Using Technology to Make Thinking Visible

Using Technology to Make Thinking Visible

by Soledad Gutiérrez

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By the end of this presentation you...

• ​will be able to use Jamboard, Flipgrid and Quizizz to implement three thinking routines (See - Think - Wonder, I used to think...now I think and Compass points).

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• ​will get a grasp of what Visible Thinking is and why it's a good idea to use it in the classroom.

​Visible Thinking

Visible Thinking

• ​Flexible and systematic research-based conceptual framework

• ​Developed by Harvard's Project Zero

Visible Thinking

• Mind maps, charts and lists, diagrams, worksheets all count as visible thinking if they reveal the development of an individual’s or group’s ongoing thoughts, questions, reasons, and reflections.

Thinking, Understanding and Learning

• ​Deep learning has a focus on developing understanding.

• ​We might consider understanding not to be a type of thinking but an outcome of thinking.

Multiple Select

Why should we make thinking visible?

• Facilitate greater understanding among students.

• Enhance students' engagement and independence.

• ​Allow teachers to see what students are learning and where they need help.

Making thinking visible

• ​Facilitate greater understanding among students.

• Enhance students' engagement and independence.

• ​Allows teachers to see what students are learning and where they need help.

​Essential thinking moves to develop understanding

1. Observing closely and describing.

2. Building explanations and interpretations.

3. Reasoning with evidence.

4. Making connections.

5. Considering different viewpoints and perspectives.

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6. Capturing the heart and forming conclusions.

7. Wondering and asking questions.

8. Uncovering complexity and going below the surface of things.

​Thinking Routines

Thinking routines

• ​Practices that help make thinking visible.

• ​A set of questions or a brief sequence of steps used to scaffold and support student's thinking.

• Guide learners' thought processes and encourage active processing.

3 resources

​3 routines

Poll

Have you ever used any of these resources?

• Padlet

• TikTok

• Kahoot

• I haven't

​We are going to explore:

• ​Jamboard

• ​Flipgrid

• ​Quizizz

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Poll

Do you have any experience with any of these resources?

• Jamboard

• Flipgrid

• Quizizz

• i don't

Jamboard

​See - Think - Wonder

Jamboard

• Collaborative and interactive whiteboard

• Developed by Google

• ​Free

​Hybrid

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​Set clear instructions

​Send the link

​Give feedback

​Virtual

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​Send the link

​Share your screen

​Work simultaneously

​In-person

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​Send the link

​Choose the best way to work (groups, whole class, individual work)

Template See - Think - Wonder. - Google Jamboard

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Poll

When do you think this routine would work best?

• At the beginning of a new unit to motivate student interest

• With an object that connects to a topic during the unit of study

• Near the end of a unit to encourage students to further apply their knowledge and ideas

See - Think - Wonder

• Encourages students to make careful observations and thoughtful interpretations.

• ​Helps to stimulate curiosity and sets the stage for inquiry

• ​Beginning of a new unit or with an interesting object near the end of a unit.

Flipgrid

​I used to think...now I think

Multiple Choice

Flipgrid is a tool for ...

• sending written messages

• recording and editing videos

• uploading photos

• drawing and posting pictures

Flipgrid

• ​A video tool that allows teachers to post "Topics" that students respond by recording and editing videos.

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I Used to Think...Now I Think

• Helps students to reflect on their thinking about a topic or issue and explore how and why that thinking has changed.

Quizizz

​Compass Points

Quizizz

• ​An interactive student engagement platform.

• A very good alternative to Kahoot: it has more types of questions, lesson maker feature, power-ups and memes, tools for an inclusive classroom.

N = Need to Know​

S = Stance or Suggestion for Moving Forward

​E = Excited

​W = Worries

Open Ended

What excites you about using thinking routines in the classroom? What’s the upside?

Open Ended

What worries you about using thinking routines in the classroom? What’s the downside?

Open Ended

What else do you need to know or find out about thinking routines? What additional information would help you?

Open Ended

What is your current stance about using thinking routines in the classroom? What are the next steps for action?

Compass Points

• Helps students flesh out an idea or proposition and eventually evaluate it.

• ​Enables groups of learners to consider an idea or preposition from different angles.

Fill in the Blanks

I hope that you will add your own voice to the chorus of teachers working to make thinking visible. Take these ideas and make them your own, embedding them within the culture of your classroom...

Most of all, have confidence in every learner's ability to think and your capacity to nurture that thinking.

The results will amaze and energize you.

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​Ron Ritchhart

References

• ​Project Zero: http://www.pz.harvard.edu/projects/visible-thinking

• ​Making Thinking Visible. Ron Ritchhart

• ​Visible Thinking. Shari Tishman and Patricia Palmer

• ​Thinking Routines: Establishing Patterns of Thinking in the Classroom. Ron Ritchhart, Patricia Palmer, Mark Church, & Shari Tishman

Contact information:

Soledad Gutiérrez - Uruguay

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