Tomlinson-Online - Cultures of Thinking in Action

From leading educational researcher Ron Ritchhart, a deep dive that illuminates what the foundational mindsets needed to create cultures of thinking really looks like in action. Building on the framework presented in the best-selling Creating Cultures of Thinking, Ron Ritchhart’s new book, Cultures of Thinking in Action, takes the next step in helping readers not only understand how a culture of thinking looks and feels, but also how to create it for themselves and their learners. Arguing that no set of practices or techniques alone is sufficient to create a culture of thinking in and of itself, Ritchhart explores the underlying beliefs that motivate the creation of cultures of thinking, presenting key mindsets every educator and leader needs to embrace if they are serious about creating powerful thinkers and learners. Much more than just an instructional guide, Cultures of Thinking in Action offers readers a reflective journey into their own teaching, leading, and parentingwhile providing the foundation and concrete strategies needed to create and develop a culture of thinking for all learners. This book: Presents ten foundational mindsets of a culture of thinking Includes the latest research of the Cultures of Thinking Project Includes questions, exercises, and discussion prompts to inspire reflection by individuals and teams Provides case studies and best practice scenarios to exemplify each mindset Provides useful data collection tools to inform one’s teaching practice

List of Figures Dedication Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction Mindset 1: For Classrooms to Be Cultures of Thinking for Students, Schools Must Be Cultures of Thinking for Teachers What the Research Says: Why Does It Matter? Transformative Power of Inquiry Institutional Mirroring Visions and Reflections: How Might It Look? Constructing Our Vision Contemplating Pictures of Practice Reflecting on Current Practice Data, Principles, and Practices: What Actions Can We Take? Collecting Street Data Stating the Mindset as Principles for Action Possible Actions Fitting New Actions with Current Realities Conclusion: Our Theory of Action Mindset 2: We Can’t Directly Teach Dispositions; We Must Enculturate Them What the Research Says: Why Does It Matter? The Case for Curiosity The Case for Metacognition Developing Dispositions Visions and Reflections: How Might It Look? Constructing Our Vision Contemplating Pictures of Practice Reflecting on Current Practice Data, Principles, and Practices: What Actions Can We Take? Collecting Street Data Stating the Mindset as Principles for Action Possible Actions Fitting New Actions with Current Realities Conclusion: Our Theory of Action Mindset 3: To Create a New Story of Learning, We Must Change the Role of the Student and the Teacher What the Research Says: Why Does It Matter? On Supporting Agency On Teacher and Student Talk On Initiative and Reliance On Identity Visions and Reflections: How Might It Look? Constructing Our Vision Contemplating Pictures of Practice Reflecting on Current Practice Data, Principles, and Practices: What Actions Can We Take? Collecting Street Data Stating the Mindset as Principles for Action Possible Actions Fitting New Actions with Current Realities Conclusion: Our Theory of Action Mindset 4: Students Learn Best When They Feel Known, Valued, and Respected by Both the Adults in the School and Their Peers What the Research Says: Why Does It Matter? Belonging Relationships Value, Fairness, and Respect Visions and Reflections: How Might It Look? Constructing Our Vision Contemplating Pictures of Practice Reflecting on Current Practice Data, Principles, and Practices: What Actions Can We Take? Collecting Street Data Stating the Belief as Principles for Action Possible Actions Fitting New Actions with Current Realities Conclusion: Our Theory of Action Mindset 5: Learning Is a Consequence of Thinking What the Research Says: Why Does It Matter? Beware the Fluency Trap Identifying Types of Thinking Visions and Reflections: How Might It Look? Constructing Our Vision Contemplating Pictures of Practice Reflecting on Current Practice Data, Principles, and Practices: What Actions Can We Take? Collecting Street Data Stating the Mindset as Principles for Action Possible Actions Fitting New Actions with Current Realities Conclusion: Our Theory of Action Mindset 6: Learning and Thinking Are as Much a Collective Enterprise as They Are an Individual Endeavor What the Research Says: Why Does It Matter? Intellectual Development Social Development Academic Development Professional Learning Visions and Reflections: How Might It Look? Constructing Our Vision Contemplating Pictures of Practice Reflecting on Current Practice Data, Principles, and Practices: What Actions Can We Take? Collecting Street Data Stating the Belief as Principles for Action Possible Actions Fitting New Actions with Current Realities Conclusion: Our Theory of Action Mindset 7: Learning Occurs at the Point of Challenge What the Research Says: Why Does It Matter? Productive Struggle and Failure Desirable Difficulties Growth Mindset Desire for Challenge Visions and Reflections: How Might It Look? Constructing Our Vision Contemplating Pictures of Practice Reflecting on Current Practice Data, Principles, and Practices: What Actions Can We Take? Collecting Street Data Stating the Mindset as Principles for Action Possible Actions Fitting New Actions with Current Realities Conclusion: Our Theory of Action Mindset 8: Questions Drive Thinking and Learning What the Research Says: Why Does It Matter? Student Questions Listening Visions and Reflections: How Might It Look? Constructing Our Vision Contemplating Pictures of Practice Reflecting on Current Practice Data, Principles, and Practices: What Actions Can We Take? Collecting Street Data Stating the Belief as Principles for Action Possible Actions Fitting New Actions with Current Realities Conclusion: Our Theory of Action Mindset 9: The Opportunities We Create for Our Students Matter to Their Engagement, Empowerment, and Learning What the Research Says: Why Does It Matter? Qualities of Powerful Learning Opportunities Engagement Empowerment Visions and Reflections: How Might It Look? Constructing Our Vision Contemplating Pictures of Practice Reflecting on Current Practice Data, Principles, and Practices: What Actions Can We Take? Collecting Street Data Stating the Mindset as Principles for Action Possible Actions Fitting New Actions with Current Realities Conclusion: Our Theory of Action Mindset 10: We Make Thinking and Learning Visible to Demystify, Inform, and Illuminate These Processes What the Research Says: Why Does It Matter? Developing Effective Learners Enhancing Expertise and Deeper Learning Academic Achievement Principles and Practices: How Might It Look? Constructing Our Vision Contemplating Pictures of Practice Reflecting on Current Practice Data, Principles, and Practices: What Actions Can We Take? Collecting Street Data Stating the Belief as Principles for Action Possible Actions Fitting New Actions with Current Realities Conclusion: Our Theory of Action Epilogue Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Appendix H Appendix I Endnotes References

Cultures of Thinking in Action10 Mindsets to Transform our Teaching and Students' Learning

Cultures of Thinking in Action
10 Mindsets to Transform our Teaching and Students' Learning