Thinking and Making Thinking Visible – some concrete ways to ensure children are thinking, questioning, communicating and solving problems. (2-day training, 6 hours each)

• Correct understanding of the term - Thinking
• Realise the importance of thinking 
• Hands on tools to make students think and become aware of their own thinking process.

Going beyond the piecemeal approach of injecting thinking skills into existing classroom lessons or units, Making Thinking Visible shows how to transform the classroom, through a culture of thinking, into a place where the many aspects of high-level thoughts, skills, attitudes, values, and habits of mind are supported and encouraged by the learning environment. It explores how classrooms can become places of intellectual stimulation where learning is viewed not in test scores but in the development of individuals who can think, plan, create, question, and engage independently as learners.

Visible thinking refers to any kind of observable representation that documents and supports the development of an individual’s or group’s ongoing thoughts, questions, reasons, and reflections. Mind maps, charts and lists, diagrams, worksheets all count as visible thinking they reveal learners’ unfolding ideas as they think through an issue, problem or topic.

Making Thinking Visible routines offer educators research-based solutions for creating just such cultures of thinking. It unravels the mysteries of thinking and its connection to understanding and engagement. It dwells on diverse learning environments to show how thinking can be made visible at any grade level and across all subject areas through the use of effective questioning, listening, documentation, and facilitative structures called thinking routines. These routines, designed by researchers at Project Zero at Harvard, scaffold and support one’s thinking. By applying these processes, thinking becomes visible as learners’ ideas are expressed, discussed, and reflected upon.