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Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools
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About Creating Cultures Of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must
Product Description Discover why and how schools must become places where thinking is valued, visible, and actively promoted As educators, parents, and citizens, we must settle for nothing less than environments that bring out the best in people, take learning to the next level, allow for great discoveries, and propel both the individual and the group forward into a lifetime of learning. This is something all teachers want and all students deserve. In Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools, Ron Ritchhart, author of Making Thinking Visible, explains how creating a culture of thinking is more important to learning than any particular curriculum and he outlines how any school or teacher can accomplish this by leveraging 8 cultural forces: expectations, language, time, modeling, opportunities, routines, interactions, and environment. With the techniques and rich classroom vignettes throughout this book, Ritchhart shows that creating a culture of thinking is not about just adhering to a particular set of practices or a general expectation that people should be involved in thinking. A culture of thinking produces the feelings, energy, and even joy that can propel learning forward and motivate us to do what at times can be hard and challenging mental work. Review " In this insightful and important book, Ron Ritchhart does a wonderfuljob of relating the fine-scale details of what happens in classrooms tothe high-level goals of education. We see how our use of languageinfluences our students' views of what schools are for, the importanceof thinking carefully about time and space, and how ultimately,nurturing our relationships with our students and our colleagues areessential elements in creating schools that nurture thinking, ratherthan compliance. Any teacher, wherever they are in their career, willlearn from this book, and be prompted to reflect on their practice." - Dylan Wiliam, Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment University College London "This is not just a book about creating "thinkingclassrooms." At its core, it is a book about classrooms as a place for studentsand teachers to be fully human together--a place where teaching is lifting theprospects of every student, a place where learning is discovering the mind, aplace that dignifies and enlivens the concept of education. The book is a reminder that many of us havelost our way as educators. It is a guidefor re-setting our compasses." - Carol Ann Tomlinson, Ed.D., William Clay Parrish, Jr. Professor & Chalr Educational Leadership, Foundations, and Policy Curry School of Education , University of Virginia From the Inside Flap Let's build dynamic learning communities that engage students, promote deep understanding, and sustain a lifetime of inquiry. Once again we are in the throes of curriculum reforms designed to transform education. However, these efforts generally neglect the vital role classroom and school culture play in promoting learning. Any curriculum, good or bad, will sink or float on the culture of the classroom in which it is enacted. Culture matters not only to realize curricular goals, but also as a shaper of students' development as powerful thinkers and learners. Creating Cultures of Thinking, written by leading Harvard University researcher Ron Ritchhart, builds the case for "enculturation" as the key to deep learning and the development of the habits of mind and dispositions needed in a changing world. He demystifies the process of creating dynamic learning communities by first identifying and then walking us through the eight forces we must marshal to build strong group culture. Case studies, practical guidelines, self-assessments, and inquiry projects enable teachers and administratorsas well as anyone interested in fostering group learningto understand and shape powerful learning communities. Praise for Creating Cultures of Thinking "Ron Ritchhart makes a powerful ar
