At the core of Visible Thinking are practices that help make thinking visible: Thinking Routines loosely guide learners’ thought processes and encourage active processing.
Through this series of 1-hour sessions we will have one session dedicated to an introduction and then explore the seven Core Routines. One routine per session. Using Visible Thinking Routines are a way to differentiate instruction for students as they must bring their own ideas and opinions to the routine. Over time, this way of thinking and engaging becomes a powerful habit.
We will follow this sequence for our series. This is session #5 I Used to Think… Now I think… You may join one or all of the sessions focusing on a specific routine. If you did not attend the introductory session, you can review it on your own.
- Introduction: What is Visible Thinking and a Thinking Routine?
- Session #1 What Makes You Say That?
- Session # 2 Think Puzzle Explore
- Session #3 Think Pair Share
- Session #4 Circle of Viewpoints
- Session #5 I used to think… Now I think…
This routine helps students to reflect on their thinking about a topic or issue and explore how and why that thinking has changed. It can be useful in consolidating new learning as students identify their new understandings, opinions, and beliefs. By examining and explaining how and why their thinking has changed, students are developing their reasoning abilities and recognizing cause and effect relationships.
- Session #6 See Think Wonder
- Session #7 Compass Points
