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I used to think about thinking, but now I've think I've thought it out

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I used to think about thinking, but now I've think I've thought it out

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I used to think that visual thinking was difficult to teach except through mindmaps  But now I think by careful scalfolding students can be guided for better understanding of concepts and help them answer out of the box questions and move them away from rote learn

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I used to think that visual thinking was difficult to teach except through mindmaps  But now I think by careful scalfolding students can be guided for better understanding of concepts and help them answer out of the box questions and move them away from rote learn

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that critical thinking skills can be taught by exposure and carefully placed questions to probe further and challenge students' answers (e.g. socratic questioning techniques).

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that critical thinking skills can be taught by exposure and carefully placed questions to probe further and challenge students' answers (e.g. socratic questioning techniques).

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BUT NOW!! I realised I can draw links, connect the dots to real life if the opportunity arises (certain very academically inclined things such as analysing EL Comprehension passages would be a little forced if we always try to fit it in )

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I used to think that developing thinking requires a lot of time.

But now I think that thinking can be developed as a way of life so that it becomes natural.

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I used to think mindmapping will be complex and messy, and that students could only do a good job after completing entire syllabus. But now, I had a new perspective that it could be done with smaller topics and can be done neatly and students are able to do them independently :)

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I used to think mindmapping will be complex and messy, and that students could only do a good job after completing entire syllabus. But now, I had a new perspective that it could be done with smaller topics and can be done neatly and students are able to do them independently :)

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I used to think that reflective journal is just a record for students to chart their own progress.

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I used to think that reflective journal is just a record for students to chart their own progress.

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But now I know that it is an important tool for teachers to find out more about their thinking process.

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I used to think that thinking would come naturally when students are given tasks/activities to do in class, but now I know that thinking needs to be taught more explicitly. 

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I used to think that thinking would come naturally when students are given tasks/activities to do in class, but now I know that thinking needs to be taught more explicitly. 

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I used to think that it will be difficult to teach thinking routines but now I think teachers can put in more effort to plan the teaching

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I used to think that it will be difficult to teach thinking routines but now I think teachers can put in more effort to plan the teaching

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I used to think that reflective journalling was a time buster and it would be too time consuming to incorporate during lesson time.

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I used to think that reflective journalling was a time buster and it would be too time consuming to incorporate during lesson time.

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But now..
I see the great potential and see if I can try to incorporate elements of this into the classroom.

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I used to think that it takes up a lot of time to implement thinking routines in classrooms but now I think it is really worth the time and effort to impart students with a very important skill.

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I used to think that it takes up a lot of time to implement thinking routines in classrooms but now I think it is really worth the time and effort to impart students with a very important skill.

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I used to think that students are unable to explain their thinking process but now I think it is possible if the instructions direct them to show their thinking. 

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I used to think that students are unable to explain their thinking process but now I think it is possible if the instructions direct them to show their thinking. 

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I used to think how one thinks critically but now I know

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I used to think how one thinks critically but now I know

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I used to think that thinking is "normal" but now it seems that we need to be more explicit about our thinking.

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I used to think that thinking is "normal" but now it seems that we need to be more explicit about our thinking.

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I used to think that thinking is something hard for students to visualise but now with the different routines being shared to us, it is very possible for us to guide the students in this aspect and make sure that we incorporate them in our lesson design for our students to have this habit. 

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I used to think that thinking is something hard for students to visualise but now with the different routines being shared to us, it is very possible for us to guide the students in this aspect and make sure that we incorporate them in our lesson design for our students to have this habit. 

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I used to think that critical thinking can be taught to students by simply telling students what to look out, how to analyse etc

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I used to think that critical thinking can be taught to students by simply telling students what to look out, how to analyse etc

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But now I think teachers must model and explicitly name the thinking routine that student is encouraged to use.

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I used to think that visual thinking was difficult to teach except through mindmaps  But now I think by careful scalfolding students can be guided for better understanding of concepts and help them answer out of the box questions and move them away from rote learning 

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I used to think that visual thinking was difficult to teach except through mindmaps  But now I think by careful scalfolding students can be guided for better understanding of concepts and help them answer out of the box questions and move them away from rote learning 

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I used to think that thinking is abstract and invisible but now I realise that thinking can be made visible provided that the teachers model the way and provide the necessary scaffolding.

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I used to think that thinking is abstract and invisible but now I realise that thinking can be made visible provided that the teachers model the way and provide the necessary scaffolding.

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I used to think that thinking was something that everybody did in the classroom

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I used to think that thinking was something that everybody did in the classroom

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But now I know that it requires regular checks to ensure that people are thinking.

"I think therefore I am"

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that thinking is easy BUT NOW I know it isn't but we can make use of certain routines to help make it visible not only for ourselves but for our students too :)

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I used to think that thinking skills is very abstract and difficult to teach and use in class.

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I used to think that thinking skills is very abstract and difficult to teach and use in class.

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But now I think that thinking is crucial and is actually very easy to implement.

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I used to think that it was challenging to teach students to think critically.

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I used to think that it was challenging to teach students to think critically.

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Now I  know that there are ways to construct specific questions that can help guide higher order thinking.

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I used to think that its difficult to "see" what the students are thinking about.

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I used to think that its difficult to "see" what the students are thinking about.

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Now I think there are some strategies to make their thinking more visible

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I used to think that teaching critical thinking will take up a lot of lesson time but now i think that it should be part of the SOW. 

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I used to think that teaching critical thinking will take up a lot of lesson time but now i think that it should be part of the SOW. 

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I used to think that metacognition which is "thinking about thinking" is an aha concept..

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I used to think that metacognition which is "thinking about thinking" is an aha concept..

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Now we have an extension of metacognition to "thinking about thinking for thinking" Wow!

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I used to think that critical thinking was something that students learn implicitly through lessons.

But now I think it is much easier for teachers to teach and assess students through visible thinking routines and strategic questions.

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That critical thinking is an innate ability that exist within the students. Know i know that it can be 'modelled' by the teacher and with time, students will be able to do it better.

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I used to think that thinking is a natural process but now I know that it can be rather complex and it requires more thought 

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I used to think that thinking is a natural process but now I know that it can be rather complex and it requires more thought 

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I used to think that critical thinking is beyond the capability of students, but now I know that it is within their ability to master, given the right mindset and approach to thinking and learning.

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I used to think that critical thinking is beyond the capability of students, but now I know that it is within their ability to master, given the right mindset and approach to thinking and learning.

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I used to think that thinking is something either you have it or not (ie you've got brain or are brainless). But now I know thinking is a skill that can be learnt / taught.

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I used to think that thinking is something either you have it or not (ie you've got brain or are brainless). But now I know thinking is a skill that can be learnt / taught.

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I used to think that thinking process is not something that can be taught.

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I used to think that thinking process is not something that can be taught.

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Now I think that we can probably try teaching.

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I used to think that critical thinking skills can be taught by exposure and carefully placed questions to probe further and challenge students' answers (e.g. socratic questioning techniques).

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I used to think that critical thinking skills can be taught by exposure and carefully placed questions to probe further and challenge students' answers (e.g. socratic questioning techniques).

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BUT NOW! we can and should also draw the links and connect the bridges to real life if the opportunity presents itself (very academic things like EL comprehension passage analysis would be a little forced if it is often done).

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I used to think that critical thinking is simply an end that marks a student's abilities.

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I used to think that critical thinking is simply an end that marks a student's abilities.

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But not I think that it plays a very important role in facilitating a student's learning, no matter their ability.

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I used to think that teaching critical thinking is difficult.

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I used to think that teaching critical thinking is difficult.

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But now I think that it is a possible thing and I would want to try the out with my class

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I used to think that developing thinking in students takes a lot of time and patience

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I used to think that thinking was innate and didn't need to be explicit

Now I think (and know) that not everyone can think so they need to be taught how to think

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I used to think that teaching thinking is something new.

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I used to think that teaching thinking is something new.

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Now I am thinking how to make students thinking visible.

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I used to think mind-mapping will be pretty complex and could only be done after completion of entire syllabus

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I used to think mind-mapping will be pretty complex and could only be done after completion of entire syllabus

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Now I see many possibilities of using it in a sp

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I used to think that it is difficult to make thinking visible

Now I think that with a little tweaking, it is not impossible to implement it in the classroom

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I used to think that it is not easy to teach CT but now I know I can.

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I used to think that it is difficult and time consuming to let the students 'think aloud'.

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I used to think that it is difficult and time consuming to let the students 'think aloud'.

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Now I think I can use some of the methods being shared in class. And find out their responses.

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I used to think that it is not easy to get students to think visibly as I have tried and faced reluctance from students.

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I used to think that it is not easy to get students to think visibly as I have tried and faced reluctance from students.

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Now I think with better structure and scaffolding to the students, they can adapt and learn it with time and encouragement.

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I use to think thinking comes naturally to the students but now I think we need to teach them the skills, through establishing thinking routines in the classroom.

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I use to think thinking comes naturally to the students but now I think we need to teach them the skills, through establishing thinking routines in the classroom.

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I used to think that thinking can only be visualised in mind maps for non Art subjects.

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I used to think that thinking can only be visualised in mind maps for non Art subjects.

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Now I thinking can also be used in Visuals and doodles to model other subjects other than Art.

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I used to think that it takes a lot of efort to have critical thinking implemented in class.

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I used to think that it takes a lot of efort to have critical thinking implemented in class.

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Now, I'm aware that at times the think that I do like mind mapping also considered as part of critical thinking methods

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I used to think that thinking is something everyone can do instinctively and that it sharpens with age, education, training, etc

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I used to think that thinking is something everyone can do instinctively and that it sharpens with age, education, training, etc

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But now I have learnt that it is something that can and should be taught

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I used to think that teaching critical thinking is a mammoth task

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I used to think that teaching critical thinking is a mammoth task

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now I think that it is achievable and time should be dedicated to modelling how we come up with answers

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Being the Thinker....Rethinking my thinking

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Being the Thinker....Rethinking my thinking

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Rethink about the assumptions made about my students that they can think for themselves, that sometimes educators need to model our thought processes such that students would be able to emulate and reinforce them as their thinking routines. The capacity of thinking is not really au natural but it could be facilitated to be extended to the next level which expands students' breadth and depth of thinking

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I used to think that it requires a lot of time to implement

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I used to think that it requires a lot of time to implement

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But now I think it can be very effective and efficient in eliciting students' thinking processes as a form of formative assessment

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about thinking

Now I think
about thinking still.

Design for understanding and you will get critical thinking.

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I used to think that most lessons are teacher centric

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I used to think that most lessons are teacher centric

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Now I think that the lessons we design makes a lot of difference

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I used to think that what we are doing in the classrooms help students to learn

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I used to think that what we are doing in the classrooms help students to learn

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But now i think we teach but they do not necessary learn.

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I used to think that it is a challenge to make thinking visible and how can we go about making thinking visible when myself sometimes find it hard to make my own thinking visible.

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I used to think that it is a challenge to make thinking visible and how can we go about making thinking visible when myself sometimes find it hard to make my own thinking visible.

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Now I think that with the sharing this morning, it is not exactly a challenging task, but rather a routine and deliberate effort to make thinking visible.

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I used to think thinking is invisible and abstract, but now i think we can make it visible by using some tools. In order to make our students to use the tools, we need to use it too!

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I used to think thinking is invisible and abstract, but now i think we can make it visible by using some tools. In order to make our students to use the tools, we need to use it too!

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I used to think teaching critical thinking takes a great deal of effort. But now I think it can be done in manageable, bite-size pieces.

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I used to think teaching critical thinking takes a great deal of effort. But now I think it can be done in manageable, bite-size pieces.

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I used to think but now I am thinking if I am thinking correctly.....

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I used to think but now I am thinking if I am thinking correctly.....

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I used to think...
Visible thinking was difficult to implement

Now I think...
It is not that bad because see-think-wonder, think-pair-share looks manageable. More important is the routine

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Now I think....