Visible Thinking Routines for #RemoteLearning

In this time of remote learning, it is important that we take a moment - no matter what our comfort level with remote teaching - to find a way to stay connected with our students and to truly understand where they are in the learning process Even remote learning can be student-centered. 

To do this we need to find a way to hear form our students. They can do this easily using a parent's phone and apps like Seesaw and Flipgrid.

Better Understand Our Remote Learners with Visible Thinking Routines

In their book, Making Thinking Visible, authors Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, and Karin Morrison describe these thinking routines, many of which classrooms use to uncover the root of the thinking process. These routines can help students tell us more about what they are doing and learning at home and how they are progressing. Having students tell us about their learning is important because, during these unique times, we need to know more about their thoughts and ideas - as well as provide an opportunity to connect as close to face to face as possible and some apps allow teachers to do this easily and with only the need of a smartphone. 

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We know students will be doing work at home, reading books at home, practicing math at home. No matter if you have sent home packets or are continuing the learning on Microsoft Teams or Google Classroom, we need to hear from them.  This is the perfect time to employ thinking routines to get at what they are actually learning and where they are in the process. 

How Can We Make Visible Thinking More Effective?

We can have students reveal their insights by offering the use of apps that allow them to articulate and record their learning experiences, ideas, and thinking. This is especially important because at the foundation of all good, cognitive learning

The chart is broken up into three sections: the routine itself, when to use it, and what tool can be used to make learning visible.