RR16171122: Leading and Coaching a Culture of Thinking
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Leading and Coaching a Culture of Thinking


A key principle of the Worldwide Cultures of Thinking Project is that for classrooms to be cultures of thinking for students, schools have to be cultures of thinking for teachers. Achieving this goal often demands that schools shift and change the types of conversations they have to better focus them on issues of teaching and learning than on issues of schooling. We see the most gains in student performance and school transformation when schools make the discussion of thinking, examination of student work, and the taking of risks in trying new teaching practices central to the work of the school. This seminar is aimed at laying the groundwork for this type of development shift by exploring ways participants might build on and extend the professional learning culture that currently exists at their schools. We will examine tools, frameworks, protocols, and practices that the Worldwide Cultures of Thinking Project has developed to support the development of cultures of thinking at the school-wide level.

 


 About the Presenter: Dr. Ron Ritchhart

 

FINAL Ritch022 reducedRon Ritchhart is a Senior Research Associate and Principal Investigator at Harvard Project Zero where his work focuses on the development of school and classroom culture as prime vehicles for developing students’ as powerful thinkers and learners. Ron's research and writings have informed the work of schools, school systems, and museums throughout the world. His research is largely classroom based, learning from the best practice of teachers to better understand how they create conditions for powerful learning.

Ron’s seminal research presented in the book Intellectual Character, identified thinking routines as a core instructional practice and laid a framework for understanding group culture that is widely used by schools and organizations. His internationally best-selling book, Making Thinking Visible, co-written with Mark Church and Karin Morrison, has popularized the use of thinking routines to facilitate deep learning and high engagement. Ron’s book, Creating Cultures of Thinking, takes readers inside a diverse range of learning environments to show how teachers create classrooms where thinking is valued, visible and actively promoted as part of the day to day experience of all group members. Howard Gardner has called the book “ a tour de force” for Ron’s ability to seamlessly merge theory, research, practice and application together in a highly accessible and engaging manner. Ron’s most recent book is The Power of Making Thinking Visible, which he co-authored with Mark Church. This book presents new research on the power of thinking routines to transform learning, teaching, and schooling while sharing with readers what Ron and Mark have learned about how to use routines most effectively.

Ron splits his time between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Santa Barbara, California when he is not working in Cambridge or with schools around the world.


 

Registration Details

Course Code: RR16171122

Topic: Leading and Coaching a Culture of Thinking

Presenter: Dr. Ron Ritchhart

Date: 15 - 16 November 2021

Time: 8.30 am to 11.30 am Singapore Time GMT+8

Mode of Delivery: via Zoom

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Workshop Fee: S$200.00 per participant. If 2 or more participants from the same school/organization attend the same workshop, the discounted fee will be S$170.00 per participant for that particular workshop. Fees are subject to GST.

 

Next Run in 2022

Dates: 16 - 17 November 2022 (2 half-days)

Time: 9.00 am to 12.00 pm Singapore Time GMT+8

Mode of Delivery: via Zoom

Closing Date: 14 October 2022 Friday

Workshop Fee: S$200.00 per participant. If 2 or more participants from the same school/organization attend the same workshop, the discounted fee will be S$170.00 per participant for that particular workshop. Fees are subject to GST.

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Other Information: Registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis. No refunds will be made for cancellations or in the case of absentees. The Academy accepts replacements for registered participants who are unable to attend for whatever reasons.

School/Cluster-Based Workshop Registration
Please contact Joseph Loy by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or tel: 6363 0330 on the cost of conducting the workshop.

 


Other Workshops by Dr. Ron Ritchhard

The Power of Making Thinking Visible

Using Thinking Routines with Remote Learning

Creating Cultures of Thinking