WorksheetsBuilding Thinking Classrooms
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
