Overview & Comparison - THINKING PRO

Overview & Comparison

THINKING PRO | Curriculum Unit and THINKING PRO | Essentials 

At Thinking Habitats, we aim to equip teachers with curriculum tools and resources that improve students’ reading comprehension, critical thinking skills, and news media literacy, with the ultimate goal of helping students lead successful lives. 

THINKING PRO | Curriculum Unit is our original, comprehensive lesson plan that uses local news as a tool to increase student outcomes in media literacy, reading, writing, math and science in 5-10 weeks. It includes interactive learning videos, group discussions, writing assignments, and a cumulative Capstone project. It is suitable for 8th Grade through 12th Grade and includes an evidence-based professional development program option for the classroom teacher.

We’re now also offering THINKING PRO | Essentials, a self-paced, online program consisting of a suite of 20 interactive learning videos that teach reading comprehension and critical thinking strategies. This stand-alone program allows learners to rapidly develop and practice skills and can be completed in 3-5 weeks. It is suitable for 6th Grade through 12th Grade, pending student ability levels.

THINKING PRO |

Curriculum Unit

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Essentials

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General

Timeframe

5-10 weeks

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3-5 weeks

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Grade Levels

8th - 12th

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6th - 12th

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Teaching Approach

Teacher-facilitated

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Student self-paced

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Usage

Replace an existing unit

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Supplement an existing unit

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Mode

Face-to-face, hybride or online

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Online or app

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Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Reading Comprehension

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Critical Thinking 

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Media Literacy 

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Essentials

Civic Engagement

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Essentials

Writing 

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Speaking & Listening

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Social Emotional Learning (SEL) 🌟

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Features

Reliable Process 

for critical thinking analysis (a step-by-step guide)

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Interactive Videos

7 x Reading Stratgies
13 x Thinking Strategies

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Group Discussions

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Media Mindfulness Activities (SEL) 🌟

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Writing Assignments

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Capstone Project 

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Use of Informational Texts

Historical News Articles

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Current, Local News Articles

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Grading & Assessment

Automatized, Instant Feedback

Interactive videos

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Teacher-Graded Assignments with Rubrics 

Writing assignments, capstone project and its presentation

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Formative Assessment

Proficiency levels assessed by interactive videos

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Summative Assessment 

Pretest & posttest and capstone project

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Performance Dashboard 🎯

 for students and teachers

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Professional Development, Online

Training

4 hours, across two sessions

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1 hour, single session

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Evidence-Based Coaching

One-on-one coaching before, during and after first implementation

6-8 hours, with personal coach

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Ongoing Support

Email & coach

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Email

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Benefits for School Administrators

Proven-Effective Using Empirical Research

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Alignment with Standards 

CCSS, NCSS, NCTE, & WIDA

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Impact Report  🎯

on Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) relative to your School Improvement Plan (SIP)

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Leverage of Title Funds 💰💰

 Title I, II, III, IV & ESSER

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Title I, II, III, IV & ESSER

Essentials

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Please contact us to request curriculum alignment materials. We can also share information to help your school/ district leverage Federal Title Funds (Title I, II, III, IV & ESSER) to acquire THINKING PRO programs and access to related professional development.