I've been reading two books simultaneously! The first is Teaching Students to Read Like
Detectives, by Fisher, Frey
and Lapp and the second is Making
Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding and Dependence for
All Learners by Ritchhart,
Church and Morrison. They are my new favorites because they embody the
essence of Common Core Standards and what our students can achieve.
I love the idea of
giving kids and teachers the tools/structures to meet the expectations of the
CCSS. I have attached a free foldable I adapted from a Thinking Visible
routine called, Compass Points. It's a popular routine that helps
students explore various facets of a proposition or idea. Ask students
these questions and record their responses in the directions of a compass to
provide a visual anchor. More information can be found at
www.pz.harvard.edu.
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| Compass Points (Free Foldable) |
I envision
strategically choosing a few of these thinking routines at a time to model in
classrooms and share with teachers before the end of the year.
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