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Creating Cultures of Thinking: 8 Forces

Resources for "Creating Cultures of Thinking: The Eight Forces We Must Master To Truly Transform Our Schools" by Ron Ritchhart of Project Zero at HGSE. [Guide by Stephen Taylor for Western Academy Beijing]

The Eight Forces That Shape Group Culture

Two-sided visual cards as an aide-memoire for discussions about the Eight Cultural Forces. Read the book first! See the tabs above for chapter summary, resources & self-assessment questions. Blog post by Stephen explaining how they are used: Wayfinder Learning Lab. 

Eight Cultural Forces

 

Source: www.pz.harvard.edu/projects/cultures-of-thinking 

 

 

Source: www.pz.harvard.edu/resources/the-8-forces-that-shape-group-culture  [Download PDF] 

 

Stephen made these 2-sided cards as an aide-memoire for discussions about the Cultural Forces. Read the book first!

Here is a blog post explaining how they are used: sjtylr.net/2018/11/03/creating-cultures-of-thinking-summary-cards/