Teaching "thinking routines" - now that makes sense.

This weekend at class, I heard about using thinking routines.  Click here for a video overview. The instructional procedure of teaching specific thinking routines just make sense.  Project Zero from Harvard School of Education has an awesome website.  Click here.

Resource Summary

• Connect Extend Challenge A routine for connecting new ideas to prior knowledge
• Explanation Game A routine for exploring causal understanding
• Headlines A routine for capturing essence 
• Question Starts A routine for creating thought-provoking questions 
• Think Pair Share A routine for active reasoning and explanation 
• Think Puzzle Explore A routine that sets the stage for deeper inquiry 
• What makes you say that? Interpretation with justification routine 
• 3-2-1 Bridge A routine for activating prior knowledge and making connections
• Colour, Symbol, Image A routine for distilling the essence of ideas non-verbally
• Generate, Sort, Connect, Elaborate A routine for organizing one's understanding of a topic through concept mapping
• Peel the Fruit A map for tracking and guiding understanding

- See more at: http://www.pz.harvard.edu/resources/thinking-routines-understanding-routines#sthash.Agl0hRJG.dpuf