Learning to work and think like an artist edutopia. Visible thinking is a flexible and systematic researchbased conceptual framework, which aims to integrate the development of students thinking with content learning across subject matters. Making thinking visible circle of viewpoint routine 4years old edu1st. Below we suggest thinking routines from the harvard project zero visible thinking website, as well as some others which. Mar 10, 2015 there are several seven, to be exact members of the trinity faculty who are currently enrolled in an online course from harvards project zero that uses the book making learning visible that i received from a generous family last spring. A proven program for enhancing students thinking and comprehension abilities visible thinking is a researchbased approach to teaching thinking, begun at harvards project zero, that develops students thinking dispositions, while at the same time deepening their understanding of the topics they study.
A protocol for looking at student work with a focus on the thinking present in the work vt website other reflection tools. By applying these processes, thinking becomes visible as learners ideas are expressed, discussed, and reflected upon. Useful thinking routines and protocols making learning visible. Bibliography of free resources north american reggio emilia. They are designed to be simple, memorable and to extend thinking beyond habitual limited patterns. Project zero, reggio emilia, combine for study on documenting. Terri began working at project zero in 1999 and is currently a project specialist on the learning to think, thinking to learn lttl project with principal investigator ron ritchhart. Books making learning visible from the research carried out in reggio emilia with howard gardner and harvard project zero along with the teachers and pedagogistas of reggio emilias municipal infanttoddler centres and preschools and with reggio children.
In making learning visible2001, steven seidel, the current director of harvards project zero, commented that in the u. A helpful starting point is to read an article by ron ritchhart and david perkins entitled making thinking visible and to go through the harvard project zero visible thinking web site. Below we suggest thinking routines from the harvard project zero visible thinking website, as well as some others which can support development of critical numeracy. A proven program for enhancing students thinking and comprehension abilities visible thinking is a researchbased approach to teaching thinking, begun at harvard s project zero, that develops students thinking dispositions, while at the same time deepening their understanding of the topics they study. Prior to attending harvard, he earned an master or arts degree 1990 in curriculum and instruction from the university of colorado at denver, and a bachelor of. Project zero s visible thinking approach shows how. From the research carried out in reggio emilia with howard gardner and harvard project zero along with the teachers and. Project zero, cambridgeport childrens center, cambridgeport school, ezra h. Throughout her career, she has been inspired by project zero, specifically creating learning routines informed by multiple intelligences and teaching for understanding that are used in classrooms around the world and featured in publications including making thinking visible by ron richhart and on websites such as teaching history. Broaden your understanding of how effective learning works with the project zero classroom program by the harvard graduate school of education. There are several seven, to be exact members of the trinity faculty who are currently enrolled in an online course from harvards project zero that uses the book making learning visible that i received from a generous family last spring. Making thinking visible is connected to project zero, a research center in harvards school of education.
Making thinking visible when learners speak, write, or draw their ideas, they deepen their cognition. Bring visible thinking to evolution education evolution news. The movement was spurred by philosopher nelson goodman, who wanted to study and improve education through the arts, believing that arts learning should be examined as a serious cognitive activity, but that zero knowledge had been firmly established about the field. Causal cognition in a complex world lab harvard university. Project zero teaches students to think about thinking. We have carried out a large body of work on how to reason about causality complexity. Children as individual and group learners project zero, reggio children on. In the first phase of mlv 19971999, project zero, a research group at the harvard graduate school of education, in collaboration with the municipal infanttoddler centers and preschools of reggio emilia, italy, explored documentation as a central component of group learning and produced. Mar 31, 2016 we are trying to demystify the process of thinking by making it visible.
The following resources and thinking routines are from the visible thinking research of ron ritchhart and harvard project zero. The program has 100 faculty conducting workshops, study groups, and lectures. If we dont have those strategies, if we arent aware. Mara is a senior researcher at project zero at the harvard graduate school of education. In 1967, researchers began to study ways to make people better thinkers.
Online instructions from harvard project zero refer to pages 29 in the book making thinking visible. Participants will explore how to use documentation to make. The project zero classroom 2020 institute has been canceled. Harvards project zero critical and creative thinking put the general capabilities into action with global educational leader mark church from harvards project zero. This week im taking part in project zero classroom, a weeklong institute run out of harvard universitys education school. A way to structure the experience of the invited speaker format so learning is maximized for the speaker and the learners sri website looking at students thinking last protocol. In this richlyillustrated book the culmination of a twoyear research collaborationteachers and pedagogistas from reggio emilia and researchers from project zero illuminate ways in which documentation can foster both individual and group learning, creating a relationship between them.
Making learning visible an interview with mara krechevsky. It wouldnt be summer if i wasnt doing something learningrelated. Definitely look to read the making thinking visible book. A key component is the small study groups in which participants discuss cuttingedge educational concepts such as teaching for better understanding, making learning visible, and developing the motivation and skills to help students think critically. Much of our work focuses on learning the adaptive expertise needed to live in a complex world. Chances are you dont have too many thoughts about this particular phylum of invertebrates. Making learning visible project zero harvard university. He is a principal investigator at project zero, a lecturer at hgse, and the educational chair for harvards learning environments for tomorrow institute, a collaboration between hgse and harvard graduate school of design. Children as individual and group learners project zero and reggio children, 2001, which describes the results of our research and provides a framework for understanding and supporting individual and group learning based in the theory and practice of the reggio emilia schools.
Mara has been conducting educational research for over 30 years, including directing making learning visible mlv, an investigation into documenting and assessing individual and group learning in u. Documenting childrens learning is an intricate process. A curriculum for teaching thinking in and through the arts 2002 decordova museum and sculpture park, the president and fellows of harvard college and the underground railway theater. Project zero, harvard graduate school of education, reggio children, international center for the defense and promotion of the rights and potential of all children pub place cambridge, ma, reggio emilia, italy edition 1st ed isbn10 8887960259. Project zero classroom program hgse professional ed.
Based on a collaboration between project zero at harvard, reggio educators, and over 100 u. Visible thinking is a broad and flexible framework for enriching classroom workplace learning in the content areas and fostering students team members intellectual development at the same time. Prior to joining lttl, terri was part of the cultures of thinking cot project, the visible thinking vt project, and the making learning visible mlv project. In this approach, first developed during a longterm collaboration between researchers at harvard s project zero and reggio educators, learning becomes a visible activity that develops students intellectual capacities as well as their individual and group identities as learners. Shari tishman and tina grotzer of harvard project zero. This event is a half day workshop where participants will explore how making thinking visible and thinking routines can support students developing their critical and creative thinking skills. Making thinking visible with mark church fogarty edfutures. In this richlyillustrated book, the culmination of a twoyear research collaboration between teachers and pedagogues from reggio emilia and researchers from project zero illuminates ways in which documentation can foster both individual and group learning, creating a relationship between them. These routines, designed by researchers at project zero at harvard, scaffold and support ones thinking. Documenting childrens learning is a complex and sometimes confusing process. Mar 25, 2011 a proven program for enhancing students thinking and comprehension abilities visible thinking is a researchbased approach to teaching thinking, begun at harvard s project zero, that develops students thinking dispositions, while at the same time deepening their understanding of the topics they study. Gain a deeper understanding of how you can nurture critical thinking and creativity. Reflections on the relationship between documentation and. The harvard project on american indian economic development.
We focus on the intersection of cognition and learning. Visible thinking resource book this is a complete explanation of all of the thinking routines created by the harvard graduate school, includes the ones highlighted in the making thinking visible book as well as the additional ones from their website. Project zero is the author of making learning visible 4. Making thinking visible is based on the work being done at harvards project zero and is part of a larger study of cultures of thinking about which you can read more here. The harvard project acknowledges the land on which harvard sits is the traditional territory of the massachusett people, and is a place which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange among nations.
The book looks at documentation in the context of individual and group learning. In an effort to strengthen access to resources related to the reggio emilia educational philosophy, the north american reggio emilia alliance narea features this listing of articles and book chapters on the narea website. Daniel wilson is the educational chair of project zero classroom, creating cultures of thinking, making learning visible, multiple intelligences, teaching for understanding, thinking and learning in the makercentered classroom, visible thinking, and learning environments for tomorrow. Jul 19, 2019 the program has 100 faculty conducting workshops, study groups, and lectures. Ron ritchhart is a senior research associate at harvard project zero, where his work focuses on such issues as teaching for understanding, the development of intellectual character, creative teaching, making students thinking visible, and most recently the development of school and classroom culture. We are a research group at the harvard graduate school of education within project zero. Shari tishman is a lecturer at harvard graduate school of education and a senior research associate at harvard project zero, where she recently served as director. Her research focuses on the development of thinking and understanding, the role of close observation in learning, and learning in and through the arts. When kids have structure for thinking, better learning emerges. Daniel wilson is the faculty chair of project zero classroom, creating cultures of thinking, making learning visible, multiple intelligences, teaching for understanding, thinking and learning in the makercentered classroom, visible thinking, and learning environments for tomorrow.
Cultures of thinking project zero harvard university. Ron ritchhart and david perkins what are your thoughts about arthropods. How to promote engagement, understanding, and independence for all learners. The phrase visible thinking refers to helping students to see and understand their own thinking processes as they explore subjects. Visible thinking began as an initiative to develop a researchbased approach to teaching thinking dispositions. Daniel wilson is the director of project zero at the harvard graduate school of education hgse. Carlina rinaldi, director of early childhood education for the reggio emilia schools, joined gardner, project zero director steve seidel, and making learning visible project director mara krechevsky for a discussion and demonstration of their findings.
In this approach, first developed during a longterm collaboration between researchers at harvards project zero and reggio educators, learning becomes a visible activity that develops students intellectual capacities as well as their individual and group identities as learners. In addition, a new 5week online mini course is offered in march. His new book, making thinking visible, explores how teachers around the world have been using the ideas of ron and his colleagues at project zero to improve students learning. Students can use them in cross curriculum contexts. When we have a rich metastrategic base for our thinking, that helps us to be more independent learners, said project zero senior research associate ron ritchhart at a learning and the brain conference. Those familiar with visible thinking routines will be aware of some of project zeros work. Dec, 2001 the book looks at documentation in the context of individual and group learning. This routine is adapted from debra wise, art works for schools. This webinar blends what we know about learning, thinking and instructional techniques e. This course will examine group learning through the making learning visible framework, which began as a collaborative research project between harvards project zero and educators in reggio emilia, italy, and has since been adopted by hundreds of teachers to promote group learning. In this expert interview, mara krechevsky, a senior researcher at harvards project zero research centre, discusses the insandouts of making learning visible. We are trying to demystify the process of thinking by making it visible.
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