The Impact of Thinking Routines

I have always thought of thinking routines as incredibly dull and, quite frankly, boring. Thinking routines, to me, used to be tedious reflection processes through long lists of questions, which were supposed to help students think step by step and fully evaluate their work. I didn’t understand how thinking routines could be applied outside of the classroom. To help explain how my thinking has changed, I have incorporated the thinking routine “I used to think… now I think…” into this piece of writing.