Thinking Routines – Project Zero
Think Pair Share, Think Puzzle Explore, The 4 C’s etc. What are these?
These are called thinking routines.
A thinking routine is a set of questions or a brief sequence of steps used to scaffold and support student thinking.
Explore the thinking routines developed across a number of research projects at Project Zero from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Learn the purpose of each routine, when and where to use it and tips for effectively implementing it.
What is Project Zero?
Project Zero’s mission is to understand and nurture human potentials –such as learning, thinking, ethics, intelligence and creativity –in all human beings. The research examines the nature of such potentials, the contexts and conditions in which they develop, and the practices that support their flourishment.
Founded by philosopher Nelson Goodman at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1967, Project Zero began with a focus on understanding learning in and through the arts. Over the decades, the research continued their inquiry into the arts and arts education, while drawing together diverse disciplinary perspectives to examine fundamental questions of human expression and development.
Today, Project Zero is an intellectual wellspring, nourishing inquiry into the complexity of human potentials and exploring sustainable ways to support them across multiple and diverse cultural contexts. Find out more about Project Zero from Harvard Graduate School of Education.