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Leighton "Solve Problems"
Guided Tour (6)
Guided Tour with Dr. Laura Colosi
The Science Behind ThinkBlocks
Play, Think, and Thrive with Dr. Laura Colosi
Tips & Tricks for New Users
There's No Wrong Way to Use ThinkBlocks
The 21st Century Whiteboard
TeacherTalk (7)
PreK students explore Family and learn timeless Thinking Skills
Head Start students study Community Helpers
4th Graders review Virginia History with the Patterns of Thinking
6th Grade Math teacher breaks down Algebraic expressions with the Patterns of Thinking
7th Grade Life Sciences class relates systems of the human body
11th and 12th Graders in AP Human Geography class discuss controversial issues
TeacherTalk: Patterns of Thinking and ThinkBlocks
Activity Tutorials (22)
Finding Relationships among Systems of the Body
How to Clean your ThinkBlocks
Teaching History from Multiple Perspectives
Metaphors and Similes
Conceptual Learning
One Problem...Multiple Perspectives
Number Line
Multiplying, Dividing and Factoring Units
Enduring Ideas: Sense of Place
Understanding Ecosystems
Self-similarity and Thinking
Perspectives on Art
Deconstructing Distinctions: Sex and Gender
Us and Them
Building Analogies
Controllable Factors
Using Dry Erase and Stickers
Organizing Systems
Distinction: Context Matters
The Content and Context of a Distinction
Making A Relationship Explicit
3 Types of Perspective Taking
Expert Talks (18)
Dr. Cabrera: The Need for the Patterns of Thinking
Dr. Mary Ann Ryan, Power of the Patterns of Thinking Method
The Educational Debate
The Future
Facts are not like chicken
Hold That Thought: Making Ideas Come Alive
Thinking by Design
Teaching Relationships through ThinkBlocks
Success = Teaching Kids to Think
Why are ThinkBlocks hollow?
Play. Think. Thrive.
ThinkBlocks Help Children Learn About Perspective Taking
ThinkBlocks Teach Principles of Systems Thinking
ThinkBlocks are the 21st Century Wooden Block
Distributed Knowledge
Dr. Cabrera on the Role Thinking Plays in Our Everyday Lives
Research Leads to a New Way to Teach Thinking
Professor Fleming on Perspective and Social Sciences
Testimonials (11)
Steve "Leading Teams"
Ashleigh "Role Playing"
Talia "Math"
Gianna "Fun"
Elena "Vet"
Joey "Rockstar"
Greg "SAT"
Leighton "Solve Problems"
David "Think Night"
PreK Teacher Describes Transfer of Part-Whole
Sonia "Teacher and Mom"
Video Summary
Leighton (College student and 24 years old) is an understated physicist who uses ThinkBlocks to understand the thinking patterns that are used when problem solving.
