Making Thinking Visible - How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners (Paperback, Firsttion)

A proven program for enhancing students' thinking and comprehension abilities Visible Thinking is a research-based approach to teaching thinking, begun at Harvard's Project Zero, that develops students' thinking dispositions, while at the same time deepening their understanding of the topics they study. Rather than a set of fixed lessons, Visible Thinking is a varied collection of practices, including thinking routines small sets of questions or a short sequence of steps as well as the documentation of student thinking. Using this process thinking becomes visible as the students' different viewpoints are expressed, documented, discussed and reflected upon. * Helps direct student thinking and structure classroom discussion * Can be applied with students at all grade levels and in all content areas * Includes easy-to-implement classroom strategies The book also comes with a DVD of video clips featuring Visible Thinking in practice in different classrooms.

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2011
First published:	May 2011
Authors:	R Ritchhart
Dimensions:	233 x 178 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback •  CD
Pages:	294
Edition:	Firsttion
ISBN-13:	978-0-470-91551-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching skills & techniques
LSN:	0-470-91551-X
Barcode:	9780470915516

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