Look to Learn

Boolify provides learners with a manipulative mental model for Boolean Search contruction. It can be used to teach and learn Boolean in a variety of settings.

"Short species video clips on some of the worlds most fascinating or endangered species"

Worth looking at for rich media examples. I suggest having students skim these and see what rises to the top.

See photos based on world map location - good for immersions and checking stereotypes.

The New York Times

Flip through this book

Good for more background on Thinking Routines as related to the Look to Learn approach.

Routines exist in all classrooms; they are the patterns by which we operate and go about the job of learning and working together in a classroom environment. A routine can be thought of as any procedure, process, or pattern of action that is used repeatedly to manage and facilitate the accomplishment of specific goals or tasks.

What do you think? What would students say if they took this test? What would we say about ourselves?

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Thinking Methods or Strategies