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Cultures of Thinking Summit 2027
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Wednesday, July 22
 

8:30am PDT

Pitfalls & Pathways: Transforming Culture & Sustaining Change in a Culture of Thinking
Wednesday July 22, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am PDT
What does a school truly value? The signs are everywhere—from posters posted throughout the hallways to conversations teachers and leaders find themselves in regularly. Building a Culture of Thinking is the aspiration of many schools, yet the journey from good intentions to sustained, deep transformation is fraught with common pitfalls. This plenary session talk draws upon vivid, real-world stories to examine critical challenges that often undermine genuine cultural change. We will explore how to move beyond viewing a Culture of Thinking as a program to "do" and instead cultivate it as a fundamental stance—a shift in collective identity.
Wednesday July 22, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am PDT
Innovation Center

10:25am PDT

Pacific Sky GHOST WALK-SESSION FULL
Wednesday July 22, 2026 10:25am - 11:50am PDT
Culture lives in the messages we send--even in the school’s physical environment. What does your space say about what you value and think is important? What message does it send to students, parents, and visitors about learning? Join Del Mar Union School District educators for a "Ghost Walk"--a collaborative walk through a school when classes are not meeting. Participants will focus on a specific topic that Pacific Sky School has been working on and will share their observations. This protocol sharpens our ability to examine our own building, or to share observations with a critical friends group when visiting each other’s schools. 
Wednesday July 22, 2026 10:25am - 11:50am PDT
Innovation Center

1:10pm PDT

Open Space Summit Café: Exploring Your Questions About Cultures of Thinking
Wednesday July 22, 2026 1:10pm - 2:25pm PDT
One of the reasons we hold this Cultures of Thinking Summit, rather than a "conference," is to promote the coming together of the perspectives, experiences, curiosities, and aspirations you all bring. Our Open Space Summit Café is specifically designed to be a place where we engage with one another -- talking about the kinds of topics and questions that will provide moments to consider other viewpoints, reflect deeply, and perhaps gain some new insights and inspiration. For this reason, conversation groups will form around topics that are of most interest to this year's Summit learners. Coming soon, we'll gather suggested topics you'd like to converse with other participants about, or questions you'd like to chew on most with others that would be helpful to you in your own efforts to create and deepen a Culture of Thinking. 


Wednesday July 22, 2026 1:10pm - 2:25pm PDT
Innovation Center

4:25pm PDT

Closing Plenary Session
Wednesday July 22, 2026 4:25pm - 4:45pm PDT
As we close out the Summit, Ron and Mark will offer insights and perspectives to support participants as they take home ideas from the weekend and put them into action.
Wednesday July 22, 2026 4:25pm - 4:45pm PDT
Innovation Center
 
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