Making thinking visible : how to promote engagement, understanding, and independence for all learners

Ritchhart, Ron 1958- (author.). Church, Mark, 1970- (author.). Morrison, Karin, 1951- (author.).

Summary: Visible thinking is a research-based approach to teaching thinking. It reviews thinking and its connection to understanding and engagement. It shows how thinking can be made visible in diverse learning environments at a variety of grade levels. It describes how effective questioning, listening, documentation and thinking routines can make thinking visible and help learners learn about learning and think about thinking. The DVD contains video clips of visible thinking strategies in use in classroom settings.

Record details

ISBN: 9780470915516 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xxvi, 294 pages ; 24 cm + 1 videodisc (DVD : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.)
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2011], ©2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Unpacking thinking -- Putting thinking at the center of the educational enterprise -- Using thinking routines to make thinking visible -- Routines for introducing and exploring ideas -- Routines for synthesizing and organizing ideas -- Routines for digging deeper into ideas -- Creating a place where thinking is valued, visible, and actively promoted -- Notes from the field.