CITL Inquiry Workshop 2021

In the springtime, I made connections with Eve Pierre and Mike Medvinsky, the Dean of Pedagogy and Innovation at CITL and The University Liggett School.  Eve had been following me on LinkedIn and knew I would connect with this team of educators in Michigan.  She was right.  These are my people. 

Over the four days, we learned from:

• Trevor MacKenzie (Author: Dive into Inquiry & Inquiry Mindset series)
• Ron Ritchhart (Author & Researcher: Harvard Project Zero)
• Grayson McKinney & Zach Rondot (Authors:  The Expert Effect)
• Erika Lusky (PZ Culture of Thinking Coach)

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As a social media newbie, it was wonderful to connect with these educators below.  I use Twitter to connect with other people interactively and LinkedIn to spread learning farther. 
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​@trev_mackenzie
​@RonRitchhart
@mwmedvinsky
@VidhyaG12
@EvePierreSings
@GMcKinney2
@MrRondot
​@JW_Math_Teacher
@erika_lusky
@BrandonIBPYP
@siva_ragini
​@GopalPranita
@LiggettCITL

As part of our workshop fees, we received this amazing kit of goodies, including three books from the main speakers.  Have you ever received this much stuff for very little?  I feel so lucky!
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Before this workshop, I thought I knew how to use the PZ visible thinking routines.  I realized that I'm a baby user compared to so many others.  It's exciting to continuously grow and becoming exposed to new ideas. Below, we used the Making Meaning Routine to help break down Activism. 
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