This week the Preparatory School enjoyed hosting Dr Ron Ritchhart, Senior Research Associate at Harvard Graduate School of Education and Principal Investigator of the Cultures of Thinking Project. A well-known educational researcher, Dr Ritchhart has been working with various teachers across the College over the past two years to help us think harder about developing the ‘intellectual character’ of our boys. Dr Ritchhart works with schools and universities around the world to create ‘cultures of thinking’, where the thinking of a group is ‘valued, visible and actively promoted’, and where students are equipped with the meta-cognitive tools to articulate not just what they have been taught but what they have learnt and understood. You can watch footage of Dr Ritchhart’s presentation to Preparatory School parents here and find more of his resources at www.ronritchhart.com.
ScotsResearch also conducted an interview with Dr Ritchhart about his work on the Cultures of Thinking Project, his understanding of the place of thinking routines in experiential education, and his views on the relationship between thinking in schools, universities and industry. You can watch the full video above, as well as other Research Bites here.
ScotsResearch also conducted an interview with Dr Ritchhart about his work on the Cultures of Thinking Project, his understanding of the place of thinking routines in experiential education, and his views on the relationship between thinking in schools, universities and industry. You can watch the full video above, as well as other Research Bites here.
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