Deep Dive: Is Learning a Consequence of Thinking?

How important is mindset when developing cultures of thinking in classrooms? Is learning a consequence of thinking? Can using thinking routines in the classroom change teachers and student engagement? Dr Ron Ritchhart a Senior Research Associate and Principal Investigator at Harvard Project Zero where his work focuses on the development of school and classroom culture as prime vehicles for developing students as powerful thinkers and learners. Ron has written and co-written a number of books which focus on how teachers can create classrooms where thinking is valued, visible and actively promoted as part of the day to day experience of all group members. We also have Emma Webber an experienced educator and Deputy Principal who works in a school in the Southeast Region in Queensland, Australia. They will discuss these questions and more to uncover how learning is integral to learning.