Effective teaching requires more than good planning and instructional design. It also requires attention to the social and cultural dimensions of the classroom in which those plans and designs are to be carried out. This is particularly important as we think about the future of learning. For new content, new technologies, and new methods to have a positive effect on learning, they must be fostered within a meaningful and receptive context. Thus, creating a culture of thinking in today’s classrooms is more important than ever. How can teachers build, foster, and support such a culture?
This New Workshop design brings together Dr. Ron Ritchhart’s seminal work on understanding how group, organizational, and classroom culture is built by leveraging the eight cultural forces with his latest research identifying the mindsets, believes, and values that drive a cultural of thinking and allow it to thrive. This workshop incorporates new, as yet unpublished, thinking routines and recent videos, which highlight how teachers a building a culture of thinking. In this workshop participants will explore:
What is a culture of thinking?
How can the cultural forces that exist in each classroom be leveraged to support and further develop a culture of thinking?
How can educators use thinking routines to structure, scaffold, and support students’ thinking?
What are the 10 Mindsets and core messages that underpin the effective development of a culture of thinking and which ones provide the best personal entry point for you?
Why must and how can we make thinking central to students’ learning in our classrooms?
How can we use both teacher and student questions to drive thinking and learning?
How do we and might we further enhance the sense of Agency and Belonging in our schools and classrooms?
This workshop will draw on the books Creating Cultures of Thinking (2015) and Cultures of Thinking in Action (2023). Participants may find having these books useful to continue their learning.
Registration
Early Bird €900.00 (ends 13 February 2026)
Standard Rate €1,000.00 (ends 13 March 2026)
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Featured speaker
Ron Ritchhart
Ron Ritchhart is a world-renowned educator, researcher, and author. For over 25 years, Ron served as a Senior Research Associate and Principal Investigator at Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where his research focused on understanding how to develop, nurture, and sustain “cultures of thinking” for both students and teachers. After leaving Harvard in 2021, Ron has continued his classroom and school-based research and writing to further the ideas of visible thinking and the creation of schools as cultures of thinking. Ron’s ability to seamlessly merge theory, research, practice, and application together in a highly accessible and engaging manner has made him a best-selling author of numerous books including Intellectual Character, Making Thinking Visible, Creating Cultures of Thinking, The Power of Making Thinking Visible, and his highly anticipated new book, Cultures of Thinking in Action.
Ron is a sought-after speaker for his ability to connect with and engage fellow educators in these powerful, big-picture ideas, while simultaneously providing useful insights into and practical ideas for advancing the complex world of teaching and learning. This is no doubt due to Ron’s diverse experience, which includes teaching elementary school, art, and secondary mathematics. Upon Ron’s Harvard retirement, Howard Gardner commented, “Of all of us at Harvard Project Zero, you have had the most influence on what teachers around the world do in their classrooms and how to talk and think about it.”
By booking a registration, you accept the CDLT Terms and Conditions.