Mode of Instruction: Independent/Partner/Teamwork           Purpose: Individual reflection prior to discussion

Objective: To elicit and use evidence of student thinking, students utilize intentionally planned think time before responding to and sharing out understanding.

To emphasize the importance of think-time, the teacher poses a question/problem for students to silently think about. After a short period of time, students write an explanation to share. When the teacher indicates, partners share explanations. Partners may share within the team or the whole class.

Think-Pair-Share (Think-Ink-Pair-Share variation)

Students receive a question—possibly about concepts covered in a unit, Diamond Problems, or mental math—and silently think for a short period of time. Without writing, partners discuss explanations of the question. Partners may then share out with the rest of the team or class.

• Teacher poses a question/problem.

• Students think for a period of time—one or two minutes.

• Students silently prepare an explanation in writing to share.

• Partners take turns sharing written explanations.

• Partners may then share out with the rest of the team or class.