The Center and Foundation for Critical Thinking have together hosted critical thinking academies and conferences for more than three decades. During that time, we have played a key role in defining, structuring, assessing, improving and advancing the principles and best practices of fair-minded critical thought in education and in society. We invite you to join us for the 31st International Conference on Critical Thinking. Our annual conference provides a unique opportunity for you to improve your understanding of critical thinking, as well as your ability to more substantively foster it in the classroom and in all aspects of your work and life.
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
Choose from the following sessions when registering. Choose one for each day section. See preconference and conference schedule and sessions for full titles and descriptions.
PRECONFERENCE
Developing a Substantive Approach to Socratic Questioning Through Critical Thinking
25 Weeks to Better Thinking and Better Living: Using the Tools of Critical Thinking to Take Charge of Your Life
Three Historical Approaches to Critical Thinking and Their Significance for the Design and Assessment of Post-Secondary Curriculum
CANCELED How to Work Together with Colleagues to deepen Your Understanding of Critical Thinking Through Extended Book Studies
DAY ONE
Teaching Students to Think Within a Field or Discipline
What are Intellectual Traits and How Does One Teach for Them?
Understanding the Relationship Between Critical Thinking and Emancipating the Mind
Fostering Critical Thinking in the Secondary Classroom
Advanced Session: ‘On the potential of the critical vocabulary of the English language as an academic lingua franca’ (for returning registrants)
DAY TWO Morning
The Role of Administration in Creating Critical Thinking Communities
Using Peer Review on a Typical Day to Foster Substantive Critical Thinking
Teaching Students to Distinguish Strong and Weak Sense Critical Thinking
Fostering Critical Thinking in the Social Disciplines
DAY TWO Afternoon
Using the Tools of Critical Thinking to Teach Students How to Study and Learn
Why Transfer of Learning is a Common Consequent of Teaching for Critical Thinking
Teaching for Intellectual Autonomy and Intellectual Courage
Sociocentric Thinking as a Barrier to Cultivating the Intellect
DAY THREE
Concurrent sessions - choose at the conference
DAY FOUR Morning
Teaching Students Fundamental and Powerful Concepts
Why I am Ashamed to Belong to the Human Species
What I Think of When I Design Instruction
The Art of Close Reading and Substantive Writing
The conference begins with 4 options for preconference sessions. These are for both new and returning registrants. The rest of the conference will consist in approximately 40 sessions offered over four days. Participants will choose in advance the sessions offered during the preconference and on days one, two, and four of the main conference. On the third day of the conference participants will choose from approximately 30 sessions.
All conference sessions are designed to converge on basic critical thinking principles and to enrich a core concept of critical thinking with practical teaching and learning strategies. For a fuller explanation of core critical thinking concepts review the Thinker's Guide Series or articles from our library.
Throughout our work we emphasize and argue for the importance of teaching for critical thinking in a strong, rather than a weak, sense. We are committed to a clear and "substantive" concept of critical thinking (rather than one that is ill-defined); a concept that interfaces well with the disciplines, that integrates critical with creative thinking, that applies directly to the needs of everyday and professional life, that emphasizes the affective as well as the cognitive dimension of critical thinking, that highlights intellectual standards and traits. We advocate a concept of critical thinking that organizes instruction in every subject area at every educational level.
Conference Plan and Sessions:
PRE-CONFERENCE: Saturday and Sunday (you choose one of the following in-depth two-day sessions)…
{"id":"3386","title":"","author":"","content":"<p><img style=\"float: right;\" src=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/image/pimage/31st-logo_4Web.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;\"><span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Join us at the World's Longest<br /> Running Annual Conference<br /> on Critical Thinking...</span></strong><br /> </span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;\"> </p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;\"> </p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/criticalthinking/dev/store-page.cfm?CATEID=135&P=products&CATALOGID=219&ITEMID=423\"><span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;\"><br /> </span></span><span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman',serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">July 25th - 28th, 2011<br /> </span></strong></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman',serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Preconference July 23-24<br /> </span></strong></span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman',serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>Near the University of California, Berkeley campus<br /> <br /> </em></span></strong></span></a><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/criticalthinking/dev/store-page.cfm?CATEID=135&P=products&CATALOGID=219&ITEMID=423\"><strong class=\"head\">Register Now</strong></a><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/criticalthinking/dev/store-page.cfm?CATEID=135&P=products&CATALOGID=219&ITEMID=423\"><br /> </a></p>\r\n<p><span>The Center and Foundation for Critical Thinking have together hosted critical thinking academies and conferences for more than three decades. During that time, we have played a key role in defining, structuring, assessing, improving and advancing the principles and best practices of fair-minded critical thought in education and in society. We invite you to join us for the 31st International Conference on Critical Thinking. Our annual conference provides a unique opportunity for you to improve your understanding of critical thinking, as well as your ability to more substantively foster it in the classroom and in all aspects of your work and life.</span></p>\r\n<table style=\"background-color: #000099; width: 300px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr valign=\"middle\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong class=\"head\" style=\"color: white;\">CONFERENCE OVERVIEW</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffcc\">\r\n<div id=\"cke_pastebin\"><em><span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,cursive;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Choose from the following sessions when registering. Choose one for each day section.</span></span></span></em><strong><em> See preconference and conference schedule and sessions for full titles and descriptions.<br /> </em><br /> PRECONFERENCE</strong></div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li> Developing a Substantive Approach to Socratic Questioning Through Critical Thinking</li>\r\n<li> 25 Weeks to Better Thinking and Better Living: Using the Tools of Critical Thinking to Take Charge of Your Life</li>\r\n<li> Three Historical Approaches to Critical Thinking and Their Significance for the Design and Assessment of Post-Secondary Curriculum</li>\r\n<li> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">CANCELED </span>How to Work Together with Colleagues to deepen Your Understanding of Critical Thinking Through Extended Book Studies</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div id=\"cke_pastebin\"><strong>DAY ONE </strong></div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li> Teaching Students to Think Within a Field or Discipline</li>\r\n<li> What are Intellectual Traits and How Does One Teach for Them?</li>\r\n<li> Understanding the Relationship Between Critical Thinking and Emancipating the Mind</li>\r\n<li> Fostering Critical Thinking in the Secondary Classroom</li>\r\n<li> Advanced Session: ‘On the potential of the critical vocabulary of the English language as an academic lingua franca’ (for returning registrants)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div id=\"cke_pastebin\"><strong>DAY TWO Morning</strong></div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li> The Role of Administration in Creating Critical Thinking Communities</li>\r\n<li> Using Peer Review on a Typical Day to Foster Substantive Critical Thinking</li>\r\n<li> Teaching Students to Distinguish Strong and Weak Sense Critical Thinking</li>\r\n<li> Fostering Critical Thinking in the Social Disciplines </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div id=\"cke_pastebin\"><strong>DAY TWO Afternoon</strong></div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li> Using the Tools of Critical Thinking to Teach Students How to Study and Learn</li>\r\n<li> Why Transfer of Learning is a Common Consequent of Teaching for Critical Thinking </li>\r\n<li> Teaching for Intellectual Autonomy and Intellectual Courage</li>\r\n<li> Sociocentric Thinking as a Barrier to Cultivating the Intellect</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div id=\"cke_pastebin\"><strong>DAY THREE </strong></div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li> Concurrent sessions - choose at the conference</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div id=\"cke_pastebin\"><strong>DAY FOUR Morning </strong></div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li> Teaching Students Fundamental and Powerful Concepts</li>\r\n<li> Why I am Ashamed to Belong to the Human Species </li>\r\n<li> What I Think of When I Design Instruction</li>\r\n<li> The Art of Close Reading and Substantive Writing</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p><span>The conference begins with 4 options for preconference sessions. These are for both new and returning registrants. The rest of the conference will consist in approximately 40 sessions offered over four days. Participants will choose in advance the sessions offered during the preconference and on days one, two, and four of the main conference. On the third day of the conference participants will choose from approximately 30 sessions. </span></p>\r\n<p><span>All conference sessions are designed to converge on basic critical thinking principles and to enrich a core concept of critical thinking with practical teaching and learning strategies. For a fuller explanation of core critical thinking concepts review the <a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/store/catalogs/thinkers-guides/224\" target=\"_blank\">Thinker's Guide Series</a> or <a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/index-of-articles/1021/\" target=\"_blank\">articles from our library</a>.</span></p>\r\n<p><span>Throughout our work we emphasize and argue for the importance of teaching for critical thinking in a strong, rather than a weak, sense. We are committed to a clear and \"substantive\" concept of critical thinking (rather than one that is ill-defined); a concept that interfaces well with the disciplines, that integrates critical with creative thinking, that applies directly to the needs of everyday and professional life, that emphasizes the affective as well as the cognitive dimension of critical thinking, that highlights intellectual standards and traits. We advocate a concept of critical thinking that organizes instruction in every subject area at every educational level.</span></p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #3366ff; font-weight: bold;\"><strong>Conference Plan and Sessions:<br /> </strong></span></p>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #660033; font-weight: bold;\">PRE-CONFERENCE</span><strong class=\"title\">: </strong>Saturday and Sunday<br /> <em>(you choose one of the following in-depth two-day sessions</em>)…<br /> <br /> \r\n<ul>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#pre-1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Developing a Substantive Approach to Socratic Questioning Through Critical Thinking...</span></a> </span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Gerald Nosich</span></li>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#pre-2\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">25 Weeks to Better Thinking and Better Living: Using the Tools of Critical Thinking to Take Charge of Your Life...</span> </a>Linda Elder</span></span></li>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#pre-3\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Three Historical Approaches to Critical Thinking and Their Significance for the Design and Assessment of Post-Secondary Curriculum...</span> </a>Rush Cosgrove and Richard Paul</span></span></li>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Canceled </strong></span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How to Work Together with Colleagues to deepen Your Understanding of Critical Thinking Through Extended Book Studies...</span> Enoch Hale</span></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #660033; font-weight: bold;\"><br /> CONFERENCE</span>: Monday - Thursday<br /> <span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #660033; font-weight: bold;\"><br /> DAY ONE</span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span><strong>: Monday</strong></span></span><br /> <em>(you indicate one of the following sessions, which runs all day following the morning key-note address)</em>… \t \r\n<ul>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d1-1\" target=\"_blank\">Teaching Students to Think Within a Field or Discipline.</a>..</span> Gerald Nosich</span></span></li>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d1-2\" target=\"_blank\">What are Intellectual Traits and How Does One Teach for Them?</a>...</span> Richard Paul</span></span></li>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d1-3\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Understanding the Relationship Between Critical Thinking and Emancipating the Mind...</span> </a>Linda Elder</span></span></li>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d1-4\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Fostering Critical Thinking in the Secondary Classroom...</span></a> Enoch Hale</span></span></li>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d1-5\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Advanced Session: ‘On the potential of the critical vocabulary of the English language as an academic lingua franca’...</span> </a>Rush Cosgrove (for returning registrants)</span></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #660033; font-weight: bold;\"><br /> DAY TWO Morning</span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span><strong>: Tuesday</strong></span></span><br /> <em>(you choose one of the following sessions for the morning)</em>… \t \r\n<ul>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d2-1\" target=\"_top\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Role of Administration in Creating Critical Thinking Communities...</span></a> Gerald Nosich</span></span></li>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d2-2\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Using Peer Review on a Typical Day to Foster Substantive Critical Thinking...</span></a> Linda Elder</span></span></li>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d2-3\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Teaching Students to Distinguish Strong and Weak Sense Critical Thinking...</span></a> Richard Paul</span></span></li>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d2-4\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Fostering Critical Thinking in the Social Disciplines...</span> </a>Enoch Hale</span></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #660033; font-weight: bold;\"><br /> DAY TWO Afternoon</span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span><strong>: Tuesday</strong></span></span><br /> <em>(you choose one of the following sessions for the afternoon)</em>… \t \r\n<ul>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d2-5\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Using the Tools of Critical Thinking to Teach Students How to Study and Learn...</span></a> Enoch Hale</span></span></li>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d2-6\" target=\"_blank\">Why Transfer of Learning is a Common Consequent of Teaching for Critical Thinking..</a>.</span> Richard Paul</span></span></li>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d2-7\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Teaching for Intellectual Autonomy and Intellectual Courage...</span></a> Gerald Nosich</span></span></li>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d2-8\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sociocentric Thinking as a Barrier to Cultivating the Intellect...</span></a> Linda Elder</span></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #660033; font-weight: bold;\"><br /> DAY THREE</span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span><strong>: Wednesday</strong></span></span><br /> <strong>All Day Concurrent Sessions...</strong> concurrent session program to be posted during the spring 2011 semester. All sessions are invited.<br /> <br /> <span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #660033; font-weight: bold;\"><br /> DAY FOUR Morning</span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span><strong>: Thursday</strong></span></span><br /> <em>(you choose one of the following sessions for the morning)</em>… \t \r\n<ul>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d4-1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Teaching Students Fundamental and Powerful Concepts...</span></a> Gerald Nosich</span></span></li>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d4-2\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Why I am Ashamed to Belong to the Human Species...</span></a> Linda Elder</span></span></li>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d4-3\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What I Think of When I Design Instruction...</span></a> Richard Paul</span></span></li>\r\n<li> <span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/conference/2011_Sessions.cfm#d4-4\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Art of Close Reading and Substantive Writing...</span></a> Enoch Hale</span></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span>This year's conference will be held at the Claremont Resort Hotel & Spa near U.C. Berkeley, California.</span></span><span><span> <a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/Conference/claremont-hotel-2011.cfm\">More information on the Claremont Hotel</a><br /> </span></span></p>\r\n<p><img src=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/image/pimage/claremont-main.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<p><br /> <strong class=\"head\">From Past Conferences...</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img src=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/images/PastConferences.jpg\" alt=\"Speakers from past critical thinking conference\" /></p>\r\n<p><br /> <a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/criticalthinking/dev/store-page.cfm?CATEID=135&P=products&CATALOGID=219&ITEMID=423\"><strong class=\"head\">Register Now</strong></a><br /> <br /></p>\r\n<table cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" width=\"98%\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#333366\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr bgcolor=\"White\">\r\n<td><strong class=\"head\">31st International Conference on Critical Thinking</strong></td>\r\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"40%\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#666699\"><strong style=\"color: white;\">Cost Per Person</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr bgcolor=\"#9999cc\">\r\n<td><strong>EVENT OPTIONS: IF PAID BETWEEN Dec 01 2010 AND Jul 04 2011</strong></td>\r\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1 Person</strong></td>\r\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>2-3 people</strong></td>\r\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>4-6 People</strong></td>\r\n<td><strong>7 or More</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"middle\" bgcolor=\"white\">\r\n<td><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/criticalthinking/dev/store-page.cfm?CATEID=135&P=products&CATALOGID=219&ITEMID=423\"><strong style=\"color: navy;\">31st International Conference (only) - early registration</strong><br /> <strong class=\"head\">AVAILABLE NOW</strong></a></td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$480.00</td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$455.00</td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$430.00</td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$345.00</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"middle\" bgcolor=\"white\">\r\n<td><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/criticalthinking/dev/store-page.cfm?CATEID=135&P=products&CATALOGID=219&ITEMID=423\"><strong style=\"color: navy;\">31st International Conference with PreConference - early registration</strong><br /> <strong class=\"head\">AVAILABLE NOW</strong></a></td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$720.00</td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$695.00</td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$670.00</td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$585.00</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr bgcolor=\"#9999cc\">\r\n<td><strong>EVENT OPTIONS: IF PAID AFTER Jul 05 2011 and BEFORE Jul 27 2011 </strong></td>\r\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1 Person</strong></td>\r\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>2-3 people</strong></td>\r\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>4-6 People</strong></td>\r\n<td><strong>7 or More</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"middle\" bgcolor=\"white\">\r\n<td><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/criticalthinking/dev/store-page.cfm?CATEID=135&P=products&CATALOGID=219&ITEMID=423\"><strong style=\"color: navy;\">31st International Conference (Only)</strong></a></td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$510.00</td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$485.00</td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$460.00</td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$375.00</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"middle\" bgcolor=\"white\">\r\n<td><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/criticalthinking/dev/store-page.cfm?CATEID=135&P=products&CATALOGID=219&ITEMID=423\"><strong style=\"color: navy;\">31st International Conference with PreConference</strong></a></td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$760.00</td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$735.00</td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$710.00</td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$625.00</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr bgcolor=\"#9999cc\">\r\n<td><strong>EVENT OPTIONS: IF PAID AFTER Dec 01 2010 and BEFORE Jul 23 2011 </strong></td>\r\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>1 Person</strong></td>\r\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>2-3 people</strong></td>\r\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>4-6 People</strong></td>\r\n<td><strong>7 or More</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"middle\" bgcolor=\"white\">\r\n<td><a href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/criticalthinking/dev/store-page.cfm?CATEID=135&P=products&CATALOGID=219&ITEMID=423\"><strong style=\"color: navy;\">31st International - PreConference Only</strong><br /> <strong class=\"head\">AVAILABLE NOW</strong></a></td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$240.00</td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$240.00</td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$240.00</td>\r\n<td align=\"center\">$240.00</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p><br /> <br /> <strong class=\"head\">30th International Conference on Critical Thinking Keynote address by Richard Paul in 5 parts</strong><br /> <br /> \r\n<object width=\"746\" height=\"413\">\r\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"https://www.youtube.com/cp/vjVQa1PpcFOh_v2R39kGTDWsgg0gcFXfqwx9RgDQ_B8=\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"746\" height=\"413\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/cp/vjVQa1PpcFOh_v2R39kGTDWsgg0gcFXfqwx9RgDQ_B8=\"></embed>\r\n</object>\r\n<br /> <br /> <br /></p>\r\n<table style=\"background-color: #000099;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"center\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr valign=\"middle\">\r\n<td><strong class=\"head\" style=\"color: white;\">Pages in: 31<sup>st</sup> INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRITICAL THINKING </strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffcc\">CATEGORY HOME PAGE <a style=\"padding: 2px; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/31st-international-conference/960\">31st International Conference</a> \r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 3px;\"> <a style=\"padding: 2px;\" href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/31st-conference-sessions/962\">Conference Sessions</a></li>\r\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 3px;\"> <a style=\"padding: 2px;\" href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/conference-hotel-2011/963\">Conference Hotel</a></li>\r\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 3px;\"> <a style=\"padding: 2px;\" href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/conference-presenters/911\">Conference Presenters</a></li>\r\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 3px;\"> <a style=\"padding: 2px;\" href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/visiting-uc-berkeley-at-the-conference/429\">Visiting UC Berkeley</a></li>\r\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 3px;\"> <a style=\"padding: 2px;\" href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/academic-credit/635\">Academic Credit</a></li>\r\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 3px;\"> <a style=\"padding: 2px;\" href=\"https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/conference-faqs/922\">Conference FAQs</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p><br /> <br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":[],"images":[]}
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There are many misguided academicians, and some outright charlatans, pushing forth and capitalizing on a pseudo-, partial, or otherwise impoverished concept of critical thinking.
Little to no funding is designated for critical thinking professional development in schools, colleges, or universities, despite the lip service widely given to critical thinking (as is frequently found in mission statements).
Most people, including faculty, think they already know what critical thinking is, despite how few have studied it to any significant degree, and despite how few can articulate a coherent, accurate, and sufficiently deep explanation of it.
People rarely exhibit the necessary level of discipline to study and use critical thinking for reaching higher levels of self-actualization. In part, this is due to wasting intellectual and emotional energy on fruitless electronic entertainment designed to be addictive and profitable rather than educational and uplifting.
On the whole, fairminded critical thinking is neither understood, fostered, nor valued in educational institutions or societies.
People are increasingly able to cluster themselves with others of like mind through alluring internet platforms that enable them to validate one another's thinking - even when their reasoning is nonsensical, lopsided, prejudiced, or even dangerous.
Critical thinking does not yet hold an independent place in academia. Instead, "critical thinking" is continually being "defined" and redefined according to any academic area or instructor that, claiming (frequently unsupported) expertise, steps forward to teach it.
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