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Building Cultures of
Thinking Jackie Zavich
@mrszavich
Emily Freeman
@emmytbots
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We are champions of our colleagues' success. It's a think
tank, not a shark tank!
Lauren Childs
Oakland Schools Visible Thinking Cohort I professional development seminar
What is culture?
Before we get started...
The 4 C's
As you read, mark places in the text
according to the 4 C's:
• Something you CONNECT with
• A CONCEPT you want to hold onto
• Something that CHANGES your
thinking
• Something you'd like to
CHALLENGE
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We define “Cultures of Thinking” (CoT) as places where
a group’s collective as well as individual thinking is
valued, visible, and actively promoted as part of the
regular, day-to-day experience of all group members.
Harvard Project Zero Website
Focusing on Learning
over Work
Who's doing the "heavy lifting"?
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When we hold the expectation that understanding is the
chief goal of learning… then our teaching becomes focused
on deep rather than surface learning.
Ron Ritchhart
Building Cultures of Thinking, p. 7
Minds of Our Own
Use the 3-2-1 Bridge routine to track
your thinking after each clip:
• 3 words that come to mind
• 2 questions the clip brings up
• 1 simile, analogy, or metaphor that
captures your thinking
*Between clips, use the bridge to reflect on how
your thinking has changed.
Teaching vs. Learning
• How were the classroom cultures in each classroom different?
• What messages did the teachers send about learning?
• What did the teachers value?
• How did the culture in each classroom affect students?
Creating Opportunities
Bumping Up Existing Tasks
Video Lesson Debrief
• Who was doing the "heavy lifting"?
• What were the student and teacher
roles?
• What moves could you take into
your own classroom?
• What content were students
learning?
Sitting in the Learner's Seat
• What do we see here?
• What do we think it means?
• Turn and talk with a partner.
78 + = 146
+ 2 = 80
+ 20 = 100
+ 46 = 146
68
Demo Lesson Debrief
• Who was doing the "heavy lifting"?
• What were the student and teacher
roles?
• What moves could you take into
your own classroom?
• What content were students
learning?
Planning for Student
Thinking
Creating more opportunities for thinking by bumping up
existing tasks.
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Routines are content neutral. Think of them as containers
that you fill with rich content. Without good content,
routines aren't meaningful.
Ron Ritchhart
Oakland Schools Visible Thinking Cohort I professional development seminar
Tips for Creating Thinking Opportunities
• Content drives the routine. (What tool fits your purpose?)
• What do students need to understand?
• What kind of thinking would help students develop understanding of the
content?
• What routine will give them the opportunity to engage in this kind of
thinking?
Work Backward!
I want my
students to
understand…
What kind of
thinking will
help them
develop deep
understanding?
Choose a
routine that
will create an
opportunity to
think this way.
http://www.rcsthinkfromthemiddle.com/thinking-routines.html
Creating Opportunities
Bumping Up Existing Tasks
Student Video Debrief
• 4 C's – Not just for reading...
• As you listen to the student explanations,
what do you See, Think, or Wonder?
• Gavin
• Surya
• Leonard
• Aaron
Sitting in the Learner's Seat
• "My Favorite No"
• Connections: What good math do you see?
• Challenges: What is wrong with this math thinking?
• Concepts: What math ideas can help us understand?
• Changes: How can we fix this problem?
Demo Lesson Debrief
• Who was doing the "heavy lifting"?
• What were the student and teacher roles?
• What moves could you take into your own classroom?
• What content were students learning?
Planning for Student
Thinking
Creating more opportunities for Thinking by bumping up
existing tasks
“
”
Routines are content neutral. Think of them as containers
that you fill with rich content. Without good content,
routines aren't meaningful.
Ron Ritchhart
Oakland Schools Visible Thinking Cohort I professional development seminar
Tips for Creating Thinking Opportunities
• Content drives the routine. (What tool fits your purpose?)
• What do students need to understand?
• What kind of thinking would help students develop understanding of the
content?
• What routine will give them the opportunity to engage in this kind of
thinking?
Work Backward!
I want my
students to
understand…
What kind of
thinking will
help them
develop deep
understanding?
Choose a
routine that
will create an
opportunity to
think this way.
http://www.rcsthinkfromthemiddle.com/thinking-routines.html
Charting Your Course
Where do we go from here?
Compass Points
• What does our staff NEED to
move forward in building a Culture
of Thinking?
• What EXCITES you about moving
forward with this work?
• What do you SUGGEST we do
next to move forward together?
• What WORRIES you?
Credits
Minds of Their Own clips can be found at http://www.learner.org/resources/series26.html#
2-Rule Frames and Arrow lesson adapted from Everyday Math Grade 2 Teacher's Addition
Ron Ritchhart quotes from Making Thinking Visible and Creating Cultures of Thinking
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