Over the last decade there has been in explosion of interest in how teachers can best build a culture of thinking in their classrooms, nurture students as powerful thinkers and learners, and make thinking visible. These goals are more important in times of disrupted learning than ever. Through their research and writing Dr. Ron Ritchhart and Mark Church have been leaders in advancing this important work. Their book Making Thinking Visible, co-authored by Karin Morrison, did much to popularize the use of thinking routines in schools and museums around the world. However, this has not been without challenges. Some teachers merely use thinking routines as one-off activities or in a superficial way.

In their new book, The Power of Making Thinking Visible, researchers Dr. Ron Ritchhart and Mark Church share their research into just what difference using making thinking visible practices makes for students and teachers and how teachers can plan for plan to use these practices to maximum effect. When used powerfully, thinking routines not only provide teachers with a set of practices to engage students, but help advance a broader goal to create classrooms where students’ thinking is visible, valued, and actively promoted. This course will explore these ideas while engaging teachers in some of the new routines presented in the book.

Workshops will take place as four separate 2-hour interactive sessions with Ron and Mark over 4 days. These will be Saturday mornings or Friday evenings depending on your location. In addition, there will be approximately 3 - 4 hours (in total time over the course) viewing, reading, and planning in between sessions in participants’ own time.

To register visit the Chapters International website: https://chaptersinternational.com/mailer/ron_ritchhart_mark_church_TPMTVOW_1.html