Cultures of Thinking

Displays in the room inspire learning in the subject area and connect students to the larger world of ideas by displaying positive messages about learning and thinking.

The above sentence best describes which one of the 8 cultural forces?

•  Environment

• Routines

• Time

• Modelling

Teachers demonstrate their own curiosity, passion, and willingness to consider alternative perspectives.

The above sentence best describes which one of the 8 cultural forces?

• Expectations

• Language

• Modelling

• Time

The teacher tries to notice and name the thinking occurring in the classroom. For example, “Bec is supporting her ideas with evidence here”

The above sentence best describes which one of the 8 cultural forces?

• Language

• Routines

• Modelling

• Environment

The teacher ensures that all students respect each other’s thinking. Ideas may be critiqued or challenged but people are not.

The above sentence best describes which one of the 8 cultural forces?

• Modelling

• Time

• Environment

• Interactions

The teacher ensures that rich thinking opportunities are woven into the fabric of the teaching and students aren’t just engaged in work or activity.

The above sentence best describes which one of the 8 cultural forces?

• Expectations

• Opportunities

• Time

• Routines

The teacher gives students time to think and develop ideas before asking for contributions.

The above sentence best describes which one of the 8 cultural forces?

• Routines

• Time

• Expectations

• Environment

Students’ use routines and structures to further their understanding and as a platform for discussion, rather than as work to be done.

The above sentence best describes which one of the 8 cultural forces?

• Routines

• Environment

• Language

• Expectations

“Developing understanding” is the goal of classroom activity and lessons versus knowledge acquisition only.

• Modelling

• Language

• Time

• Expectations