HOW CAN WE MAKE THINKING VISIBLE? PD for GWA TA’s in the PYP
2013
HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT YOU TO ALREADY…
Think, Pair, Share about what you do with your students to make their thinking visible
VIDEO TO SHOW OUR GOALS
GOALS
Make thinking visible to children, teachers and parents
PROCESS
Questioning
Listening
Clarify Thinking
Display/Document
QUESTIONING
Using Bloom’s taxonomy to develop more complex THINKING questions
LISTENING
Authentic communication
Use the words “I wonder….” while commenting about the work
CLARIFY THE THINKING
“What makes you say that?”
One of the best questions to help students consolidate their thinking
DOCUMENTING THINKING
Purpose;To show the thinking processHelp the students remember past
experiences/ideasDevelop ideas for the future
Brainstorms/Mind Maps-How do you show them?
TAKING PICTURES
View from children’s eye level
Is the thinking visible?