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Tracy Clark #TCCA15 | 10:45-11:30 Room 310
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Thinking Routine: What makes you say that?
Activity: What makes you say that?
- Listen to the story
- Be Thinking: What's going on here? Why might I think that?
- Listen again: this time you will draw what is going on in the story using a drawing app of your choice.
- Share your drawing here.
Thinking Routine: See, Think, Wonder
See, Think, Wonder in Action
Thinking Routines with Explain Everything
Activity: What makes you say that? (Round 2)
Headlines
Activity Headlines
1. If you were to write a headline for this topic (the underlying message) right now that captured the most important aspect that should be remembered, what would that headline be? What makes you say that? Explain your thinking.
2. Use one of the tools below or another one you like to create a graphic of the headline and your thinking.
3. Share your Headlines here
Visual Synetics
Activity: Teaching is like_____
- Look at the Visual Synetic: use the pictures (or other ideas) to come up with a simile
- Complete the sentence: Teaching is like ____________ because __________.
- If you would like--create a visual synetic to support your sentence.
- Post your response (and picture) on the Padlet here
Nurturing a Culture of Thinking
Activity: Nurturing a Culture of Thinking
- Go here
- Explore the Nurturing a Culture of Thinking Document
- Turn & Talk: Where could you make a change relating to one of these forces? How would it impact student thinking? What makes you say that?
- Complete this sentence stem: I could nurture a culture of thinking by______________.
I used to think...Now I think
Activity: I used to think...Now I think...
Step 1: Complete the following prompt as you reflect on what you explored, discussed, created, and discovered today.
- I used to think...
- Now I think...
Step 3: Share your response here or on Twitter with the #buildingthinkers
Thinking Routine: Knew & New
knew/new
Karen Lirenman's Classroom Examples
More Resources
Visible Thinking Site
Visible Thinking Routine Cards
SkippyJon, Jones Lost in Spice-- Book I Used
Tracy Clark M.S.
Let's build thinkers! Stay in touch.
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Website: www.tracyannclark.com
Location: Austin, TX, United States
Phone: 5125682864
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