Course Overview
Developed through Harvard’s Project Zero, Visible Thinking is built on a simple idea: if you can’t see what students are thinking, you can’t teach them effectively. This course introduces thinking routines — simple, repeatable structures that make student thinking tangible and accessible, moving abstract concepts into visibly organized, discussable form.
You’ll learn tools and strategies that push students to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information while developing the metacognitive skills to understand their own thinking. The result is a classroom where critical thinking isn’t an add-on but the default — where students reason, reflect, and approach challenges from diverse perspectives as a matter of routine.
About the Authors
This is a graduate-level course intended for K–12 educators who have completed a bachelor’s degree. It is recommended that you receive board or district approval before registering with TPAI.
