Amplify Your Impact: Where Thinking Routines Meet Digital Citizenship Magic!

Outline

Introduction to Thinking Routines

Scenarios of Using Thinking Routines for Digital Citizenship

Lesson implementation ideas (ideas provided for elementary, middle, and high school)

Share ready-to-go templates

Closing and Q/A

Outcomes

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Analyze the core concepts of digital citizenship and identify how Thinking Routines can be used as a pedagogical tool to make these concepts visible and accessible to students.

2. Select at least three different Thinking Routines that could be used in the classroom to address specific digital citizenship topics, such as online privacy, media literacy, or cyberbullying.

3. View ready-to-go Thinking Routine templates that can be duplicated for use with their students.

Supporting research

Johnson, Lisa. “Power Up Thinking Routines Using Technology Tools.” *Teach Better*, 22 Sept. 2020, https://teachbetter.com/edtech/power-up-thinking-routines-using-technology-tools/. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

Okoye, Ruth. “Empower Your Classroom with Thinking Routines, Part 1: A Quick Guide.” TeachersFirst Blog, 21 Mar. 2025, teachersfirst.com/blog/2025/03/empower-your-classroom-with-thinking-routines-part-1-a-quick-guide/. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

Okoye, Ruth. “Empower Your Classroom with Thinking Routines, Part 2: Technology-Enhanced Implementation Strategies.” TeachersFirst Blog*, 21 Mar. 2025, teachersfirst.com/blog/2025/03/empower-your-classroom-with-thinking-routines-part-2-technology-enhanced-implementation-strategies/. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

Okoye, Ruth. “Thinking Routines: A Universal Tool for Deeper Learning Across All Subjects.” TeachersFirst Blog, 15 Dec. 2024, https://teachersfirst.com/blog/2024/12/thinking-routines-a-universal-tool-for-deeper-learning-across-all-subjects/. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

Tannenbaum, Debbie. “How to Make Thinking Visible with Thinking Routines.” TCEA Blog, 12 May 2023, blog.tcea.org/thinking-routines/. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

“Teach Digital Citizenship with Dilemmas and Thinking Routines.” *Common Sense Education*, www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/digital-dilemmas. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.