Deep Thinking Moves

Momentum Learning Instructional Focus: All learners co-construct meaning and demonstrate deep understanding through relevant, rigorous, and inquiry-based learning tasks aligned to standards.

So how exactly do students get to deep understanding? Harvard's Project Zero researched this question and found that there are several thinking moves that when coupled with student talk lead to deeper understanding. Additionally, they created several quick strategies for making student thinking visible that can be found at Visible Thinking Strategies.

Student Thinking Continuum

So how do you integrate these thinking moves into your lessons?  Here are some prompts, questions, and strategies to use when planning lessons.