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The Power of Claim-Evidence-Question

Catlin Tucker

Part IV: Thinking About Thinking This is part four of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. To recap, metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea.

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The Power of I Used to Think…Now I Think

Catlin Tucker

Part III: Thinking About Thinking Series This is part three of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. To recap, metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea.

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How to use alternative assessments in the classroom

eSchool News

Here is an example of a Present and Defend protocol used in science investigations. They also support student construction of meaning as well as an opportunity to apply metacognition skills. I’ve often found that the best classrooms are those that carefully balance timeless knowledge with innovations that push boundaries.

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The Power of Connect, Extend, Challenge

Catlin Tucker

Part II: Thinking About Thinking Series This is part two of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. Metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea.

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How to use alternative assessments in the classroom

eSchool News

Here is an example of a Present and Defend protocol used in science investigations. They also support student construction of meaning as well as an opportunity to apply metacognition skills. I’ve often found that the best classrooms are those that carefully balance timeless knowledge with innovations that push boundaries.

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The Power of See, Think, Me, We

Catlin Tucker

Part V: Thinking About Thinking Series This is part five of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. To recap, metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea.

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Part II: Maximize the Impact of Explicit Teaching with Blended Learning and AI

Catlin Tucker

Explicit teaching helps students grasp the material better and equips them with the skills to apply that knowledge. Let’s imagine a science teacher focused on the middle school Next Generation Science Standard (NGSS) “MS-PS1-1. The focus is showing students exactly what to do and how to do it. to generate.