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# Thinking at Every Desk

## Details

**Authors** Mosey SA

**Year** 2013

**Publisher** News 12 New Jersey

**Kind of work** press

**Discipline** Systems Science

**Kind of engagement** press

[Read it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aREspZdrFA4)

## In authors' words

### What they set out to do (purpose)

This News 12 New Jersey segment documents Green Hills Elementary School’s adoption of a metacognitive teaching approach developed by Derek and Laura Cabrera and described in Thinking at Every Desk. Teachers were trained to help students “think about thinking,” use tools such as ThinkBlocks, and make their reasoning visible rather than simply memorize information or prepare for tests.

### What they found (results)

Teachers and parents reported noticeable changes in how students approached learning. One teacher said ThinkBlocks allowed students to show what they were thinking instead of relying only on tests, while another educator described a “fundamental change” in classroom activity after working with the Cabreras. A parent reported improved vocabulary and less reliance on textbook study and test cramming. School leaders believed that starting with better thinking could eventually lead to better academic and test outcomes.

## Commentary

### In short

Coverage of the work in News. The segment documents DSRP-related practices being used with elementary students and includes teacher, parent, and administrator reports of changes in student thinking and learning.

**Patterns it shows** D, S, R, P

**How to cite this** Mosey SA (2013). Thinking at Every Desk. News 12 New Jersey.