Images are a powerful way to engage students. I am not just thinking about using images in presentations or web sites as part of the design. I am thinking of ways to use images to inspire curious exploration and engage students in critical thinking.
One of my favorite resources to explore images is the New York Times site, "What's Going on in This Picture?"
What’s Going On in This Picture?
Intriguing Times images stripped of their captions -- and an invitation to students to discuss them live.
About once a week the New York Times Post an image and asked students to make observations and draw conclusions about the image on the site.
You can use the site or you can pull images (with credit of course) and share with your students directly.
Learn More
- I've created this Inquiry and Critical Thinking Activity connected to the site that could be used as a template.
- See all images in this series or a slide show of 40 of our favorite images.
- Learn more about how and why other teachers are using this feature from our on-demand webinar.
- Find out how teachers can be trained in the Visual Thinking Strategies facilitation method.
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