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Shonda L.
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What do you like best about ThinkUp!?

It is aligned with STAAR test and Texas TEKS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ThinkUp!?

You have to purchase the teacher's edition. In the past, you would receive one free with the student editions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ThinkUp! solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am using the ThinkUp in small groups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Annalise Hartley of ThinkUp!

Thank you for your review, Shonda. We're glad to hear that ThinkUp!'s TEKS and STAAR alignment has been helpful. 😊 Your feedback is very important to us as we are always looking for ways to improve user experience. If you have any additional feedback you would like to share, please feel free to email me at annalise@mentoringminds.com. We would love to hear from you!

ThinkUp! Overview

What is ThinkUp!?

ThinkUp! curriculum (Grades 1-8) is a dynamic curriculum built upon a foundation of critical thinking. It was designed to develop students who can process and evaluate information at deeper levels, make informed decisions, solve complex problems, and find reasonable solutions—resulting in standards mastery and improved performance. Digital licensing for ThinkUp! curriculum includes access to i-Ready Teacher Toolbox which includes fillable PDFs for all grade levels and subjects purchased in Texas (Math, RLA, & Science in English + Spanish) and North Carolina (Math & ELA in English). Pair ThinkUp! with i-Ready Assessment Suite for a robust suite of assessments, instructional resources, and reporting that address the rigor of the standards and state testing.

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Providing high-quality, easy-to-use, evolving solutions for customers-solutions that provide districts with the tools to meet the ever evolving and challenging goals of providing the best quality education for students, parents, and community.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Our work starts by developing research-based products and continues throughout the school year, as we help schools implement our resources and realize student growth. We impacts millions of students every day by partnering with principals and teachers across the country to improve student achievement and teach critical thinking. As an unpredictable future rapidly approaches, critical thinking has become even more important for our next generation.

ThinkUp! equips educators with resources that support a school-wide thinking culture and deepen student engagement. ThinkUp! offers educators and students a path for continual growth that leads to improved student achievement and success in the future.


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Supporting students' critical thinking and success.
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"Think up resource"
It is challenging resource for STAAR prep and instruction.
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ThinkUp! Demo - ThinkUp!—now in the i-Ready Teacher Toolbox
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Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
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What do you like best about ThinkUp!?

Supporting students' critical thinking and success. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ThinkUp!?

Nothing is negative. We are very happy to use Think Up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ThinkUp! solving and how is that benefiting you?

Practicing ELA during the Blended Learining times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about ThinkUp!?

It is challenging resource for STAAR prep and instruction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ThinkUp!?

Would like to see more color interactive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ThinkUp! solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helps with staar Prep. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about ThinkUp!?

Different options available to open aspects in critical thinking. Sometimes mime blocks slow us down with the simplest ideas... this helped create a way around that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ThinkUp!?

A little broad in some contextual information I'm my fields of study. Not that this doesn't help in some areas, but in many ways it pushed me to want more or hope there was more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ThinkUp! solving and how is that benefiting you?

Connect ideas to concept. I tend to use blooms to write course objectives

This could help open ideas to connect different levels in the structured tiere elements I use during that development phase Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about ThinkUp!?

I like ThinkUp's approach; it is very systematic and highlights important things in education. It seems like there are common sense principles that are combined with data-driven systematic insights. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ThinkUp!?

While they are incredibly inclusive, I would appreciate more materials that are dedicated to children with special needs regarding development issues, etc. Otherwise, not much to dislike! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ThinkUp! solving and how is that benefiting you?

ThinkUp is helping us to be more data-driven in our approach to learning. It also allows us to automate a lot of menial tasks. Being able to track efficiency is very important for us for constant improvements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about ThinkUp!?

The affirmations that is provided; it's helpful to hear. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ThinkUp!?

There are as many downsides about thinkup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ThinkUp! solving and how is that benefiting you?

ThinkUp hasn't helped me solve any business problems persay. But it has allowed me to reframe my focus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aimee I.
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What do you like best about ThinkUp!?

I love the progression on the Think Up Books! I love that it goes from games, vocabulary, and review to independent practice to an assessment. The questions have rigor and are in depth which help develop their problem-solving thinking. I love the online feature which is great when you are working with your team to develop lesson plans. All the grade levels at my campus use the think-up books! It was wonderful to start exposing our students to rigorous word problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ThinkUp!?

I think it would be great to have more fluency in the Math Think- up books. I think the reading think-up books needs to have more vocabulary and grammar skills in the books. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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I enjoy using the think-up books! They help push our students to the next level of thinking. I enjoy that it aligns with our TEKS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ThinkUp! solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have realized that our students are more prepared when students are using the think-up books. They have less anxiety when taking their State assessment because they have seen questions that are in-depth and show that same type of thinking. As a title 1 campus, we noticed that our students are being exposed to the different content they need to be prepared for the state assessments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Annalise Hartley of ThinkUp!

Thank you for your review, Aimee! We're so glad to hear that ThinkUp! has been a rigorous tool for your campus and that your students are feeling prepared for their state assessment. Your feedback is important, so if you have anything additional to share, please feel free to email me at annalise@mentoringminds.com. 😊

Brandy B.
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What do you like best about ThinkUp!?

I have used ThinkUp! for several years now. It is an asset to my students' success. It is rigorous and covers all of the TEKS. After using ThinkUp! all year the students are prepared for the state assessment. I am glad there was some skills practice added to the program this year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ThinkUp!?

I love the activities provided in the teacher's edition. I just wish they were not all teacher-made. Also, the new online interactive videos are slow and monotonous to the older students. They lose interest before finishing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ThinkUp! solving and how is that benefiting you?

The students are learning how to use higher-order thinking skills to solve real-world problems. Before I only used ThinkUp! as a supplement, but with all of the new components, it makes a complete curriculum. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Annalise Hartley of ThinkUp!

Thank you for your review, Brandy! We're so glad to hear that ThinkUp! has been an asset to your students' success. Your feedback is important, so if you have anything additional to share, please feel free to email me at annalise@mentoringminds.com. 😊

Susan R.
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What do you like best about ThinkUp!?

Every lesson is split into different kinds of activities from pre-assessments and vocabulary activities to post-assessments. So, I like the fact that I don't have to be looking for many other resources to supplement instruction. Everything is in one single workbook and one platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ThinkUp!?

I don't dislike anything from the workbook or the platform. What I would like to have more is time to be able to do every single activity in the workbook and watch every single video on the platform. Unfortunately, our curriculum and time frame don't allow us to do that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ThinkUp!:

Use every section for the intended purpose of the workbook and the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ThinkUp! solving and how is that benefiting you?

We started using Mentoring Minds to supplement our Math textbook several years ago. That was our major problem. Our original textbook was not really giving us enough practice exercises that could really resemble the State exam. For this reason we started using MEntoring Minds, but it was so good that we ended up using it as our main source of instruction. Now, our district has decided to use Think up as our main textbook. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Annalise Hartley of ThinkUp!

Thank you for your review, Susan! We're so thrilled to hear that ThinkUp! has been such a valuable resource for your district. If you have any additional feedback, please feel free to email me at annalise@mentoringminds.com. 😊

Rebecca H.
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What do you like best about ThinkUp!?

I think it challenges students as they need for the Staar test. It is a great resource to be able to use in the classroom for all ages. I have taught 5th and 6th grade and loved this every year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ThinkUp!?

Some of the questions are a little challenging and harder than staar level but overall pretty good. It would be nice to have multiple levels of questions for low, medium, and high kids. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ThinkUp! solving and how is that benefiting you?

The benefits have been great with my honors students, it challenges them a lot. In the past, it has helped with closing some gaps with students and get them on track for the net year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Annalise Hartley of ThinkUp!

Thank you for your review, Rebecca! We're so glad to hear ThinkUp! has challenged your students and helped close gaps. Your feedback is important to use, so please feel free to email me at annalise@mentoringminds.com with any additional feedback. 😊

Pablo O.
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What do you like best about ThinkUp!?

The online version is so student-friendly and also teacher friendly. Definitely more convenient than the hard copy. I have. I used other books and definitely nothing like Think up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ThinkUp!?

I have used this book for a while, not sure to find anything that is inconvinient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ThinkUp! solving and how is that benefiting you?

All my SE's are covered in a rigorous manner, compared to the book adoption from my district. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Annalise Hartley of ThinkUp!

Thank you for your review Pablo! We're so glad to hear that ThinkUp! has been a rigorous resource and the Teacher Toolbox has been user-friendly. Your feedback is very important to us as we are always looking for ways to improve user experience. If you have any additional feedback, please feel free to email me at ahartley@cainc.com.