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From Last Year's Summer Institute Changing from an information-based curriculum to a curriculum based on real-world 21st Century skills has become a theme of educational reform worldwide. Thinking, or often more specifically critical thinking and/or creative thinking, are usually identified as one of those key real-world skills to be given prominence in these reform efforts. Yet little is offered to guide teachers. How are we to make changes in our
The NCTT 2012 Summer Institute on Thinking-Based Learning offers teachers, curriculum designers, school administrators, and educational consultants answers to these questions. THE PROGRAMWEEK I: Thinking-Based Learning: Classroom Instruction July 9 - 14, 2012 Monday - Saturday, 9:00 am - 4:30pm Week 1 revolves around the demonstration and analysis of effective classroom examples of instruction in thinking infused into content instruction. We will show how this both improves the thinking of students and enhances their content learning. We will use this experience to guide participants in designing their own infusion lessons and activities. And we will explain why we think that infusing instruction in skillful thinking needs to be considered the cornerstone of 21st Century educational reform efforts. As we do this we will show the role of three prominent 21st Century thinking emphases in such instruction:
No one of these alone is sufficient to bring students to the level of good thinking and learning that we all want to achieve. But when we integrate them into a comprehensive instructional framework this provides educators with the most powerful vehicle available today to support the development of good thinking and deep content learning in a 21st Century curriculum. As we move through this week participants will learn how to:
Participants will be given opportunities to design their own lessons and classroom activities. They will receive sample lessons, lesson design material, and a range of important TBL reference works. This week’s module is designed for classroom teachers, K – 12, and college faculty. WEEK 2: Creating a Sustainable School-Wide TBL Curriculum and Assessment Program July 16 - 20, 2012 Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 4:30pm In Week 2 we will we will focus on two more- comprehensive school-wide issues about Thinking-Based Learning:
Examples of curricula that have integrated TBL will be examined and analyzed to provide participants with a model for their own school-wide curricula. Based on these models we will help school-based participants construct a strategic plan for the development of such a curriculum in their own educational setting, and we will help TBL-focused educational consultants develop a strategic plan for the delivery of services that can achieve the development of such a TBL curriculum. We will emphasize ways to integrate the following into any such curriculum:
Participants will have the opportunity to develop sample TBL curriculum units from their own curriculum materials. In addition participants will examine and analyze how the two basic modes of written assessment now in practice that can provide us with information about the level of thinking skill development that students may achieve. These are:
Examples of the major assessment instruments for assessing thinking available today will be examined and analyzed, together with examples from the thinking-based assessment programs in various countries. Techniques for designing items, assessment prompts, and grading/scoring rubrics will be extracted from this analysis. Emphasis will be put on ways of integrating the use of these techniques into the regular assessment practices of teachers in a TBL school, as well as into school-wide assessment programs. There will be a special emphasis on the assessment of thinking in student writing. Participants will have the opportunity to develop sample items, prompts and a plan for helping teachers learn how to conduct such assessments. There will be a special evening extension (one or two evenings) of this course that will focus on the development of a student portfolio system that incorporates student self-assessment of their thinking. This is optional and there is no additional fee. This module is designed for administrators, curriculum directors, and department heads/lead teachers in schools or college, as well as for curriculum developers, assessment specialists, and staff-development specialists. THE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF OF THE 2012 NCTT SUMMER INSTITUTE
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR TEACHING THINKING
2012 SUMMER INSTITUTE LOCATIONThe 2012 NCTT Summer Institute will take place in the conference facilities of the Hotel Indigo in Newton, Massachusetts. Newton is one of the suburban centers in Greater Boston. It is a short car or subway ride right into downtown Boston. The Greater Boston area is rich in historical, cultural, educational, commercial, and recreational points of interest. Cambridge, Massachusetts, which borders Boston, is well-known as the location of both Harvard University and M. I. T. Boston, itself, is one of the major seaports in the USA, located in the Northeast, 200 miles north of New York City, and has a rich historical past going back to the 17th Century. It houses the Museum of Fine Arts, the Boston Symphony/Pops, and the Boston Ballet. Cape Cod, a favorite summer resort, as well as the mountains of New Hampshire, are within easy driving distance. 2012 SUMMER INSTITUTE COSTSThe base cost for each week of this program is US$1075.00. This includes lunches during the session, books, and workshop materials. 5% will be discounted for registrations prior to APRIL 15, 2012. THE 2012 REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 15, 2012. If a school or college sends more than 6 people to the institute there is a 50% discount for the 7th person provided payment is made by April 15, 2012. Enrollment is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis. The program may be cancelled if enrollment is not adequate by June 1, 2012. All participants who complete the institute will receive a special certificate from NCTT. ACCOMMODATIONSBecause the 2012 NCTT Summer Institute will take place in the Hotel Indigo in Newton, Massachusetts residence will be available at the hotel. Room costs at the hotel will be US$139.00 per night. Alternative accommodations are available if you desire them. Please contact NCTT for this information. FOR MORE INFORMATIONContact NCTT by phone at 617-965-4604, by fax at 617-795-2606, and by email at info@nctt.net You can also visit our Website: www.nctt.net. LANGUAGEThe 2012 NCTT Summer Institute will be presented in English with Spanish translation provided for those who need it. When registering please inform us if you will need Spanish translation services provided. FROM THINKING-BASED LEARNING CLASSROOMS WORLDWIDE
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Art Costa, Professor Emeritus of Education, Sacramento State University; former President, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). Co-author of Thinking-Based Learning, Teaching and Assessing Habits of Minds, Assessment in the Learning Organization, Cognitive Coaching, and Techniques for Teaching Thinking; editor of Developing Minds. Developer of the Habits of Mind project.
David Perkins, Emeritus Professor of Education and continuing Research Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education. Senior Codirector of Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education. Author of numerous books, including Making Learning Whole, The Mind’s Best Work, Smart Schools, and Outsmarting IQ, as well as a large number of articles on thinking and teaching thinking. Co-author of The Nine Basics of Teaching Thinking, and Teaching Thinking: Issues and Approaches, with Robert Swartz. One of the leaders of the Thinking-Routines/Visible Thinking project.
Rebecca Reagan, Lubbock, Texas Independent School District (retired), specialist on reading, writing, and thinking. Co-author of Thinking-Based Learning, Infusion Lessons: Teaching Critical & Creative Thinking in Language Arts, Grades 5 – 6, and the article Cognitive Composition. Developer of the cognitive composition program for translating good thinking into good writing.
Carol McGuinness, Professor of Education, The Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Consultant and researcher on teaching thinking skills, and on reading and thinking. Author of numerous articles in the field. Primary advisor and developer of the ACTS thinking-based learning program.
Robert Swartz, Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts at Boston; Director, The National Center for Teaching Thinking. Co-author of Thinking-Based Learning, Teaching Thinking: Issues and Approaches, the lesson-design handbook series for the elementary and secondary grades, Infusing Critical and Creative Thinking into Content Instruction, and the Infusion Lessons series of three books, Grades 1– 6 in language arts. Primary developer of the program on infusing instruction in critical and creative thinking into content instruction.
The National Center for Teaching Thinking (NCTT) provides and supports high quality consulting services for schools, school districts, and colleges on projects related to infusing the teaching of thinking into content instruction worldwide. Robert Swartz directs the Center. Art Costa and David Perkins are on the Board of Directors. In 1994 NCTT was the sponsor of the Sixth International Conference on Thinking, held at MIT. In addition to offering a number of special programs on the teaching of thinking, NCTT also provides experienced consultants for on-site staff development projects during the school year. NCTT offers certification as a teacher of thinking, as a trainer, and for model thinking-based learning schools, worldwide. It has branch offices in a range of other countries that coordinate offerings using NCTT materials and programs and are run by NCTT-certified trainers. The main NCTT offices are in Newton Center, Massachusetts. The NCTT mailing address is P.O. Box 590607. Telephone: 617.965.4604. Fax: 617.795.2606. E-mail: 
