Circle of Viewpoints

Circle of Viewpoints

Teacher Toolkit Thinking Routines and Discursive Strategies Circle of Viewpoints Who is this for? All grades Why use it? Invites participants to identify multiple perspectives for a question, problem, issue, or event To reason from and reflect on diverse points of...
Silent Conversations

Silent Conversations

Teacher Toolkit Thinking Routines and Discursive Strategies Silent Conversations Who is this for? All grades Why use it? Whether students are surfacing their thinking for the first time, consolidating research findings, or reflecting on an essential question at an...
Windows and Mirrors

Windows and Mirrors

Teacher Toolkit Thinking Routines and Discursive Strategies Windows and Mirrors Who is this for? All grades Why use it? To think about whether a new source of knowledge: Gives us a window into other people, times, places and phenomenon OR Holds up a Mirror of our own...
See, Think, Wonder

See, Think, Wonder

Teacher Toolkit Thinking Routines and Discursive Strategies See, Think, Wonder Who is this for? All grades Why use it? To practice looking closely at images or text and to build some deeper insights Bloom’s Level Apply What is it? This routine asks students to...
Discursive Sentence Starters

Discursive Sentence Starters

Teacher Toolkit Thinking Routines and Discursive Strategies Discursive Sentence Starters Hand gestures can signal the kind of thinking move a student intends to make when it’s their turn. Some possibilities are suggested here. Students can create their own hand...
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