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Questioning - Fundamental 21st Century Comptence, Teresa Lucas, Gerardo Lucas

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

With the advent of the 21^st Century, scholars, politicians, scientists, educators, entrepreneurs, religious leaders, and parents have looked at the increasing rapidity of change and complexity in the world, and wondered what capabilities are necessary to embrace the challenges facing us. The P21 Partnership cites four basic “C” skills: creativity and innovation; critical thinking and problem-solving; communication; and, collaboration. However, developing the “4 Cs” relies on another attribute – curiosity, the hallmark of which is the ability to formulate good questions. This workshop proposes to engage participants in a lively exercise of asking questions. A brief introduction reviews various …

Thinklearning: A Different Way To Teach Language / Penseñar: Una Clase Diferente Para Lengua Y Literatura, Gonzalez Álvaro, Sonia Lara

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

En este taller presentamos cómo el sistema de enseñanza-aprendizaje “ComunicARTE” (elaborado por uno de los autores de este taller) trabaja la competencia comunicativa de los alumnos en Primaria. Esta propuesta está basada en el enfoque comunicativo, poniendo el énfasis en propiciar situaciones reales de comunicación, más que en la retención de normas gramaticales descontextualizadas o en la reproducción de la teoría del análisis lingüístico o literario, abordando la gramática, la sintaxis y el trabajo con los diferentes tipos de texto en contextos didácticos significativos. Se establece el Marco de la Enseñanza para la Comprensión (Blythe y cols., 1999) como estructura …

Playful Thinking In Action: Tools For Cultivating Children's Thinking, Carol Mcguinness

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

The importance of play for children’s development is widely recognised. Nevertheless, the quality of play in early years classrooms can be problematic, often lacking in richness, challenge and adventure, with teachers not being clear what their role in play should be – if any.

This interactive workshop will explore a set of ‘tools’ that focuses on how early years teachers can advance” thinking challenges” through play while at the same time maintaining children’s interest and curiosity. Practical examples of these tools, e.g., using thinking vocabulary, engaging in dialogic exchanges, and using thinking organisers playfully, will be illustrated, and their theoretical …

From Head To Head Or Heads Together? Cultivating Information Literacy In Early Childhood, Marilyn Way, Kerry Boland

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

From Head to Head or Heads Together? offers an interactive workshop sharing effective evidence-based pedagogical approaches to Information Literacy (IL) in the early years, particularly in redressing disadvantage. IL skills are 21^st Century skills needed by children and families to ensure inequities are challenged. Being able to find, evaluate and apply information for personal benefit is a key attribute in today's knowledge economy. IL goes beyond developing functional skills to creating attributes that enable lifelong learning. However, simply having access to digital technologies and online resources does not always equate to developing these attributes.

The 2015 Australian Early Development …

Educando Hacia La Sustentabilidad, Maria F. Guida

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

Las escuelas y los sistemas educativos fueron creados para responder a los desafíos emergentes de un determinado período histórico. A medida que avanzamos en la historia de la educación observamos que se utilizaron distintos modelos según los factores políticos y socioeconómicos del momento.

El modelo actual de la escuela todavía responde a inquietudes del siglo pasado. Nuestro mundo atraviesa realidades totalmente distintas y nuestro futuro es cambiante y desconocido.

Problemáticas mundiales como el Calentamiento Global y Cambio Climático constituyen grandes ejemplos de esta nueva etapa que atraviesa nuestro planeta. Debemos preparar a nuestros alumnos a manejarse ante estos continuos cambios …

Diseño De Una Rúbrica Para Evaluar El Impacto Del Desarrollo Del Pensamiento En Los Estudiantes Unificando La Disposición Y La Competencia, Naiara Bilbao Quintana, Oihane Goioaga Buitrago, Itziar Latorre Trueba

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

Se presenta el diseño de una rúbrica de evaluación basándose en los aspectos comunes de a) por un lado, la competencia aprender a aprender, y b) por otro, la disposición al pensamiento, teniendo como referencia autores destacados en ambos ámbitos. A través de este instrumento, se pretende evaluar el desarrollo del pensamiento de los/las estudiantes.

Self-Coaching With Ai: Developing Thinking Skills, Thinking Dispositions, And Well-Being, Olivier Malafronte, Isla Reddin, Roy Van Den Brink-Budgen

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

Being motivated by the need to address the challenges of our Volatile Uncertain Complex Ambiguous world, we strive to create tools to improve people’s lives and help them become more resilient, resourceful, self-confidant, and successful.

In a digital world, we must understand how to efficiently connect to digital systems. Connecting “with AI” doesn’t mean spending more time on digital devices, but spending time in a deliberate way with purpose and intentional learning outcomes.

As a society, we want to see graduates with emotional intelligence and reflective skills in order to address global economic and social issues. As for jobs …

Outdoor Learning - Growing The Mindset A Global Perspective On Promoting Advantage For All Children Through The Use Of The Outdoors To Redress Vulnerability, Marilyn Way, Kerry Boland, Ragnhild Isachsen

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

Outdoor learning – growing the mindset offers a global perspective on promoting advantage for all children through the use of the outdoors to redress social / emotional vulnerability, particularly with children who are on the autism spectrum. The outdoors provides a range of adapted learning environments for all students to experience success. The Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) for Australia and Age Appropriate Pedagogies (AAP) for school age children underpinned our work and is transferrable across different contexts for children of all ages.

Our early childhood and outside school hours centre is fortunate to have an outdoor learning environment complete …

Thinking Based Learning "Plus": Incorporating Extended Methodological Techniques. An Example From Real Practice, Áurea González, Silvia Berenguer

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

The main idea is to describe and show how Thinking-Based Learning, according to Dr. Robert J. Swartz, promotes quality student achievement, it is essential for effective learning and can be enhanced by activities from other "thinking" projects that are just called "innovative projects" that are now around the educational scene.

Using Critical Literacy In Early Childhood, Paula Renata Castillo, Paola Nascira Ramia

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

The objective of this workshop is to guide participants to reflect about how their beliefs related to social justice and critical literacy influence their actual teaching practices as early childhood educators. The second purpose is to support participants with the creation of a plan to include critical literacy as part of their teaching practices in their classrooms. An essential goal of early childhood education should be to support young children to become aware of inequalities in society and to question the stereotypes that they have been exposed to while growing up. These goals can be reached by using children´s literature …

Coaching And The Neurosciences, Michael Dolcemascolo Mr., Jane Ellison Dr.

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

WORKSHOP TITLE: Coaching and the Neurosciences

CONFERENCE THEMES: This proposal addresses the conference theme of Education, Learning and the Brain, specifically the question, “How can we make better use of brain-power and thinking skills to optimize our human experience and expression?”

For decades, educational leaders have been challenged to bring knowledge from the neurosciences into the classroom (Caine & Caine, 1991; Given, 2002; Jensen, 1998; Sprenger, 1999; Sylwester, 1995; Wolfe, 1998). Current research supports constructivist practices as most brain-compatible for children. Perhaps ironically, some models of coaching adults are based upon behavioristic psychology attempting to install behaviors into an educator’s …

Liderar Para Innovar. Innovar Para Crear, Sebastián Melgarejo Seoane E. Melgarejo Seoane, Silvia V. Quintana Svq

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

Nos proponemos que a partir de nuestra práctica reflexiva situada, aquellos partícipes de la jornada puedan vivenciar las etapas atravesadas en el desarrollo y la aplicación del Marco de Enseñanza para la Comprensión en todos los espacios curriculares del Nivel Secundario de nuestro colegio, a partir de la ruptura con los paradigmas tradicionales de la gestión de la enseñanza en el aula.

Se enunciarán los modos de hacer, desde el asesoramiento y la supervisión del equipo de conducción. Se presentará una unidad didáctica planificada desde el Marco de EPC y evidencias que avalan la mejora significativa en dicha práctica áulica. …

Un Escenario Para El Futuro, Marcelino Fernández

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Descripción/relato de la experiencia educativa llevada a cabo en el Colegio Montedeva de Gijón el pasado curso 2016/17 por los/as alumnos/as de Sexto de Primaria y de su profesorado.

Propuesta de trabajo por proyectos de profunda filosofía cooperativa, constructiva y social.

Experiencia modelo de como con pocos recursos pero con trabajo e ilusión, se pueden conseguir grandes metas.

“Un Poder Transformador”. Creatividad Y Habilidades De Pensamiento Que Nutren La Experimentación De Nuevas Ideas Sustentables”, Vanesa Abadie A. Abadie

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

Si partimos de preguntas tales como: ¿Qué vale la pena enseñar?, ¿Cómo las habilidades de pensamiento promueven prácticas que conducen a la sostenibilidad ambiental y la revitalización?, ¿Cómo promovemos el desarrollo de habilidades de pensamiento que conduzcan al uso del conocimiento, la tecnología y la innovación para promover la sostenibilidad y la revitalización?

Como docentes debemos introducir desafíos en contextos adecuados para así generar en los alumnos nuevas ideas. Tanto la creatividad como el pensamiento crítico son procesos que se nutren con la experimentación de ideas. Ellas pueden surgir a través de una acción, un relato, una imagen, un tópico …

Thinking And Learning In The Postnormal Era: How Might We Respond To A Curriculum That Embraced Diverse Perspectives And Contested Issues?, Nigel P. Coutts Mr

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

We live in a time of chaos, complexity and contradiction. Where rapid changes and transformations through technology, politics, globalisation and the climate, conspire against normality. These times demand a fresh approach to education, one that provides learners with the thinking dispositions they need to turn challenges into opportunities, to connect their learning to their passions and emerge from their years of formal education as self-navigating life-long learners. This workshop will unpack how such an approach can be embedded into the existing curriculum and encourage dreams of a future curriculum that embraces this type of learning.

Exploring Big Questions Through Critical Discussion, Jenna I. Herbert

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

The workshop I have designed, ‘Exploring Big Questions through Critical Discussion’, is a chance for educators to take part in a practical classroom experience involving the exploration of philosophical questions through dialogue with peers. This workshop is a snapshot of how I run a Philosophy session in my grade 3/4 classroom and focuses on teaching children skills in critical, creative and collaborative thinking.

Entornos Estratégicos Formando Hoy Las Grandes Mentes De Mañana, Maria Sol Volman Sol Volman

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

Los espacios que nos rodean influyen en nuestro ánimo, en nuestras decisiones, comportamientos y valores.
Si, además, esos espacios del entorno son espacios educativos, en una edad tan temprana como la primera infancia, con su plasticidad neuronal, estos entornos deben estar cuidadosa y estratégicamente planificados por el docente para formar en ellos el espíritu de aprender.
El entorno es el espacio de trabajo significativo, sustentado por las fuerzas culturales en las que se basa esta investigación. Las 8 fuerzas culturales le dan forma a la cultura, y son las fuerzas que se ponen en movimiento para crear esta Cultura de …

Nurturing More Expert Ways For Thinking About Climate Change, Flossie S. G. Chua

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

Contemporary developments have forced a challenging shift in the way we think about what matters most to learn. As traditional systems of learning are substantially challenged and reshaped, consensus is building around the importance of educating learners for grappling insightfully and productively with complex issues that are often controversial. Drawing on research that looked at the character of expertise across multiple disciplines, including an in-depth qualitative study comparing expert and novice understanding of climate change, this workshop will invite participants to explore critical considerations for curricular design if they are to nurture the kinds of thinking that will stand learners …

Rethinking Child Behaviour As A Neurophysiological Phenomenon, Angie M. Rosati Ms

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

How can recent findings from the field of neuroscience regarding the neurophysiological roots of child behaviour be leveraged to inform our efforts to promote emotionally supportive relationships and ultimately student learning in the early years? First, we might train early educators to utilize these neurophysiological findings to rethink child behavior, a key variable in the student-teacher relationship. Second, we might train educators to rethink the importance of emotionally supportive relationships from this same neurophysiological lens.The need to rethink child behavior and student teacher relationships is more critical now than ever before. The rise in educator reported challenging behavior and educator …

Desafíos En La Primera Infancia, Cultura De Pensamiento En La Era Post-Digital, Darío Alvarez Klar, Susana Giambruni, Carla Curto, Agustina Cruz Funes, Gabriela Pandiello

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

El trabajo se basa en describir el impacto del trabajo dentro de una cultura de pensamiento desde la temprana edad en el marco del proyecto de programación y robótica.

Creating Artful Thinkers - Transforming Research Into Practice, Onsite To Online Learning, Julie A. Carmean, Sara M. Lesk

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

National Gallery of Art educators Julie Carmean and Sara Lesk propose presenting about their process of transforming research into practice through creating the National Gallery’s first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), specifically for K-12 educators, using the pedagogy of Harvard’s Artful Thinking Routines and the National Gallery’s art collection. This free, international, online learning experience aims to democratize the opportunity for teachers to bring critical thinking through art to their students around the world. Participants will experience a combined onsite/online demonstration of one of their MOOC modules by, first, engaging with a work of art, using an Artful Thinking routine; …

Trash To Treasure, Kim Rizio, Brooke Fatima Yubero, Defne Timurkan, Corey Gildersleeve

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

Based on research of the “Children Are Citizens” initiative from Project Zero at Harvard University, the Trash to Treasure project will engage and capacitate our preschoolers and lower elementary students to be agents of change in our local community. This interdisciplinary project will bring attention to an important environmental issue within our community. Plastic pollution will be transformed into an interactive exhibit and lead our students from bystanders to advocates. Community-wide beach clean-ups will provide students with the trash to create an original multi-media piece that incorporates movement to engage and communicate our message. The installation of the piece in …

Crear Cultura A Través De La Educación: El Rol La Familia Como Agente Clave Para Efectivizar El Cambio, Andrea Bensadon Ab, Silvina Ziccarelli Msz, María L. Cabezas Mlc

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

Crear cultura a través de la educación es como una de nuestras principales metas. Tenemos el firme propósito de potenciar en todos los actores, alumnos, docentes, familias, las capacidades para aprender y actuar con éxito en el mundo real, transformándonos en una comunidad de aprendizaje.

Entendiendo la institución educativa como un sistema de relaciones, en el cual la familia cumple un rol fundamental de complementariedad, hemos diseñado experiencias que las integran en este proceso, con un doble propósito:

• Dar a conocer la propuesta pedagógica, dado que se trata de generaciones que son formadas bajo un modelo tradicional de educación, brindándoles …

Un Mundo Por Comprender...Cultivando Mentalidades Para Ciudadanos Globales En La Primera Infancia, Maria L. Cabezas Mlc, Silvina Ziccarelli Msz

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

Alineados al Proyecto Cero de la Universidad de Harvard y a la Red Latitud Nodo Sur nos embarcamos en generar un proyecto institucional, basándonos en el Programa de Pensamiento Visible y en el marco de la Enseñanza para la Comprensión. Planteamos desde la primera infancia la formación de nuestros alumnos en aptitudes que les permiten el desarrollo en el mundo, enfocándonos principalmente en el desarrollo de la competencia global como punto de partida.

Generamos una propuesta, para el nivel inicial, en la cual pudimos desplegar estrategias concretas fomentando la creatividad y la innovación, para que resuelvan problemas globales actuales y …

"Programa De Formación En Liderazgo Ético: Lidera+", Conchita Berjano Duclos Institució Familiar D' Educació

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

Lidera + és un projecte de desenvolupament personal per a l'adquisició de competències de lideratge, en el marc del pla d'acció tutorial .

Es pretén ser una solució innovadora als reptes i desafiaments que ens presenta el segle XXI amb la idea de formar persones integrals, ciutadans solidaris i professionals competents.

Lidera + té dos objectius:

1. Ofereixen un camí de formació eficaç a les adolescents perquè desenvolupin un lideratge ètic que les faci millors persones i les dote de competències per influir positivament en la millora del seu entorn.
2. Educar joves solidàries, responsables, compromesos i generoses, capaços de liderar els …

Learning To Think...Thinking To Learn, James C. Dean Mr., Julie Pfeiffer, Nancy Famulari, Julia Connett, Briana Kaparis

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

How do you create a systemic school culture of THINKING? In this interactive presentation learn how 3 Miami-Dade schools are using a set of consistent visual tools to teach critical, creative THINKING and communication to all learners. This session will capitalize on connecting the visuals to the latest brain research and its implications on the developmental needs of PreK-Adult learners. Examples of practice will be highlighted by these schools.

Growing Our Students With Habits Of Mind, Linda Kopec, Ann Stutler

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

Parkwood Elementary is a K -5 International Habits of Mind Learning Community of Excellence. Since embedding the habits, our school has raised student achievement from a D school with no growth to a C school exceeding growth. We are in our third year of implementation. By incorporating the habits of mind in our daily instruction and in all aspects of our school community, we are preparing students to be college and career ready as early as kindergarten. This poster session will highlight the activities at our school and demonstrate the power of utilizing dispositions to improve school climate and student …

States Of Mind: Exploring “Energy Sources” To Support Thinking, Stephen R. Seward

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

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States of Mind: Exploring “Energy Sources” to Support Thinking

Facing uncertainty, complex problems, and managing non-linear dynamical change are part of our existence. By examining the “States of Mind”—efficacy, craftsmanship, consciousness, flexibility, interdependence—we are able clarify thinking, encouraging divergence and resourcefulness. Aquire strategies to develop mindfulness and thinking dispositions. Participants will learn about the states of mind, design questions to engage thinking, and engage in collaborative dialogue. Explore and plan next steps for becoming more strategic in your capabilities to create positive thinking and adaptive change within yourself and those you interact with.

La Cultura Del Pensamiento Como Andamiaje Para El Aprendiz Bilingüe, Romina Paola Cariati

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

El objetivo fundamental de este taller es mostrar que en el aula bilingüe es posible desarrollar un ámbito de competencias creativas y formativas de la lengua inglesa a través del andamiaje que la cultura del pensamiento nos brinda. Para ello, se mostrará el recorrido que los docentes de inglés del colegio Grilli Canning College hemos hecho junto a nuestros alumnos en la formación de una cultura de pensamiento para adquirir la lengua inglesa. Se podrán compartir y apreciar distintos tipos de experiencias, aprendizajes, documentaciones y videos que evidencian la fuerte conexión que existe entre, la cultura de pensamiento establecida en …

Cultura De Pensamiento En El Aula- Updating Software Para Educadores, Maria Eugenia Cossini Prof., Alejandra Luna, Walter Schlegel, Monica Dumrauf

ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens

Como representante de Austin eco bilingual school, Buenos Aires, Argentina, quisiéramos compartir nuestra experiencia de cómo lograr un aula que piensa. Hace varios años venimos implementando varias de las ideas de Proyecto Cero y hemos logrado resultados increíbles en nuestras aulas (en los 3 niveles- inicial, primario y secundario). Quisiéramos compartir una experiencia de éxito y los desafíos que atravesamos para poder observar la visibilidad de pensamiento y del proceso de aprendizaje en cada una de nuestras aulas.

La implementación del Marco Enseñanza para la Comprensión y de las Rutinas de Pensamiento, teniendo en cuenta las Fuerzas culturales en el …