CCTNetwork4_5May2015

Critical and Creative Thinking Graduate Program

CCT Community Open House

Monday, May 4, and Tuesday, May 5, 2015
UMass Boston, Campus Center room 2540, 4:30-9:30pm, ET
Open to the general public and CCT community.
Link for google hangout http://bit.ly/CCTEvent ( set up instructions).

Please join us for presentations from students completing coursework in the CCT program's Synthesis and Reflective Practice courses. Free and open to all, refreshments will be served. Students in the courses develop projects around a variety of topics, so this is a chance to see a range of the kinds of issues that are explored by students in the program.
(Students, alums, and prospective students are also welcome to "Open studios -- Visit CCT alums and instructors in their workplaces" on Monday 4 May 2015, 9.00-1.15; details)

Monday

4:30 Social gathering
5:00 Mike Wienke, "Think Unbound - Changing the Way People View and Teach Creativity and Innovation in the Work Environment"
5:55 break
6:50 Steve Guenin, "Creative Problem Solving, A High School Curriculum: Satisfying the Needs of 21st Century Learners"
7:15 Todd Erickson, "Space Poems: Explorations in Multimodal Poetry"
8:10 Cassie Tighe-Hansen, "Transitioning from Following to Making your own Path: Through Critical and Creative Thinking"

Tuesday

4:30 Rachael Layne, "Combating Conflict with Intentionality and an Overview of Problem Solving"
4:50 Dan Hogan, "Meditative Writing: A Conversation with Myself"
5:10 Ray Symonds, "Every difficulty is an opportunity: turning administrative garbage into a chance to grow"
5:30 Riahl O'Malley, "The Gender Wealth Divide: Building a joint-analysis with fellow activists and organizers"
5:50 Justin Serpone, title TBA
6:10 Jill Lake, "Transformative Time Management: Appreciating Meaning in the Present as a Base for Reflective Exploration of Future Opportunity"
6:30 Kaylea Champion, "The Reflexive Reflective: Stowing my Baggage and Embracing Writing as a Self-Necessary Expression"
break
7:00 Michael Chalukian, "Pedagogy of Curiosity: Initial explorations in a critical thinking and curious classroom"
7:50 Rhoda Maurer, "Braiding a Naturalist's Journey of Embracing Courage"
8:40 Loli Nardi, "Exercise #1 for Creative Agility: Paving the Road to Facilitate Safe Dialogue Spaces"