Allied

Links to allied organizations and projects
A selection of links for critical thinking, creative thinking, and reflective practice. Suggested additions and deletions of out-of-date information welcome. (See also related [|selection of links] for intersections of science, education, and social context.)

//last update 2 August '12//

Contents

 * Guides and Compilations of Links
 * Allied Programs in Educational Institutions
 * Allied Programs outside conventional Educational Institutions
 * Organizations and businesses
 * Courses
 * Publications
 * Sites of alums & instructors of the Critical & Creative Thinking Graduate Program
 * Individuals' Sites
 * Groups with broken links--leads welcome

**Guides and Compilations of Links**
 * [|dmoz links] for Critical thinking as sceptical inquiry and Critical thinking and problem solving in K-12 school improvement
 * [|links] for Psychology of creativity and Knowledge Creation
 * [|links] for Reflective Practice
 * links for Inquiry-based learning
 * [|A Survey of Creativity Courses at Universities in Principal Countries]
 * [|Critical Thinking Links from SUNY Oswego]
 * [|Guide to Science-in-Society programs at college level]
 * [|Massachusetts Studies Project] Educational resources about Mass. for teachers, students and lifelong learners
 * [|Wikipedia entries] on critical thinking and creativity

**Allied Programs in Educational Institutions**
 * [|Antioch Ph.D. In Leadership and Change in the Professions]
 * [|Boston Writing Project] BWP has established a long-term professional development community through literature institutes, teacher research projects, and courses offered through UMass Boston's Graduate College of Education
 * [|Californian Institute for Integral Studies]-- Doctoral program in Transformative Learning
 * The Center for Creative and Critical Thinking at Delta State University - To share ideas and resources related to Creative and Critical Thinking, please send a sign-up request specifying the critical thinking list to bhayes@dsu.deltast.edu
 * [|Creative Education Foundation] hosts annual [|Creative Problem Solving Institute]
 * [|Center for Critical Thinking]at Sonoma State U. Under leadership of Richard Paul, sponsors and International conference consisting of professional development workshops and trainer training
 * [|Center for Reflective Community Practice at M.I.T.] "Helping people know what they know, improving community practice through reflection ad learning, building grounded knowledge from reflection on practice, and developing tools and technology to support this work."
 * Creative and Critical at Maricopa College, CA faculty liaison Joanne Gainen
 * [|Critical and Creative Analysis M.A.], Goldmsiths University of London
 * [|Education for Sustainability], UMass Boston. Teaching, outreach, research, and operations that further a vision of a sustainable economy, equitable governance and an engaged populace.
 * [|Experiemntal College at Tufts], visiting lecturers explore interdisciplinary subjects & innovative teaching methods
 * [| Graduate Consortium in Women's Studies] offers courses available to UMB students at UMB tuition rates
 * [|Environmental Studies Program] UMass Boston undergraduate program of study
 * [|Idea Center] (Kansas State U. Continuing Ed.) "getting creative about critical thinking"
 * [|International Center for Studies in Creativity] hosts the [|Creative Problem Solving Institute] and offers an M.S. and Graduate Certificate.
 * [|International School for Humanities and Social Sciences] at the University of Amsterdam includes a program on Science and Technology Studies
 * [|KaosPilots] provides an entrepreneurial education for young entrepreneurs and project leaders with a creative edge and a global mind
 * [|Lesley University, Doctoral Program in Educational Studies] highly individualized program requires two residential semesters at Cambridge, MA campus
 * [|Liberal Arts programs online]
 * [|The Mirror Project] teaches youth to create vidoes about their own life experiences and uses videos to "create a window into the lives of people who remain strangers due to ethnic, cultural, age, or socioeconomic barriers." Led by Robert ArŽvalo
 * [|The Mycellium School] is an international program which endows the next generation of leaders with the knowledge and skills needed to identify and address root causes of social an environmental concern. Opening in 2012/13 in Ashville, NC.
 * [|Organizational Approaches to Transformation and Healing] certificate program at Plymouth State University (NH) that "challenges traditional models and examines the implications of emerging paradigms for organizational health"
 * [|Social Justice Education] UMass Amherst. An interdisciplinary graduate program with a focus on social diversity and social justice education, K-higher ed
 * [|Thinking for Change] a resource center for critical and creative thinking and reflective practice
 * [|Teachers as Scholars] a Boston-based professional development program for teachers that offers 1 to 3 day long seminars on arts, humanities or science topics that the seminar leaders (university faculty) are passionate about
 * [|Think Tank for Community College Critical Thinking teachers]
 * University of Malta [|The Edward De Bono Institute For The Design And Development Of Thinking]
 * [|Touchstones Discussion project], "to develop discussion programs that build community and foster dialogue that creates change."

**Allied Programs outside conventional Educational Institutions**
 * [|School for Designing a Society]--teachers, performers, artists, and activists give the question “What would I consider a desirable society?” serious playful thoughtful discussion and take it as input to creative projects
 * [|The Public School] (having no affiliation with the public school system, it is a framework that supports autodidactic activities)
 * [[http://began a few months after Michael White’s death, with the vision of bringing together practitioners, teachers, students drawn to narrative practice and other collaborative approaches.

**Organizations and businesses**
 * [|American Creativity Association] resource for learning and applying creativity, innovation, problem-solving, and ideation theory, tools, and techniques; global network of creative professionals
 * [|ASCD] (Assoc. for Supervision and Curriculum Development) seminars and other resources for curriculum development and school change [|Teaching for Thinking Network] hosts [|ask Dr. Think]
 * Boston Facilitators Roundtable. For info email abbyyanow@hotmail.com
 * [|Center for Creative Learning, Inc.] downloadable files and a searchable database on creativity assessment resources, a wide range of books on CPS and talent development, and web-based courses
 * [|Creativity Portal] "an imagination inducing sanctuary for artists, writers, crafters, and creativity enthusiasts" that solicits submissions
 * [|Consultants Network for Excellence in Non-profits]
 * [|Dulwich Centre for Narrative Therapy and Community Work] see [|workshop notes] for basic ideas
 * www.OnlineCreativeConcepts.com, Web Portal for International Issues and Non-Profit Organizations
 * [|Gravity Arts] customized educational services and products in music and dance
 * [|The Highlander Center] (Highlander Education and Research Center) grassroots organizing, education, and community building for social justice and genuine democracy since the 1930s
 * [|Reflective Learning - International] formerly Institute of Reflective Practice - UK
 * [|Reflective Practice Journal]
 * [|International Association of Facilitators] promotes facilitation through "methods of exchange, professional growth, practical research, collegial networking and support services"
 * [|ISETL] (International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning) at ISETL conference presenters model teaching alternatives by engaging their audience in activity and dialogue
 * [|MindTools.com], "Essential Skills for an Excellent Career"
 * [|National Center for Teaching Thinking]
 * [|NCIIA] (National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance) "nurtur[ing] a new generation of innovators by promoting curricula designed to teach creativity, invention and entrepeneurship and support[ing] innovative student projects"
 * [|New England Cognitive Center] formerly the Hartford Thinking Center
 * [|Organizational Development Learning Group] monthly meetings based on experiential learning, e-newsletter that circulates to over 700 people, and job-seeking, consulting and book club subgroups
 * [|Community Economies] strengthening, connecting, and creating grassroots economic alternatives in New England and the world
 * Popular Education and Social Change Conferences organized by Paolo Friere, the Institute for Popular Education and allied groups
 * [|Public Conversations Project] "promoting constructive conversations and relationships among those who have differing values, worldviews, and positions related to divisive public issues"
 * [|School for Designing a Society] "'What would I consider a desirable society?' is given serious playful, thoughtful discussion and taken as an input to creative projects
 * [|SouthCoast Community Collaborative Design Studio] a project of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, mission is to build community capacity through the use of advanced collaborative design practices
 * [|Teaching for a Change] annual conferences provide "experiences and information that inspires personal and professional growth", following the work of Parker Palmer
 * [|Art of Hosting] training
 * [|Celebrate Urbana Champaign People's History Project]
 * [|ColectivoFlatlander] helps build a stronger popular movement for social, economic and racial justice in the South and Southwest US
 * [|PTO conference] (Pedagogy of the Oppressed)
 * [|Mid-west Zine Fest] festival in Urbana, IL for noncommercial or online publications
 * [|School for Designing a Society] (SDAS)
 * [|Prairieland Mediation Radio Hour]

**Courses**
 * [|Courses] from the CCT Program at UMass Boston
 * Southeast Missouri State University, Creative and Critical Thinking Course []
 * Virginia Commonwealth University, Creative and Critical Thinking, Spring, 1999 contact gataylor@comp.uark.edu
 * [|Center for Critical Thinking], at Sonoma State Univ.

**Publications**
 * [|Critical & Creative Thinking]: Strategies for Classroom Inquiry, by Susan Wilks, University of Melbourne, Australia (1995)
 * How teachers can create a "community of inquiry", a supportive, nurturing classroom environment that fosters reasoning an critical thinking ISBN: 0-435-08869-6
 * Subscription to __Critical and Creative Thinking__, Clive Lindop, Critical and Creative Thinking, Faculty of Arts, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Victoria, 3280, Australia
 * Critical Thinking and Collaborative Learning, Tomorrow's Professor Msg 173.
 * [|Incorporating Critical and Creative Thinking processes in Sasketchewan's K-12 curricula]
 * [|A library providing K-12 educators with a range of articles on critical thinking]
 * [|Taking Yourself Seriously]: Processes of Research and Engagement
 * [|Theses and Syntheses] of students of the CCT Program, UMass Boston
 * [|What is critical thinking?" by R. Ennis]
 * [|Transformative Dimensions of Adult Learning] by Jack Mezirow

**Sites of alums and instructors of the [|Critical & Creative Thinking Graduate Program]**
 * [|Renessa Ciampa-Brewer]
 * [|Rebecca Cornwell]
 * [|Kyle Lindholm]
 * [|Bill Oakes] (deceased)
 * [|Felicia Sullivan]
 * [|Catherine Weber]
 * [|Luanne Witkowski]

**Other Individuals' Sites**
 * [|Chris Yukna's ESL Business Emporium]

**Groups with broken links--leads welcome**
 * ASCD compilation of Thinking centers and Networks links for Inquiry-based learning
 * Critical Thinking on the Web
 * ERIC Critical Thinking Resources
 * Guide to degrees in Critical Thinking
 * Critical Thinking on the Web: Institutes, Centers and Societies
 * Center for Diversity Leadership
 * Online Creative Concepts
 * National Center for Cross-disciplinary Teaching and Learning
 * Wisconsin Center for Excellence in Critical Thinking
 * PROMISE (Project for Multicultural and Interdisciplinary Studies in Education)