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  • Teacher Toolbox
    • Thinking Routines
    • Comprehension Strategies
    • Metacognition Strategies
    • Discourse Strategies
    • Formative Assessments Strategies
  • Professional Resources
    • Common Core
    • Cultures of Thinking
    • Life-Long Learners
    • Reading & Vocabulary
    • Standards Based Grading
    • Writing
  • Our Journey
    • Hart Middle School
    • Reuther Middle School
    • Rochester High School
    • Van Hoosen Middle School
    • West Middle School
  • Creative Ideas
  • Conferences
    • Moving Learning Forward 2015 Conference
    • Moving Learning Forward 2014 Conference

Circle of Viewpoints

A routine for exploring diverse perspectives. 
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Description: Circle of Viewpoints helps students to identify and consider different and diverse perspectives.  While engaged in this thinking routine, students gain a greater awareness of how others are feeling and thinking.  It also reinforces that people will think differently about a topic.  This routine gives a structure to assist in exploring these viewpoints to gain a broader, more complete understanding of the topic, event, or issue being discussed.

How to Use the Strategy:

Refer to pages 171-177 in the book Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners.

Access online instructions here at Harvard Project Zero.

See the routine in practice here at Harvard Project Zero.

Content Application:

Resources
Download these resources to use in your classroom. 
Circle of Viewpoint template.docx
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circle_of_viewpoints_-_current_events_science.docx
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Circle of Viewpoints Poster.pdf
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