1. Created by:
Santos Hernandez.
Consuelo Mendoza.

2. LEARNING

IS A
CONSEQUENCE
OF
THINKING

3. What is Visible
Thinking?

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.
Using thinking routines and
documentation to deepen students'
understanding.

4. 
Six Key Principles
of
Visible Thinking

5. 1 Learning is a Consequence of Thinking
Share and Build Knowledge
2
 Only a Matter of
Good Thinking is Not
Skills But Also a Matter of
Dispositions
Curiosity and Openmindness
3 The Development of Thinking is a
Social Endeavor
Conversations, Engagement, and
Cooperative Learning

6. 4 Fostering Thinking Requires Making
Thinking Visible
Speaking, Writing, Drawing, and Graphic
Organizers for Later Reflection
5 
Classroom Culture Sets the Tone for
Learning and Shapes What is Learned
-classroom routines/structure
-language/discussions
-explicit/implicit expectations
-time allocation
-modeling
-physical environment
-relationships/interactions
-opportunities
6 Schools Must be Cultures of Thinking
for Teachers
"Professional Learning Communities"

7. A Strategy to Make

Thinking Visible
is
Think-Puzzle-Explore

8. Think about a topic

Identify Puzzling Questions
Explore Puzzling Questions

9. Explore Puzzling Questions

“A pad of hairs called a scopula may surround
the claws. The scopula sticks to smooth
surfaces and helps the spider walk on ceilings
and walls.”

10. Think-Puzzle-Explore is Similar to the
KWL chart but there are Important

Differences
-Both tap into prior knowledge but Think-
Puzzle-Explore asks "what they think they
know" rather than "what they know."
-Open ended approach enables students to
offer thoughts rather than definite
knowledge.
-Encourages the reluctant student to
participate in discussions, since all thoughts
are accepted.

11. Implications for
Teaching Learning

Process
 Classroom activities become more
learning centered rather than work
orientated.
 Builds confidence of all students by
increased participation and motivation.
 Promotes risk-free environment in order
to lose the feeling to fail.
 Assesses student thinking by using visible
documentation and presentations.