Making Thinking Visible in the Age of AI
Making Thinking Visible (MTV) Routines create a learning environment in which thinking is valued, visible, and actively promoted. These simple, yet highly effective, structures can be used in any subject area, and at any grade level. This presentation will explore how classic MTV routines can be updated and enhanced, providing a scaffold for students to engage with AI in a way that promotes critical thinking, metacognition, and agency. This interactive session will demonstrate how AI can function as a thinking partner, helping students articulate, challenge, and refine their own ideas. Participants will experience redesigned routines such as See–Think–Wonder, Claim–Support–Question, and I Used to Think… Now I Think…, each adapted to foreground student thinking before and after AI interaction.
The presentation will emphasize ethical and inclusive classroom practice, showing how AI-enhanced routines can support multilingual learners, equalize participation, and make learning processes, rather than products, visible. Participants will reflect on how these routines align with inquiry-based pedagogy and the growing need to assess thinking rather than output.
By the end of the session, educators will leave with practical, adaptable strategies and a clear framework for using AI not as a shortcut, but as a tool that amplifies learning, deepens reflection, and keeps student thinking at the center of the classroom.
Facilitated By
Jancey Clark
English Teacher, Yokohama International School
Jancey Clark has been an educator for almost 20 years. She has taught in international schools in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, and Japan. Jancey has worked as a classroom teacher, learning coach, professional development director, instructional designer, academic coordinator, and consultant. Jancey is passionate about transforming professional development to provide teachers with meaningful learning opportunities and empower all educators to authentically apply their learning to make a positive impact in their school community. Jancey believes that professional learning can be leveraged to not only enhance student achievement, but also foster a vibrant and collaborative school culture. In addition to her work in schools, Jancey has been a presenter and workshop leader at international conferences, where she enjoys connecting with educators from around the world and reflecting on best practices together.
