EE Principal, Lesley Ryan and I, have spent a lot of time this school year delving into Visible Thinking/Sketchnoting in its various forms. Lesley is a wonderful mentor. She is incredibly creative and positive and has been the perfect teacher/encourager for me in this endeavor. I started this journey very much with the attitude that I was not at all artistic so how could I take this on? With Lesley's help, I have made some real progress in overcoming my fears and having more of a growth mindset about this.
So a couple of months ago, we decided we wanted to try this out in a classroom. We started with Third Grade and then once we became more confident, we offered it up to other grade levels.
Here is a little bit about what we are doing in these classrooms.
So a couple of months ago, we decided we wanted to try this out in a classroom. We started with Third Grade and then once we became more confident, we offered it up to other grade levels.
Here is a little bit about what we are doing in these classrooms.
 | Lesley often starts by having students brainstorm what they think Visible Thinking really is. |
| By this time, all of the students have entered their code into Nearpod and we launch our presentation. |  |
| | The next thing we do is watch this wonderful video on the basics of Visible Thinking. In it, the creator of the video, Claudine Delfin, an artist from France, divides the basics into 3 parts: text, images and structure. Our Nearpod is based on those 3 basic components. |
| Once we discuss one of 3 components, we give the students the opportunity to practice.  |  |
 | This is a really important concept for the students to grasp so that they can feel free to explore this process. |
We incorporate a lot of Lesley's Sketchnotes into our presentation and are trying to incorporate more student and teacher created pieces. This one was created by one of our Fourth Grade teachers, Natalie Brewer.
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