What stops us as a profession in striving to build
cultures of thinking and student self - regulation in our classrooms?
From 2009 — 2011, she participated in Harvard's Project Zero
Cultures of Thinking series, learning a variety of methods around making time for thinking with her students, developing and using a language of thinking, making thinking visible and making the classroom environment rich with tools designed to highlight thinking processes.
These principles underpin the work of
the Cultures of Thinking initiative.
The 6 Principles of
the Cultures of Thinking Project.
The research and theoretical basis for
the Cultures of Thinking work can be found in my book, Intellectual Character.
Daniel Wilson is the faculty chair of Project Zero Classroom, Creating
Cultures of Thinking, Making Learning Visible, Multiple Intelligences, Teaching for Understanding, Thinking and Learning in the Maker - Centered Classroom, Visible Thinking, and Learning Environments for Tomorrow.
For 10 years, the capacity to engage through the use of protocols has been developed through collaborative research with Project Zero (a Harvard Graduate School of Education research group) on
Cultures of Thinking.
Sidra Moshinsky, Head of Jewish Studies, concentrated on a core component of
our Cultures of Thinking pedagogy.
In this program, you will learn how to create «
cultures of thinking»: places where a group's collective as well as individual thinking is valued, visible, and actively promoted every day.
«Over the course of the year, students were offered various opportunities to use the Understanding Map, (developed by the Harvard Project Zero
Cultures of Thinking Project and available to download on Ron Ritchhart's resource page) in their building and consolidating of materials, or as a tool of reflection.
In this online course, participants learn how to create «
cultures of thinking,» communities where a group's collective as well as individual thinking is valued, visible, and actively promoted every day.
Creating
Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools Be prepared to be challenged by what students need versus what is comfortable for adults.
Project Zero's 13 - week online, coach - facilitated course offerings — among them Creating
Cultures of Thinking: Learning to Leverage the Eight Forces that Shape the Culture of Groups, Classrooms, and Schools; Multiple Intelligences: Expanding Our Perspectives to Support All Learners; Thinking and Learning in the Maker - Centered Classroom — are grounded in day - to - day teaching and leadership practice.
Other teachers have chosen to be involved in book circles, professional learning conversations or the development of workshops for Bialik's fifth
Cultures of Thinking Conference.
At Bialik College the learning programs are developed using
Cultures of Thinking practices.
This motivated me to find a way to build, within these same classrooms,
a culture of thinking.
Using these eight forces as levers of transformation, participants will looks at practical ways they can create
a culture of thinking in their classrooms and across their schools and organizations.
By breaking down the thinking process and by making thinking visible, thinking routines foster a community of thinkers in a classroom and
a culture of thinking in a school or district.
Ten Tools to Build
a Culture of Thinking at Your School — from trying a schoolwide thinking routine to surveying your students to launching a «What If... Week.»
A culture of thinking and learning
Below you will find downloadable pdf files for some key
Culture of Thinking resources.
These cultural forces, derived from research in classrooms where
a culture of thinking was evident, form the basis for much of my work.
• Building
a Culture of Thinking: How do we help learners develop dispositions that support thoughtful learning across school subjects?
Project Zero Perspectives: Building
a Culture of Thinking, Clarkston Community Schools, Clarkston, MI, USA (November 1 - 3, 2012)
His research interests include supporting educators to teach for understanding and build a classroom
culture of thinking; pedagogies focused on educating for global competence; and the challenges of sustaining change initiatives in educational settings.
What matters most is the political will and
a culture of thinking about cyclists as equals to drivers at the various departments of transportation:
Not exact matches
Setting up a company and
culture that allows people to do what they do best (Mastery), in the way that they
think will bring about the best results (Autonomy) focused on something that is meaningful (Purpose) as part
of group aligned in values (Connectedness) is what drives a great and powerful
culture.»
«I
think frankly, employers should try to embrace the idea behind this, especially if the company has any pretense
of being a feminist organization or treating women's rights as a priority, whether it's in their corporate
culture or their customer relations.
Some
of the key insights, like long - term
thinking, continuous learning, and simplified company structure, all serve as building blocks for his startup's
culture, he said.
The huge numbers
of Dutch people working less than 30 hours a week I met in Amsterdam stirred me to
think critically about work
culture across the Atlantic.
Dig Deeper: The 10 Best Slogans
of All Time How to Create a Company Philosophy: Hire People Who Match the
Culture Understandably, many companies don't
think about their principles until they start making hires.
We recognize that true, effective diversity
of thought within our
culture should go beyond our hiring practices.
No, this book won't offer you many chuckles, but it might help readers break through our
culture's unhelpful silence around our inevitable end and
think through how to go about the final chapter
of life with some dignity.
I
think that's the true beauty
of Japanese
culture.»
We
think people, and
culture, are foundation
of everything we do.
Lest you
think of «
culture» as a luxury, know that it is everything to your business as an entrepreneur.
«What I
think is most appealing about Japanese
culture is its amazing mixture
of cuteness, coolness and playfulness,» says Seiji Horibuchi, president and CEO
of VIZ Pictures.
When people
think of strong company
cultures, many immediately jump to images
of slick offices in Silicon Valley, Ping - Pong tables and yoga hour.
Wheeler said he
thinks Yahoo called everyone back to work «because they had gotten into a
culture of laziness,» and that the firm will likely loosen the restrictions soon.
Think in terms
of what's valuable in your
culture.
Besides building camaraderie, this sort
of culture enables employees to
think outside the box, develop innovative ideas to push the company forward and enables personal growth.
I
think it showed that we really respected the
culture of the people
of Quebec.»
If your business depends on the engagement, creativity and free
thinking of your teams, you must do your part to move the creation
of a
culture of conversation from abstract ideal to cultural reality.
This attitude --» the most successful leaders here
think of themselves third», he says — fit well with Mutual's
culture, and he became CEO in 2005.
According to Ralph Heath, managing partner
of Synergy Leadership Group and author
of Celebrating Failure: The Power
of Taking Risks, Making Mistakes, and
Thinking Big, failure and defeat are our best teachers, but many people, especially those in conservative corporate
cultures, avoid going there.
A
culture that rewards both creativity and efforts to try new things — without punishing the misses — fosters the development
of savvy problem - solvers who can
think on their feet and be energized vs. paralyzed by new challenges.
Susan Winter, a relationship expert and best - selling author,
thinks that the breakup scene between Arie and Becca is representative
of issues she sees in modern dating
culture.
You might
think that with all their resources, large companies should be able to win all the best candidates, but they can't begin to offer the benefits that make small companies attractive: a well - carved niche, a fresh start - up story, a
culture free
of red tape, a ground - floor opportunity.
When people
think of company
culture, they
think of team building and retreats, but
culture needs day - to - day oversight and reinforcement.
Think about how you can infuse
culture from the word «go» and make it part
of your success story.