Additional Resources
Articles on Thinking Dispositions
"Making Thinking Visible" Ron Ritchhart and David Perkins. "Making Thinking Visible," Educational Leadership 65, no. 5 (February 2008): 57-61.
"Uncovering Students' Thinking about Thinking Using Concept Maps"- a paper prepared for the AERA Conference, March 2008.
Cultivating a Culture of Thinking in Museums Ron Ritchhart, “Cultivating a Culture of Thinking in Museums,” Journal of Museum Education 32, no. 2 (Summer 2007): 137-54.
Schools Need to Pay More Attention to "Intelligence in the Wild" David N. Perkins, “Schools Need to Pay More Attention to "Intelligence in the Wild," Harvard Education Letter (May/June 2000)
Intelligence in the Wild David N. Perkins and others, “Intelligence in the Wild: A Dispositional View of Intellectual Traits,” Educational Psychology Review 12, no. 3 (2000): 269–93.
Why Teach Habits of Mind? Shari Tishman, “Why Teach Habits of Mind?” inDiscovering and Exploring Habits of Mind, ed. Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick (Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2000), 41-52.
Life in the Mindful Classroom: Nurturing the Disposition of Mindfulness Ron Ritchhart and David N. Perkins, “Life in the Mindful Classroom: Nurturing the Disposition of Mindfulness,” Journal of Social Issues 56, no. 1 (2000), 27–47.
Making Thinking Visible David N. Perkins, “Making Thinking Visible,” (2003)
Visible Thinking Shari Tishman and Patricia Palmer, “Visible Thinking,” Leadership Compass 2, no. 4 (Summer 2005).
Works of art are a good thing to think about Shari Tishman & Patricia Palmer. "Works of art are a good thing to think about: A study of the impact of the Artful Thinking program on students' concepts of thinking. In Evaluating the Impact of Arts and Cultural Education. Paris: Centre Pompidou, 89-101.
The object of their attention Shari Tishman. "The object of their attention". Education Leadership, February 2008. 65 (5) pp. 44-46
Thinking about Thinking: Preservice teachers stregthen their thinking artfully Susan Barahal. "Thinking about Thinking: Preservice teachers stregthen their thinking artfully". Phi Delta Kappan, 90 (4). pp. 298-302
Core Routines
The core routines are a set of seven or so routines that target different types of thinking from across the modules. These routines are easy to get started with and are commonly found in Visible Thinking teachers' toolkits. Try getting started with with one of these routines.
What Makes You Say That? Interpretation with justification routine
Think Puzzle Explore A routine that sets the stage for deeper inquiry
Think Pair Share A routine for active reasoning and explanation
Circle of Viewpoints A routine for exploring diverse perspectives
I used to Think... Now I think... A routine for reflecting on how and why our thinking has changed
See Think Wonder A routine for exploring works of art and other
interesting things
Compass Points A routine for examining propositions
(This will download all Core Routines)
Understanding Routines
Connect Extend ChallengeA routine for connecting new ideas to prior knowledge
Explanation Game A routine for exploring causal understanding
Headlines A routine for capturing essence
Question Starts A routine for creating thought-provoking questions
*Think Pair Share A routine for active reasoning and explanation
*Think Puzzle Explore A routine that sets the stage for deeper inquiry
*What makes you say that? Interpretation with justification routine
3-2-1 Bridge A routine for activating prior knowledge and making connections
Colour, Symbol, Image A routine for distilling the essence of ideas non-verbally
Generate, Sort, Connect, Elaborate A routine for organizing one's understanding of a topic through concept mapping
Peel the Fruit A map for tracking and guiding understanding
*Consider starting with one of these routines
(This will download all Understanding Routines)
Truth Routines
*Claim Support Question A routine for clarifying truth claims
Hot Spots A routine noticing truth occassions
Stop Look Listen A routine for clarifying claims and seeking sources
*True for Who?A routine for considering viewpoints on truth
*Tug for Truth A routine for exploring tensions of truth
*Red Light, Yellow Light A routine focusing students on signs of puzzles of truth
*Consider starting with one of these routines
Fairness Routines
*Circle of Viewpoints A routine for exploring diverse perspectives
Here Now There Then A routine for considering presentist attitudes and judgments
Making it fair: Now Then Later A routine for finding actions
Reporter's Notebook A routine for separating fact and feeling
*Tug of War A routine for exploring the complexity of dilemmas
*Consider starting with one of these routines
(This will download all Fairness Routines)
Creativity Routines *Creative Hunt A routine for looking at parts, purposes and audiences *Creative Questions A routine for generating and transforming questions Does it fit? A routine for thinking creatively about options Options Diamond Exploring the tensions of decision making routine *Options Explosion A routine for creative decision making Step Inside: Perceive, Know, Care about A routine for getting inside perspectives
*Consider starting with one of these routines |
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