This is a highly-interactive online workshop, spread out over two weeks, three sessions per week. Synchronous instructional time will be from 3:00 - 5:30 pm US Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT -5) each day of the workshop. There will be asynchronous work assigned at different times over the three-week duration of the workshop.
Dr. Ritchhart's instructional sessions will be recorded and available to participants, should they miss a session or wish to review the content.
AGENDA & WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
SESSION 1: November 30
A New Vision of Education
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How can we create a culture of thinking for ourselves as educators?
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In what ways has our understanding of the goals of education and good teaching changed, shifted, and developed?
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What type of learner are we trying to cultivate?
SESSION 2: December 1
Unpacking Culture
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What do we want the students we teach to be like as adults?
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How can we unpack group culture to understand how it is created and supported?
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What are the stories of learning we have been told and what story dominates schools today?
SESSION 3: December 2
The Cultural Force of Language
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How do we “tell” a new story of learning? The 8 Cultural Forces.
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What do the cultural forces look like in action?
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How can be better understand the different ways language gets, both at a distance in classrooms, and how it affects students?
SESSION 4: December 14
The Cultural Forces of Language and Interactions
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What do the language moves look like in action?
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How can we better understand how to use discourse and questioning to promote thinking?
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How do our interactions with students help to build relationships and establish a foundation of trust, respect, and authenticity?
SESSION 5: December 15
Modeling and Creating Powerful Learning Opportunities
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What are the different forms of modeling that teachers engage in and how do they shape the learning?
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What do we already know about powerful learning opportunities from our experience as teachers?
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What does research say about the crucial elements of powerful learning opportunities?
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How can we better pay attention to these elements in our design of powerful learning?
SESSION 6: December 16
Making Thinking Visible: Thinking Routines and Beyond
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What are the various ways that we can make students’ thinking more visible?
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How do these practices interact with and support one another?
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How can we use thinking routines to maximum effect to build understanding and promote deep learning?