Mega Visible Thinking Strategies

Presented by:

Beth BowermanKara Foutz Sarah LewisScience 7 Van Hoosen Middle School

See Think Wonder, Chalk Talk

See Think Wonder, Chalk Talk up close

See Think Wonder, Chalk Talk even closer

Light unit See Think Wonder collage used with Chalk up close

Chalk Talk Anchors Interests

See Think Wonder, Chalk Talk

Forces unit See Think Wonder Chalk Talk up close

Cell unit See Think Wonder collage up close

See Think Wonder after a lab on SmartBoard

Engineering Projects prior to Gallery

Walk and Talk

Gallery Walk and Talk using engaging -thinking

questions and congratulatory

words (kids asked a question

and gave a positive

comment to each presenter)

Guest Speaker using thinking questions with students: Can you say that another way? What does that make you wonder? What makes you say that? Can you tell me more?

Engineering Project Share

near “Thinking

Questions” in room

Thinking questions

displayed in the room

More thinking

questions displayed

Stop and Jot, Turn and Talk, and Exit Slips Science 7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=5OmCwb099Ow

Headlines-from first two units this year

Make and Take!

Please use the rest of the time to create a collage or two to use back in the classroom. Feel

free to ask any questions!

Thank you for coming! We hope you walk away with some new ideas using Visible Thinking

Strategies!

Beth, Kara, and Sarah