Amplify Your Impact: Where Thinking Routines Meet Digital Citizenship Magic!
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 ⬥ 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Presented by Melissa Henning
Session Description:
Join us for this dynamic session where Harvard’s proven Thinking Routines become your secret weapon for building thoughtful digital citizens! We’ll show you how Thinking Routines can turn online conflicts into empathy-building moments and how to help students unpack the real impact of their digital choices.
Objectives:
- Analyze the core concepts of digital citizenship and identify how Thinking Routines can be used as a pedagogical tool to make these concepts visible and accessible to students.
- Select at least three different Thinking Routines that could be used in the classroom to address specific digital citizenship topics, such as online privacy, media literacy, or cyberbullying.
- View ready-to-go Thinking Routine templates that can be duplicated for use with their students.
Download a PDF copy of the slides here.
Resource Materials:
In this Resource Materials section, you will find reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information that will help you review or extend your knowledge from the presentation.
Resources from TeachersFirst
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- PLU: Introduction to Thinking Routines
- OK2Ask (free, on-demand recording): Digital Thinking That Sticks: The Power of Thinking Routines
- OK2Ask (free, on-demand recording): Engage and Inspire with More Thinking Routines
- Special Topic Collection: Project Zero Thinking Routines
- Blog Post: Boost Critical Thinking This Presidents Day with 10 Dynamic Thinking Routines
- Blog Post: Thinking Routines: A Universal Tool for Deeper Learning Across All Subject Areas
- Blog Post: Digging Deeper: Using Thinking Routines to Build Empathy During African-American History Month
- Blog Post: Use Thinking Routines to Apply Historical Context Through Music
- Blog Post: Dreaming in Depth: Using Thinking Routines to Explore MLK’s Speech Across Grade Levels
- Blog Post: Engage Students in Civil War History Using Project Zero Thinking Routines
- Blog Post: Empower Your Classroom With Thinking Routines, Part 1: Quick Guide
- Blog Post: Empower Your Classroom with Thinking Routines, Part 2: Technology-Enhanced Implementation Strategies
Mentioned During the Session
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- Project Zero Thinking Routines
- See-Think-Wonder
- Think-Puzzle-Explore
- 3-2-1 Bridge
- I Used to Think…Now I Think
- Claim-Support-Question
- What Makes You Say That?
- Circle of Viewpoints
- Red Light, Yellow Light
- Tug of War
- Step In – Step Out – Step Back
- The 3 Whys
- True for Who?
- Seek to See
- Unveiling Stories
- Values, Identities, Actions
- How Else and Why?
- Padlet (Sign in and go to the Padlet homepage (Top left side). Click to View Gallery, it has many Thinking Routine Templates – check out the ones under Education)
- Canva Thinking Routine Templates (Sign in and search templates for Thinking Routines)
- Using Book Creator to Develop Thinking Routines
Videos
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