Tag Archives: Making Thinking Visible

CBCI for the Thinking Classroom (CBCI)

What is CBCI? Many of us grew up with the education practices of direct instruction with independent practice. We were taught to “sit and get” and regurgitate the information back on weekly assessments.  Concept-based curriculum and instruction(CBCI) has transformed learning … Continue reading

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MTV Learning Strategies- Chalk Talk & Tug-of-War

MTV Strategy #1 -Chalk Talk Engaging students in the classroom can be difficult thing to do. Often times many students may feel intimidated by their peers out of fear that they might be judged for their ideas or what they have … Continue reading

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“Making Thinking Visible” in the 5th Grade ELA Classroom

Below are two lesson ideas using strategies from Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners by Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, and Karin Morrison (2011). LESSON IDEA #1: Teaching making and adjusting inferences using “Zoom In” An … Continue reading

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MTV Strategies – Burtis

This blog is about starting, finishing, and the thinking involved in each. It contains two lessons plans utilizing MTV strategies. One is an introductory lesson for an Algebra 3 class, while the other is a review session for an Algebra … Continue reading

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Coldiron_MTV Strategies

Lesson 1 1st Grade Art: Intro to Ancient Architecture (See – Think – Wonder) Lesson Objective: This lesson will introduce students to ancient architecture of Greece and the Mediterranean. The see, think, wonder exercise will help students to generate ideas for … Continue reading

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Frydryk – MTV Strategies

Headlines (Modification):  Derivatives & Their Applications Overview/Objective:  Students will use their knowledge of derivatives to write a headline that conveys their understanding of the concept of derivatives, then write a new headline (separate from the previous headlines) as each new … Continue reading

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MTV Strategy Based Lesson Plans_Heller

This blog post contains two lesson plans intended for Algebra I classrooms. The lessons can be adapted for similar topics in pre-algebra or Algebra II with moderate alterations. The two thinking strategies that I chose to highlight are the See-Think-Wonder … Continue reading

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