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Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS): Critical Thinking and Inclusive Discussion

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VTS is an education nonprofit providing schools and museums with curriculum, professional development, and training in critical thinking skills.

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K-1 PADLET

VISUAL LITERACY ACTIVITY/LESSON PLAN

SEE THINK WONDER PROTOCOL

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1 | EXPLORE your Visual Literacy NYT LINK BELOW

2 | REVIEW the questions provided

3 | DRAW OR AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORD your answers using the in the column with your name

4 | LEAVE a comment on one of your classmate's posts. BE KIND

* REPLACE the NTY facilitated conversation using another Padlet template... NYT CONVO PLACE

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VL Padlet

SEE THINK WONDER PROTOCOL

WONDEROPOLIS

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VL PADLET

AEIOU FULL PROTOCOL

GOOGLE ARTS & CULTURE

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This is our final "What's Going On in This Picture?" for the 2021-22 school year. This feature will start again in September.
1. After looking closely at the image above (or at the full-size image), think about these three questions:

2. Next, join the conversation by clicking on the comment button and posting in the box that opens on the right. (Students 13 and older are invited to comment, although teachers of younger students are welcome to post what their students have to say.)

3. After you have posted, try reading back to see what others have said, then respond to someone else by posting another comment. Use the "Reply" button or the @ symbol to address that student directly.

Each Monday, our collaborator, Visual Thinking Strategies, will facilitate a discussion from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern time by paraphrasing comments and linking to responses to help students' understanding go deeper. You might use their responses as models for your own.

4. On Thursday afternoons, we will reveal at the bottom of this post more information about the photo. How does reading the caption and learning its back story help you see the image differently?

Updated: MAY 26, 2022

This week's image comes from the June 22, 2021 article " First They Lace Up Their Skates. Then They Fight Terrorism." It is about the police force in Karachi, Pakistan, which put 20 officers on in-line skates for counterterrorism patrols and to soften the force's image.

The original caption reads:
More?

Members of the Sindh Police's in-line skating unit during a break in training in Karachi, Pakistan.

The photographer is Saiyna Bashir.

* See all images in this series or slide shows of 40 of our favorite images - or 40 more.

* Learn more about this feature in this video, and discover how and why other teachers are using it in their classrooms in our on-demand webinar.

* Find out how teachers can be trained in the Visual Thinking Strategies facilitation method.

Students 13 and older in the United States and the Britain, and 16 and older elsewhere, are invited to comment. All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff, but please keep in mind that once your comment is accepted, it will be made public.

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What's Going On in This Picture? | May 23, 2022

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This is our final " What's Going On in This Picture? " for the 2021-22 school year. This feature will start again in September. 1. After looking closely at the image above (or at the full-size image), think about these three questions: 2.

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VL PADLET

WONDEROPOLIS

AEIOU FULL PROTOCOL

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VL PADLET

WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS PICTURE | NEW YORK TIMES (PROTOCOL ON SITE)

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VL PADLET

GOOGLE ARTS & CULTURE COLLECTIONS

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VL PADLET

PETCHFLICKR

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Are you planning your Halloween costume?

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Are you planning your Halloween costume?

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I think this is an elite police force getting ready to roll over crime.

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I think this is an elite police force getting ready to roll over crime.

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True Life of A Woman: Multi-Taskers!! Fitness, Fun & Fighting Crime

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You got fancy with the drawing tool!

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Great use of the audio Dawn!! Way to go!!! :-)

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Great use of the audio Dawn!! Way to go!!! :-)

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Love how you dug deep into the details:-)

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Love how you dug deep into the details:-)

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Oops, published too quick. And love that you figured out the audio!

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Oops, published too quick. And love that you figured out the audio!

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In addition to the audio...

I see three people getting their roller blade safety equipment on.
I think that they are getting ready to begin.
I wonder if they will enjoy their time together.

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These 3 are ninja's on roller skates. They have been given their daily task of fighting the terrorism of darkness in the teacher world. They wake up, lace their skates and carry light into the world. Teachers need to let their light shine in the darkness.

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Like how you use audio to interpret the picture--you're always stretching yourself

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Like how you use audio to interpret the picture--you're always stretching yourself

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short sweet and very interpretive--I like your strong use of vocab--ELITE

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short sweet and very interpretive--I like your strong use of vocab--ELITE

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oh yeah... graffiti is amazing--very interpretive words--like your alliterative F words!! 

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oh yeah... graffiti is amazing--very interpretive words--like your alliterative F words!! 

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you are an artist! do you wonder where they are??

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you are an artist! do you wonder where they are??