Year 3: CoT Customized Tour with Brandon Middle School

This year Oakland Schools provided a different twist on the CoT Tour opportunity.  Based on strengths and needs, third year CoT schools were matched up to provide a customized tour.  Reuther was matched with Brandon Middle School and met for the first time on November 18, 2014 at Reuther.  Together, our science teachers are working on an action research project with the hypothesis: 

Will students achieve a deeper level of thinking after multiple implementations and teacher reflections of the _______ routine? 


Teachers will be analyzing their student artifacts using Ron Ritchhart's Student Thinking Continuum at three different times during this school year: November 18, January 27, and again in March. The customized tour also includes observation in six different classrooms as well as the utilization of the Opportunities Protocol to reflect upon the observations. 

Teacher-Created Headlines about the CoT Customized Tour: 

• The Wonderful World of Synergy
• Eleven Minds Really Are Better Than One
• Opportunities Abound when Teachers Connect, Extend and Challenge