Introduction
Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education has created a collection of Core Thinking Routines as part of their Visible Thinking Project. Teachers can view the entire collection on the Project Zero website, where each routine is described in detail (e.g., purpose, application, launch) in both English and Spanish.
These routines encourage students to be intentional thinkers.
- What do they know or notice?
- What is their perspective or position on an issue or idea?
- How can they support their position or thinking?
- What do they wonder? What are they confused about?
- How has their thinking changed? What caused that change?
Tucker, Caitlin. "Support Online Learning with Powerful Thinking Routines" http://shorturl.at/mpNU9. Accessed 9 Feb 2020.
These thinking routines can be modified and adjusted for different age levels and subject areas, making them extremely versatile. As teachers read the descriptions of each routine provided on the Project Zero website, it is clear that these routines would work well to engage students in dynamic face-to-face activities and discussions. Given that many teachers are working with students online, at least part-time, I created the Google Slide decks below for teachers to copy and use in an online learning scenario. Each slide deck focuses on a specific thinking routine and is designed to engage the entire class. That way, students can learn with and from each other.
