ThinkingPoints are "teachable moments" that invite critical thinking, exploration and investigation.

ThinkingPoints are stimulus materials to develop students thinking , attitudes and habits of mind.

ThinkingPoints may originate from the respective disciplines or from day-to-day events which are starting points for students to delve into an issue.

ThinkingPoints push students to become more self-regulated in their learning and take ownership of the questions they ask of a particular topic.

· Look for ThinkingPoints in your curriculum - a place where a decision is made, evidence is evaluated, or a problem is identified.

· Possible ThinkingPoints are journal articles, conference papers, chapters from textbooks, etc.

· ThinkingPoints can also come from short passages, stories from newspapers, excerpts from popular articles, diagrams, cartoons, advertisements, etc.

· Choose ThinkingPoints that will deepen learning of topics, where there is an issue, where there is information to be evaluated and a conclusion has to be made.

· You can also choose ThinkingPoints that originate from class discussion; students will see that opportunities for good thinking is all around them. Groups of students may be assigned to look for possible ThinkingPoints.

· Use ThingkingPoints to help students know what is a good thinker and how he/she thinks about a particular problem.