Visible Thinking Routine
Zoom In.
Reveal an image gradually; respond at each stage.
Staged pattern
observe
interpret
wonder
complexity
What is it
What is Zoom In?
Author uploads an ordered set of frames (cropped/masked progressively). Host advances the reveal; participants describe what they see, hypothesise, and update their thinking.
Setup: Upload 3–5 ordered frames (each shows more of the image).
How it works
The prompts
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01
What do you see or notice now?
Response: Longtext
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02
What's your hypothesis or interpretation?
Response: Longtext
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03
What new things are you wondering about?
Response: Longtext
When to use
Good moments for Zoom In
- Classroom warm-up. Surface what students bring before introducing new content.
- After a reading or video. Consolidate big ideas without testing recall.
- Discussion starter. Responses become the seed material for the room conversation.
- End-of-session reflection. Capture how thinking changed.
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