Visible Thinking Routines (VTRs) are a series of steps that make complex thinking processes accessible to learners through the use of Visual Thinking. Visual Thinking is simply the process of thinking ...

Unpacking thinking -- Putting thinking at the center of the educational enterprise -- Using thinking routines to make thinking visible -- Routines for introducing and exploring ideas -- Routines for ...

People who don’t think visually often have a hard time imagining the mental lives of those who do. By thinking, I mean conscious planning, problem-solving, imagining, and reminiscing. Most mental ...

Amidst the discussions about content standards, curriculum and teaching strategies, it's easy to lose sight of the big goals behind education, like giving students tools to deepen their quantitative ...

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While the idea of teaching critical thinking has been bandied around in education circles since at least the time of John Dewey, it has taken greater prominence in the education debates with the ...

LONDON, Sept. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading international schools group Nord Anglia Education today announced it has created a set of new 'Thinking Routines' in collaboration with researchers from ...

How visible are they used in classrooms? Visible Thinking Routines promote critical thinking skills in leaners. They function in several ways: VTRs function as tools educators use to encourage deep ...

Part 1. Some thinking about thinking. Unpacking thinking ; Putting thinking at the center of the educational enterprise -- Part 2. Using thinking routines to make thinking visible. Introduction to ...