Visible Thinking
Use this website to encourage the development of a culture of thinking in classrooms and schools. The site provides a useful way to learn about Visible Thinking as well as thorough descriptions of the ideals, routines and activities that have been developed through research in schools.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 7-8, 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Article or research, Professional learning |
| Format | Web page |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P07
Select and use appropriate digital tools effectively to create, locate and communicate content, applying common conventions
AC9TDI8P08
Generate, modify, communicate and evaluate alternative designs
AC9TDI10P08
Generate, modify, communicate and critically evaluate alternative designs
AC9TDI10P05
Design algorithms involving logical operators and represent them as flowcharts and pseudocode
AC9TDI10P09
Implement, modify and debug modular programs, applying selected algorithms and data structures, including in an object-oriented programming language |
| Keywords | Thinking, Visible thinking, Creativity, Maps, Charts, Strategies, Collaboration, Cooperation, Critical and creative thinking, Literacy, Personal and social capability |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Critical and creative thinking, Personal and social capability |
| Organisation | Harvard Project Zero |
| Copyright | CC BY-NC 4.0 |
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