Critical Thinking on a Visible Scale
Traditional-style classrooms today still do not emphasize the importance of metacognition as an important trait to develop. Students are taught and expected to be able […]
Making Thinking Visible: How Students can Share what’s Going on in Their Heads
Teaching is tough. Teaching without feedback from students is even more difficult. One way to help students share what’s in their minds is by making […]
Making Student’s Thinking Visible
Why are MTV strategies so important to implement in our science classrooms? Learn more about students/ build deeper connections Pick the brain of our students […]
Making Thinking Visible for Budding Scientists
By now we all know that traditional lecture style teaching and learning just simply does not work for most students! When we do not provide […]
Science Teachers Want their “MTV”!
Science teachers want their MTV! And we aren’t taking about Music Television; We’re talking about Making Thinking Visible. “Making Thinking Visible” in the classroom is […]
The Importance of MTV in the Classroom
I know what you may be thinking, “MTV in the classroom? I don’t know how shows like The Hills, Jersey Shore, or Catfish can be […]
Science Teaching 2.0: Visible Thinking in Learning and Teaching
Usually, thinking is an internal process that is invisible to both students and teachers. And yet, thinking is at the core of learning. So, what […]
A Note to the Teacher: Making Thinking Visible in the Science Classroom
In the science classroom, we want to make our students’ thoughts visible. “Making Thinking Visible” by Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, and Karin Morrison is a […]
Engage in the Science Classroom (on a budget!)
As an aspiring teacher, one of the things that weighs most heavily on my mind is how I will be able to keep my students […]
Cost-Effective Engagement for Young Scientists
There’s many benefits that come out of keeping your students engaged, such as an increase in attention and focus, higher motivation to practice critical thinking […]