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Big Ideas Behind Thinking through ThinkPoints Thinkpoints are "teachable moments" within the curriculum that invite or warrant thoughtful or critical probes, exploration, or investigation. Thinkpoints often provide intriguing or generative gateways into a topic or concept. Gearing instruction to help students detect and explore thinkpoints in the curriculum can help students become "mindful" thinkers and learners. A focus on thinkpoints can help increase students' awareness of key thinking opportunities. Teaching thinking through thinkpoints helps cultivate students' thinking dispositions. Teaching through thinkpoints helps students actively approach and process new topics by encouraging students to seek interesting lines of inquiry. Over time, teaching through thinkpoints pushes students to become more self-regulated in their learning. In turn, students take ownership of the questions they ask of a particular topic.
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