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A. ROUTINE FOR CAPTURING THE HEART OF THE MATTER
Purpose: “THIS ROUTINE HELPS STUDENTS CAPTURE KEY
POINTS BEING STUDTED, CAPTURED, OR DISCUSSED. USING A
FEW WORDS, STUDENTS COMMUNICATE THE CORE MESSAGE.
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RITCHHART, CHURCH, AND MORRISON 2011see Think Wonder
A voutine For exploring works of art
and other interesting things
Pureose: THIS ROUTINE ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO MAKE CAREFUL
OBSERVATIONS AND THOUGHTFUL INTERPRETATIONS. T+ HELes
STIMULATE CURTOSTTY AND SETS THE STAGE FOR TNQUTRY.
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RircuHart, CHURCH, AND Morrison 2(Think Pair Share
A routine for ACTIVE reasoning and explanation
PurPOSE: TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING, AND
THEN ARTICULATE THETR THOUGHTS. TT PROMOTES UNDERSTANDING
THROUGH ACTIVE REASONING AND EXPLANATION, BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE
LISTENING TO AND SHARING IDEAS, TPS ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO
UNDERSTAND MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES.
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A voutine for getting inside viewpoints
PurPOose: THIS ROUTINE HELPS LEARNERS VIEW THINGS, PLACES,
PEOPLE, SITUATIONS, AND EVENTS “THROUGH A DIFFERENT LENS AND
POINT OF VIEW, OPENING UP POSSIBILITIES FOR CREATING.
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A routine that can be used to explore
a text and facilitate discussion.
Purpose: THIS ROUTINE HELPS LEARNERS ENGAGE WITH E MAKE
MEANTNG FROM TEXT WITH A FOCUS ON, CAPTURTNG THE ESSENCE OF
THE TEXT OR “WHAT SPEAKS TO YOU.
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Wur? Way? * TELL ME A STORY...
Wav? CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT...°
A voutine for CREATING thought-provoking questions
PurPOSE: THIS ROUTINE PROVIDES STUDENTS PRACTICE DEVELOPING GOOD
QUESTIONS THAT PROVOKE THINKING AND INQUIRY INTO A TOPIC, HE
PURPOSE OF ASKING DEEP AND INTERESTING QUESTIONS TS TO GET AT THE
COMPLEXT TY AND DEPTH OF A TOPTC AND GAIN TNSTGHT FOR ANOTHER.
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A routine For IDENTIFYING powerful questions to GUIDE inquiry
and DEEPEN understanding
Purpose: To IDENTIFY POWERFUL QUESTIONS THAT CAN GUIDE INQUIRY AND
DEEPEN OUR UNDERSTANDING, WE NEED QUESTIONS THAT ARE BOTH GENERATIVE
(THAT TAKE US SOMEWHERE) AND Genutne (THAT WE CARE ABOUT).
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ITCHHART, CHURCH, AND MORRISONA routine for DISTILLING the essence of ideas non-verbally
PuRPOSE? THIS ROUTINE ASKS STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY AND DISTILL THE
ESSENCE OF TDEAS FROM READING, WATCHING OR LISTENING IN NON-VERBAL
WAYS BY USTNG A COLOUR, SYMBOL, OR TMAGE TO REPRESENT THE TDEAS.
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DEEPat Rircuuart, Cuurcu, aND Morrison 2011Parts Purpose Complexities
A ROUTINE FOR SEETNG LAYERS AND DIMENSTONS OF “THINGS
PurPOsE: THIS ROUTINE HELPS STUDENTS BUTLD A MORE
3-D IMAGE OF A TOPIC BY IDENTIFYING DIFFERENT LAYERS
OF THE TOPTC AND TLLUSTRATING THE COMPLEXITIES OF
THE TOPTC AT HAND.
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RITCHHART, CHURCH, AND MORRISON 2011Connect Extend Challenge
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A ROUTINE FOR CONNECTING NEW IDEAS TO PAST KNOWLEDGE
Purpose: “THE ROUTINE HELPS STUDENTS MAKE CONNECTIONS
BETWEEN NEW IDEAS AND PAST KNOWLEDGE. I ENCOURAGES
STUDENTS AS THEY REFLECT TO BE AWARE OF QUESTIONS,
PULZLES, £ ROADBLOCKS THEY MAY WRESTLE WITH.
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RITCHHART, CHURCH, AND MORRISON 2011Purpose: THIS ROUTINE ASKS LEARNERS TO CONSTDER IDEAS,
QUESTIONS, OR PROBLEMS BY STLENTLY RESPONDING IN WRITING.
USED TO UNCOVER PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND QUESTIONING. T's AN
OPEN-ENDED STLENT DISCUSSION.
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S=Stance or Suggestion
A voutine For EXAMINING for Moving Forward
propositions
Purpose: To help students flesh out an idea
ov proposition and eventually evaluate if.
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RircuHart, CHURCH, AND Morrison 2A routine for reflecting on how and why our thinking changes
PURPOSE: THIS ROUTINE HELPS STUDENTS TO REFLECT ON THEIR
THINKING ABOUT A TOPIC OR ISSUE. AND EXPLORE HOw AND WHY
THAT THINKING HAS CHANGED. STUDENTS ARE DEVELOPING
THEIR REASONING ABILITIES AND RECOGNIZING CAUSE AND EFFECT
RELATIONSHIPS.
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RircuHart, CHURCH, AND Morrison 2011stop Light
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4 voutine Focusing students on signs of puzzles of truth,
understanding, and agreement.
PurPose: HIS ROUTINE FOCUSES STUDENTS ON STGNS OF
PULZLES OF TRUTH, ALLOWS FOR QUICK ASSESSMENT OF
UNDERSTANDING, SUPPORT, AND POST TION.
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forRIsON 2011OPTIONS EXPLOSION
A voutine for creative decision making P
PurPOSe: THIS ROUTINE FOSTERS CREATIVE THINKING AND EX-
PLORES HIDDEN (UNKNOWN AT THE MOMENT) OPTTONS IN A DECESTON
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4 routine for EXPLORING diverse perspectives
PuRPOSE? THIS ROUTINE ASKS STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY AND DISTILL THE
ESSENCE OF TDEAS FROM READING, WATCHING OR LISTENING IN NON-VERBAL
WAYS
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BY USTNG A COLOUR, SYMBOL, OR TMAGE TO REPRESENT THE TDEAS.
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HHART, (URCH, AND MORRISON:Tug of War
4 routine for explorin the complexity of
fairness dilewmas
PurPOSE: THIS TS ROUTINE BULLDS ON CHILDREN’S UNDERSTANDING
WITH THE GAME OF, TuG oF WAR. HELPS THEM SEE THE COMPLEX
FORCES THAT TUG AT EITHER STDE OF A FATRNESS DILEMMA.
DEMONSTRATES THAT NOT ALL DILEMMAS ARE BLACK AND WHITE.
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