hot Spots
A routine for noticing truth occasions 

Description: 
The Hot Spots thinking routine assists students in “spotting” thinking opportunities in situations that need more attention and where additional thought would be worthwhile. With practice in this routine, students become more alert to situations where they might think more deeply about the truth of something. 

How to Use the Strategy:

Access online instructions here at Harvard Project Zero.

See the routine in practice here at Harvard Project Zero.

Notes:

• Can be used on almost any topic or situation: to introduce a topic, to review a topic, to identify issues for discussion.
  
• Best used when students have some common knowledge of the topic already (though may not have formally studied it) to prevent everything being tagged as “uncertain”.
  

 

Resources
Download these resources to use in your classroom. 

hot spots continuum.docx
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