Note: many links bring you to the archival CCT web site, and some may become inaccessible over time.

Summer 2020

• Thursday, August 13: Revisiting Purpose and Progress in Graduate Study: An Online Discussion for Current CCT students

Spring 2020

• Monday, February 24: Developing Inclusive Spaces for Creativity and Engaged Participation
• Sunday, April 5: Taking Ourselves Seriously Across the CCT Community
• Monday, May 4 and Thursday, May 7: Community Open House: Spring 2019 Presentations by Students (Capstone Synthesis Projects, Reflective Practice Projects)

Spring 2019

• Sunday, May 5, Journeys: Changing Our Schools, Workplaces, and Lives. A conference-workshop to mark 40 years of the Graduate Program in Critical & Creative Thinking
• Monday, May 6, 12:00-9:30pm ET: Community Open House: Spring 2019 Presentations by Students

Fall 2018

• No events scheduled.

Spring 2018

• Monday, February 5, 7:00-8:30pm ET: Reflections on Bringing Critical and Creative Thinking to the Field
• Monday, March 5, 7:00-8:30pm ET: Dialogues on Reflective Practice series
• Monday, April 2, 7:00-8:30pm ET: Dialogues on Reflective Practice series
• Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1, 12.20-9.40pm ET: Presentations by Students Completing Synthesis and Reflective Practice projects

Fall 2017

• Monday. December 11, 7:00-9:00: Works in Progress from CCT courses CANCELLED

Spring 2017
Dialogue Series: Reflective Practice in a Changing World

• Monday, February 13. 7:00-8:30pm ET: Spring Orientation and Reflective Practice Portfolios (new and continuing CCT students)
• Monday, March 6. 7:00-8:30pm ET: Reflective Practice to Support Creative Habits
• Monday, April 3, 7:00-8:30pm ET: Reflective Practice to Build Resilience Through Life Transitions
• Monday, May 1, 7-8.30pm ET and Tuesday, May 2, 4-9.45pm. Student Presentations from Reflective Practice and capstone Synthesis courses

Fall 2016
Dialogue Series: Reflective Practice in a Changing World

• Thursday. September 22, 5:00-6:30: CCT orientation: Reflective Practice
• Wednesday. October 5, 7:00-8:30: Reflective Practice in Times of Crisis
• Thursday. November 10, 5:00-6:30: Reflective Practice for Civic Engagement
• Wednesday. December 7, 7:00-8:30: Reflective Practice and Lifelong Learning

Spring 2016

• Monday, February 8, CCT Community Event: Developing as Reflective Practitioners
• Monday, March 7, CCT Community Event: The Teaching of Critical and Creative Thinking
• Monday, April 4, CCT Community Event: Critical and Creative Thinking, East Meets West
• Monday, May 2 and Tuesday, May 3 (on campus), CCT Community Event: Presentations by Students Completing Synthesis and Reflective Practice projects

Fall 2015

• Monday, September 21, CCT Community Event: Connecting and Reflecting with CCT
• Thursday, October 22, CCT Community Event: Challenges and Opportunities in the Teaching and Learning of Critical Thinking
• Thursday, November 19, CCT Community Event: Philosophy for Children
• Thursday, December 10, CCT Community Event: Student Presentations and End-of-year Gathering

Spring 2015:

• Monday, February 2 (online), CCT Community Event: Connecting and Reflecting with CCT
• Monday, March 2 (online), CCT Community Event: Clearness and Questions: An Indirect Approach to Promoting Critical Thinking
• Monday, April 6 (on campus), CCT Community Event: Our Lives and Other Worlds: Presentations by Graduates of the Critical and Creative Thinking Program
• Monday, May 4 and Tuesday, May 5 (on campus), CCT Community Event: Presentations by Students Completing Synthesis and Reflective Practice projects

2014:

• Monday, December 8 (at UMass Boston), From CCT to the Move Mode
• Monday, September 8 (online). CCT Student Online Gathering
• Monday, May 5 (on campus: CC 2545). Presentations by Students Completing Synthesis and Reflective Practice projects
• Monday, April 7 (on campus: CC 2540 and online). Conceptual change–an ongoing challenge to critical & creative thinkers–and to their teachers: A dialogue on the occasion of Carol Smith’s imminent retirement
• Monday, March 3 (on campus: CC 2550B). Our Lives and Other Worlds: Presentations by CCT Graduates on work beyond the program
• Monday, February 3 (online). CCT Spring Semester All-student Online Orientation

2013:

• Tuesday, December 3, 4.15-7, Presentations by Students from Creativity, Synthesis and Reflective Practice Courses
• Monday, November 4, Teaching and Learning in the Key of CCT
• Monday, October 7, Our Lives and Other Worlds: Presentations by CCT Graduates on work beyond the program
• Monday, September 9, CCT Fall Semester All-student Meeting
• Monday, May 6, Synthesis Presentations of Graduating Students and Reflective Practice students
• Monday, April 1, Teaching in the Key of CCT: Teaching for and with critical and creative thinking and reflective practice at the graduate level
• Monday, March 4, Our Lives and Other Worlds (presentations by alums, connecting critical and creative thinking to work beyond the program)
• Monday, February 4, Exploring Reflective Practice through Dialogue (CC 3540)

2012

• Monday, December 3, Synthesis Presentations of Graduating Students
• Monday, November 5, Teaching in the Key of CCT
• Monday, October 1, Alum Presentations on Work Beyond CCT: “Serving Communities and Customers in Challenging Economic Times”
• Monday, September 10: Launch Event for CCT Joining University College
• Tuesday, May 1: Synthesis Presentations of Graduating Students
• Monday, Apr. 30: Synthesis Presentations of Graduating Students
• Monday, Apr. 2: Networks of Support
• Monday, Mar. 5: Taking Yourself Seriously
• Monday, Feb. 6: CCT Open House and Spring Orientation

2011

• Monday, 12/5: CCT Open House – Student Reflective Practice Presentations
• Monday, 11/7: CCT Open House – CCT in Service
• Monday, 10/3: CCT Open House – Our Lives and Other Worlds: CCT and Youth-full Inspirations
• Monday, 9/12: CCT Open House and Fall Orientation
• Monday, May 2 & Tuesday May 3: Synthesis Presentations of Graduating Students
• Monday, Apr. 4: CCT Deep Exploration: Stories of Care Given and Received
• Tuesday, Mar. 29: RESCHEDULING OF: Spring Orientation: “Celebrating the Accomplishments of CCT”
• Monday, Mar. 7: Engaging with Diverse Adult Populations (Our Lives and Other Worlds VII)

2010

• Monday, Dec. 6: Fall Presentations by Synthesis and Reflective Practice students
• Monday, Nov. 1: Storytelling and the Personal Journey
• Monday, Oct. 4: Thinking Through Science in a Changing World
• Monday, Sep. 13: Fall Orientation and Presentation by alum Ashok Panikkar: Conflict Resolution in a Multi-national Consulting Firm
• Wednesday, May 19: Nina Greenwald and Critical & Creative Thinking: 25 Years and More
• Monday, May 10: Spring Synthesis and Reflective Practice Presentations
• Monday, Apr. 5: CCT Deep Exploration and Dialogue: “Changing Direction with CCT: Finding Our True Path”
• Monday, Mar. 1: Our Lives and Other Worlds: CCT Alum presentations
• Monday, Feb. 1: Reflecting and Connecting for Lifelong Learning

2009

• Thursday, Dec. 3rd: Synthesis presentations, 4-6.30, & Reflective Practice presentations + year-end reflective activity, 6.30-9. Sci 4-64.
• Monday, Nov. 9th: “CCT Deep Exploration/Dialogue: Creativity in Families” (family structure/relationships and influences on CCT)
• Thursday, Oct. 8th: alum presentations: Our Lives and Other Worlds (“workplace innovation, leadership, and organizational evelopment”)
• Thursday, Sept. 10th: “Reflecting and Connecting for Lifelong Learning” (orientation)
• Thursday, May 28, working session on initiating Reflective Practice/Metacognitive Portfolios
• These portfolios allow students to make links among your courses and the reflection/metacognition on CCT experience can enter/infuse your capstone synthesis project; see http://cctrpp.wikispaces.com/ for more details.
• April 27 & May 4, Synthesis presentations by graduating CCT students
• March 23, Panel Discussion: “How College Students Find Their Voices as Writers: Exploring What it Means to Teach and Learn Writing” with Peter Elbow as special guest, author of Writing with Power and several other works on writing.
• February 27, “Our Lives and Other Worlds III: Music, Performances, and Reflections from Graduates of the Critical & Creative Thinking Program“
• January 23, “Reflecting and Connecting for Lifelong Learning–and Teaching (an introduction to the full range of CCT instructors)”

2008

• December 15, Looking Out For Each Other: Thinking Our Way Through an Economic Funk — reading aloud and end-of-year potluck.
• November 19, “Re-membering (with) Michael White: Two CCTer’s acknowledge Michael’s influence in an introduction to narrative work in our lives and communities,” led by Laura Rancatore and Peter Taylor.
• November 6, The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Community Relations showcases the work of CCT graduates (as well as including presentations by current students & faculty).
• October, Weds 1st. “Our Lives and Other Worlds II: Visual Images and Reflections from Graduates of the Critical & Creative Thinking Program”
• September, Friday 5th. CCT Community event: Reflecting and Connecting for Lifelong Learning (including introduction to the new social network site (“ning”) and New student orientation and introduction to compiling a “metacognitive and reflective practice portfolio.”)
• June, Tuesday 10 Dialogue session by conference call (internet enhanced) on “Critical & Creative Thinking in Practice: Where have we come and what lies ahead?” Led by Jeremy Szteiter (with pre-session guidance from Olen Gunnlaugson). technical details for participants, session recording
• May, Weds. 7 &14, CCT in Practice: Graduating students’ synthesis presentations
• April, Weds 16th, “Artful Thinking: Using the Power of Art to Teach Thinking Across Curriculum,” featured CCT alum & Project Zero principal researcher, Shari Tishman (organized by Greenwald & Martin) (evaluation of the event)
• March, Monday 31
  • Not a CCT Network event, but CCT Open House, Mon. 31st, 6.45-8.30pm, THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY BIO-LAB CONTROVERSY, An invigorating discussion with one of last semester’s problem-based learning (PBL) teams (audio file linked to the report on the event)
• February, Tuesday 26
  • “Our Lives and Other Worlds: Writing, Stories, and Reflections from Graduates of the Critical & Creative Thinking Program”
  • Includes links to the (imperfect) sound track of this wonderful, inspiring evening*
• January, Friday 25. Session at the Teaching for Transformation conference on the impact of Processes of Research & Engagement course; CCT Community event (based around a “Bingo” activity to introduce everyone to the range of resources available on the CCT website and wiki); Organizing Group initial dialogue session.