MIVIS with Technology
Making thinking and learning visible with technology
Thinking Routines
Tools used over and over again in the classroom, that support specific thinking moves such as:
- Making connections
- Describing what is there
- Building explanations
- Considering different viewpoints and perspectives
- Capturing the heart and forming conclusions
- Reasoning with evidence
Examples of Thinking Routines
See Think Wonder
Key thinking moves: Description, interpretation and wondering.
Good with ambiguous or complex visual stimuli
Good with ambiguous or complex visual stimuli
Think Puzzle Explore
Key thinking moves: Activating Prior Knowledge, wondering and planning
Good at the beginning of a unit to direct personal or group inquiry and uncover current understandings as well as misconceptions
Good at the beginning of a unit to direct personal or group inquiry and uncover current understandings as well as misconceptions
Questions Sorts
Key thinking moves: Identify, decide, and wondering
Guide inquiry to deepen understanding. Help students to identify questions which are worth investigating after generating questions through another routine like See Think Wonder.
Guide inquiry to deepen understanding. Help students to identify questions which are worth investigating after generating questions through another routine like See Think Wonder.
Generate Sort Connect Elaborate
Key thinking moves: Uncovering and organizing prior knowledge to identify connections
Highlights the thinking steps of making an effective concept map that both organises and reveals one's thinking
Highlights the thinking steps of making an effective concept map that both organises and reveals one's thinking
What makes you say that?
Key thinking moves: Reasoning with evidence
A question that teachers can weave into discussions to push students to give evidence for their assertions
A question that teachers can weave into discussions to push students to give evidence for their assertions
I used to think..but now I think
Key thinking moves: Reflection and metacognition
Used to help learners reflect on how their thinking has shifted and changed over time
Used to help learners reflect on how their thinking has shifted and changed over time
Tools for Making Thinking Visible
Examples of Making Thinking Visible with Technology
See Think Wonder
- Let students observe a phenomenon that would engage them or challenge their prior knowledge. The phenomenon can observed through a tools like videos on YouTube or augmented reality platforms like Ausrama.
- Students are to observe their phenomenon closely and record what they see. They are think about what they observed such as the cause of the phenomenon. They are to ask and wonder about questions they may have after observing and thinking about the phenomenon.
- They may use tools like Trello or Google Docs to record their See Think Wonder.
Think Puzzle Explore
- Let students observe a phenomenon or see samples of the specimens e.g. types of fungi.
- Students can work in groups to discuss their observations.
- Teachers ask students to share what they think they know about the phenomenon or the samples they observe.
- Students are asked what puzzles them about the phenomenon or the samples they observed.
- Students discuss in the groups what they would like to explore on the topic.
- Google Docs can be used for the routine.
Question Sorts
- The routine can be used after routines such as See Think Wonder or Think Puzzle Explore.
- Students can post their puzzle questions on Padlet or Linoit.
- Teacher facilitate classroom discussion to sort or classify the questions.
Generate Sort Connect Elaborate
- Get students to work in groups or individual generate ideas or concepts about a topic.
- Students could identify and sort the concepts or ideas in groups.
- They find the relationship between the concepts and create the linkages.
- They could work to extend or elaborate on new ideas.
- Students can use WeMap to construct the concept maps individually or a group.
What makes you say that?
- Use the routine for students to elaborate their answers and engage them in reasoning. Students should provide evidence in their reasons or claims.
- You may use Socrative as a tool for students to post their reasons during class or Google forms. (Login as a student and enter 703159 in the room number)
I used to think..now I think
- Use the routine for the students to reflect on their thinking and record changes in their thinking or understanding of concepts.
- You may use tools like Linoit or Goolge Forms for the students to post their thoughts.