Care and Conversation
Can conversation be a form of care? I think a lot about the ways in which VTS teaches, but perhaps less than I ought to ...
Author: Em Miller
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Using VTS to Build Conversations with People Living with Dementia
The non-judgmental nature of VTS synched seamlessly with what many memory care experts stress are best practices when ...
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When Uncertainty Becomes Possibility: VTS and Creative Problem-Solving
I am standing in front of a painting in our campus museum with a group of college students. Smiling broadly, I ask, ...
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Online Image Discussions
How do we hold Visual Thinking Strategies image discussions online?
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The Words We Use
Language is not something we acquire; rather it is something we participate in. As such, we do not ever really learn a ...
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About Language
How do we as teachers both support language development and deconstruct the structures of language that erase histories?
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Creating a Shared Language: English Learners and Bilingual VTS
VTS is about making meaning through group discussion, but what happens when the participants do not share a common language?
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The Practice of Adapting VTS
We know the skills that VTS fosters—critical thinking, careful observation, generating inferences, and revising ...
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When the “Picture” Is Not a Picture: Opening a Discussion
There is an art to crafting new VTS experiences. For instance, how can VTS work with a live animal?