THINKING (AND TALKING ABOUT) THINKING How do you think about
thinking? Why is it important? Copyright 2015 The Teacher Writing
Center, a division of SG Consulting, Inc. www.grammargallery.org
Slide 2 Warm-Up Look at the picture. What is this man doing? Slide
3 Discuss Response What do you think he is thinking about? Are
there any clues? Slide 4 Congratulations! You are the owner and
operator of an amazing brain, but it didnt come with an instruction
manual. You need to figure out the way that YOUR brain works. Thats
one reason its important to think about the way you think. Slide 5
Metacognition Educators sometimes use the term metacognition to
describe the process of thinking about thinking. I notice Im having
trouble remembering which formula to use. Slide 6 Why is
metacognition important? Students who think about how they learn
perform better on academic tasks. In other words, thinking about
the way you think can help you do better in school and in the world
of work. Slide 7 How do you think about thinking? Visualize: When I
saw the problem on the test, I could see my teacher at the board
explaining what to do. Slide 8 How do you think about thinking?
Reflect: I noticed that I didnt really understand what I was
reading. I decided to stop at the end of a paragraph and write down
the main idea. Slide 9 How do you think about thinking? Use a
Memory Device: I used the word HOMES to help me remember the names
of the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.
Slide 10 How do you think about thinking? Consider: I thought, This
octagon reminds me of a stop sign. Slide 11 How do you think about
thinking? Question: I asked myself, What is the author trying to
get me to think about or do? Slide 12 Some Ways to Get Started
QuestionsStatements What steps should I follow to solve this
problem? Im thinking _____. What is the graph/chart/diagram/image
telling me? This reminds me of _____. What is a good way to help me
remember this information? Im picturing/seeing/hearing/wondering
_____. Where have I seen this kind of situation/problem before? I
figured out that _____. What do I notice about this
situation/problem? That struck me as _____ because _____. Slide 13
For Reference and More Practice Refer to the Thinking (and Talking
) about Thinking Student Reference Sheet.Thinking (and Talking )
about Thinking www.grammargallery.org
