle- Explore asks "what they think they know" rather than "what they know." -Open ended approach enables students to offer thoughts rather than definite knowledge. -Encourages the reluctant student to participate in discussions, since all thoughts are accepted.

14 Implications for Teaching Learning Process  Classroom activities become more learning centered rather than work orientated  Builds confidence of all students by increased participation  Promotes risk-free environment  Assesses student thinking using visible documentation


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