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Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE: LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR POWER -- CHAPTER 1: Six Powers of Making Thinking Visible - ...

Unpacking thinking -- Putting thinking at the center of the educational enterprise -- Using thinking routines to make thinking visible -- Routines for introducing and exploring ideas -- Routines for ...