1. Discourse in the Culture of Thinking Classroom.  Bialik College Twilight Seminar. Melbourne, Australia:  February
   

1. Creating Cultures of Thinking.  Introductory talk delivered at University of Melbourne, Melbourne Grammar School, and Wesley College.  Melbourne, Australia:  May
   

1. Rules of Engagement.  Ithaka Joint Schools Meeting, Melbourne Grammar School. Melbourne, Australia: May
   

1. Leading Professional Learning.  Association of Independent Schools of Victoria. Melbourne, Australia:  May
   

1. An Introduction to Thinking Routines.   Wesley College.  Melbourne, Australia:  May
   

1. Discourse in the Secondary Classroom.  Lecture to Secondary Eduction Students, Melbourne University.  May
   

1. Understanding and Assessing Classroom Culture   Dean’s Lecture Series, University of Melbourne, Graduate School of Education.  May
   

1. Thinking Routines: Establishing Patterns of Thinking in the Classroom.  International Conference on Thinking, Kuala Lumpur.  June
   

1. I used to think...Now I think reflections.  Creative Classroom Institute.  Marblehead, Massachusetts.  July

Below you will find PDF files from some of my recent presentations.  These files are provided as reference material only and are not intended to be used for presentations by others.  Since these slides are designed as an accompaniment to my talks, much of the content naturally will be missing.  Consequently the slides will make the most sense and be the most useful to those who were a part of the presentation itself.  Nonetheless, others are free to read through them to get a glimpse of the kinds of things I am on about.  A few people have also been interested in the design element of my presentations.  I use Keynote software for my presentations and create a lot of the backgrounds from images I feel help to illustrate my points.

Those of you who have seen me speak know that I use a lot of videos and discussion in my presentations; by necessity these are omitted from the PDF files.  In addition, my presentations often involve transitions, animations, and effects that do not always translate well when converting to PDF format.  Consequently some slides may be difficult to read due to overlapping text.  Of course the ideas presented here often overlap with one another and are presented in slightly different ways for different audiences. I do delete older presentations, so this is not a complete archive.

1. Creating a Culture of Thinking.  Independent Schools of Victoria.  Melbourne, Australia. February and March
   

1. Establishing and Sustaining Professional Learning Communities .  Independent Schools of Victoria.  Melbourne, Australia. March
   

1. Creating Cultures of Thinking.   Melbourne Grammar School Foundation.  Melbourne, Australia. May
   

1. Creating a Culture where Thinking and Understanding Can Thrive. International Symposium on Teaching and Leading for Understanding. Louisville, Kentucky.  June
   

1. The 8 Wants of Professional Learning Communities. International Symposium on Teaching and Leading for Understanding. Louisville, Kentucky.  June
   

1. Creative Classroom Institute  Day 1:  Creating Classrooms where Creative & Critical Thinking Can Flourish  Marblehead Public Schools.  Marblehead, MA July
   

1. Creative Classroom Institutue Day2 Enngagement Marblehead Public Schools.  Marblehead, MA July
   

1. Creating a Culture of Thinking in the Math Classroom BATDC Summer Institute, Marin County, CA  July
   

1. Thinking Routines:  Establishing Patterns of Thinking in the Classroom Project Zero Classroom Institute, Cambridge, MA July
   

1. Creating Cultures of Thinking  Future of Learning Institute, Cambridge, MA August
   

1. Learning through the Visual.  Melbourne Grammar School Open Session.  Melbourne, Australia.  September
   

1. What Do We Mean by a Culture of Thinking?   COT Seminar Day One. International School of Amsterdam. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  October
   

1. Creating Cultures of Thinking  International School of Berne.  Berne, Switzerland. October
   

1. Discourse in the Culture of Thinking Classroom, Project Zero Classroom.  Cambridge, MA July. (Transcript of Looking For Squares)
   

1. Creative Classroom Day 4: From Memorization to Thinking Marblehead, MA. June
   

1. Creative Classroom Day 3:  Focusing on Big Ideas.  Marblehead, MA. June
   

1. Creative Classroom Day 2:  Rules of Engagement.  Marblehead, MA. June
   

1. Creative Classroom Day 1:  Creating a Culture Where Creative and Critical Thinking Can Flourish.  Marblehead, MA. June
   

1. Making Thinking Visible: Challenges, Practices, and Results from the Cultures of Thinking Project   International Conference on Thinking. Belfast, Northern Ireland. June
   

1. Creating Cultures of Thinking:  Understanding the Forces that Shape Students’ Lives as Learners.  Oakland County ISD, Michigan
   

1. Learning From, With, and Through the Visual.  Museum Docent Training.  Washington DC.  March
   

1. Understanding the Power of Language and Questioning to Shape Learning. Museum Docent Training.  Washington DC.  March
   

1. Creating Cultures of Thinking: Understanding the Forces at Work in Group Learning. Museum Docent Training.  Washington DC.  March
   

1. Creating Cultures of Thinking:  Understanding the Power of Language, Discourse & Language.  Visible Thinking South Florida Conference.  Miami, FL  March
   

1. English Faculty Professional Dialogue. Melbourne Grammar School.  Melbourne, Australia.  February
   

1. ISV Stories of Learning Writer’s Group:  Expectations and Opportunities  ISV.  Melbourne, Australia.  February

1. Oakland County ISD.  The FACILITATION of Culture of Thinking. Clarkston, MI, November
   

1.   Oakland County ISD.  The TOOLS of Cultures of Thinking   Clarkston, MI, September
   

1.   Oakland County ISD.  The VISION of Cultures of Thinking.  Clarkston, MI, September
   

1. Vision, Ideals, and Goals.  Marblehead Leadership Forum.  Marblehead, MA.  September.
   

1. Vision, Ideals, and Goals.  Crafting a New Story of Learning for Students, Teachers, and Schools. Opening Plenary Day 1.  Cultures of Thinking Conference.  Bialik College, Melbourne, Australia. August
   

1. Creating a Culture of Thinking:  When the Best Case Plays Out.  Mark Church’s Closing Plenary Day 1.  Cultures of Thinking Conference.  Bialik College, Melbourne, Australia. August
   

1. Understanding the Instructional Core of Cultures of Thinking Classrooms.  Mark Church’s Opening Plenary Day 2.  Cultures of Thinking Conference.  Bialik College, Melbourne, Australia. August
   

1. Our Story of Learning:  Challenges, Practices, and Results from the Cultures of Thinking Project. Closing Plenary Day 2.  Cultures of Thinking Conference.  Bialik College, Melbourne, Australia. August

1. Creating Powerful Learning Opportunities.   Keynote address to the Clarice Smith National Teacher Institute, Smithsonian American Art Museum.  Video of presentation below.

1. Cultures of Thinking Seminar, Day3.  Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  January
   

1. Cultures of Thinking Seminar, Day2   Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  January
   

1. Culutres of Thinking Seminar, Day 1.  Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  January
   

1. Cultures of Thinking Cohort Oakland County Sessions1and 2  Oakland County, Michigan,   January
   

1. Creating Cultures of Thinking Introduction.  Windermere Preparatory School.  Windermere, FL