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Claim Support Question Description:  This routine encourages the process of reasoning by asking students to form interpretations and to support them with evidence. Questioning interpretations can help students see reasoning as an ongoing process. Learn More

Tubric Description:  The DQ Tubric 2.0 helps you practice writing Driving Questions by framing initial words, person or entity, action or challenge, and audience/purpose. The Tubric is a fun, hands-on way to practice the often-challenging task of writing a Driving Question for a project. Learn More

See Think Wonder Description:  In this routine, students are generally sharing their thinking at each step along the way before moving on to the next one. This allows the class to build on the group’s thinking and often results in richer discussions. Learn More

Think, puzzle, explore Description:  “This routine activates prior knowledge, generates ideas and curiosity, and prepares students for deeper inquiry.” (Project Zero, 2019) Learn More

I used to think…now I think Description:  “This routine helps students to reflect on their thinking about a topic or issue and explore how and why that thinking has changed. It can be useful in consolidating new learning as students identify their new understandings, opinions, and beliefs. By examining and explaining how and why their

Creative question starts Description:  “This routine provides practice developing questions that provoke thinking and inquiry. Brainstorming such questions” helps students explore the complexity, depth, and multi-dimensionality of a topic (Project Zero, 2019) Learn More

Creative questions Description:  “Formulating and exploring an interesting question is often as important than finding a solution. This routine encourages students to create interesting questions and then imaginatively mess around with them for a while in order to explore their creative possibilities. It provides students with the opportunity to practice developing good questions that provoke

What makes you say that? Description:  “This routine helps students describe what they see or know and asks them to build explanations. It promotes evidential reasoning (evidence-based reasoning) and because it invites students to share their interpretations, it encourages students to understand alternatives and multiple perspectives.” (Yenawine, 2013). Learn More

Does it fit? Description:  “To help students more effectively flesh out and evaluate options, alternatives, and choices in adecision-making situation.” (Project Zero, 2019) Learn More