Come learn about and experience the LAST protocol, designed to assist teachers as they examine the presence of thinking, often from students' use of a thinking routine. The protocol deepens teacher learning and helps develop formative assessment skills. In this session, educators from local schools will facilitate close looking at elementary and secondary students' thinking. This protocol is valuable to use as a whole faculty, in department meetings, or among critical friends.
Wednesday July 22, 2026 10:25am - 11:50am PDT Room 109
As educators worldwide strive to cultivate classrooms where thinking is valued and visible, thinking routines have become commonplace in practice. However, these routines are all too often treated as "activities to complete" rather than tools to foster deep thinking habits. To be truly effective, thinking routines must be supported by other essential Making Thinking Visible (MTV) practices: active listening, intentional questioning, and strategic documentation-- positioning us to be students of our students. In this session, Mark will lead participants through an immersive experience that highlights these practices, offering fresh ways to reconsider the power of making thinking visible—both through routines and beyond.
Wednesday July 22, 2026 2:50pm - 4:15pm PDT Room 109
