Building Thinking Classrooms

What is the optimal number of Grade 1-12 students to group for a thinking task?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

When Peter first started his research, what percentage of students did he find were ACTUALLY using class time to think?

• 0%

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

How many practices did Peter lift from his research that promote students thinking more?

• 12

• 13

• 14

• 15

How many years of research did Peter conduct to compromise his 14 practices?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

What is the term (and acronym) Peter coined as the optimal collaborative working space for students?

• VNPS

  Vertical Non-Permanent Surface

• NPVS

  Non-Permanent Vertical Space

• VEWS

  Vertical Erasable Work Space

• VNPS

  Vertical Non-Permanent Space

What makes collaborative groupings more effective?

• Students like to work with the same group everyday

• Allowing students to group themselves

• Letting students sit where they want

• Making the groupings visibly random

How should the environment be arranged in a thinking classroom?

• Flexible seating

• Defronted furniture

• Rows and columns

• Organized and colorful

What way can the teacher foster student autonomy in a thinking classroom?

• Have them work independently

• Be available to answer any questions they have

• Intentionally be less helpful

• Provide several examples for them to mimick

What is the ONLY type of question you want to answer for students?

• Proximity Questions

• Stop-Thinking Questions

• Keep-Thinking Questions

• Hint Questions

How does the teacher maintain a good "flow" of the thinking task?

• By providing hints and extensions at the appropriate times

• By ending the task when students begin to look bored or frustrated

• By giving groups the answer when they get it wrong

• By stopping them while they work to show them how to solve similar problems