Eastern Shore Institute for the Advancement of Thinking A Public School, Private School and Post-Secondary Education Consortium
ESIAT Mission	ESIAT History	ESIAT Sponsors	ESIAT Committee	ESIAT Membership

Eastern Shore Institute for the
Advancement of Thinking

A Public School, Private School and
Post-Secondary Education Consortium

Symposium '05

This year's symposium will focus on Environment Across The Curriculum. The conference is on April 29th, 2005 at Wor-Wic Community College from 3:30 to 8:00 p.m. More information will be available in January 2005.

Mission of the Institute
The mission of the Eastern Shore Institute for the Advancement of Thinking is to advance education for thinking by helping educators, students, parents and community members develop an understanding of the fundamental role of thinking in the overall teaching and learning process. The Institute also seeks to help its constituents teach children and youth how to use thinking processes to achieve success in school and in life. Its efforts are focused in the following five areas:

Coordinating and Enhancing Resources
The Institute encourages its members and constituents to share and to integrate what each has to offer so that all who interface with the Institute are enriched and additional resources flow to the area.

Fostering Staff Development
The Institute is committed to a program of staff development, including workshops, conferences, seminars and other opportunities, that will provide constituents with practical, instructional and assess-ment strategies, and that will help them create environments conducive to thinking.

Providing Technical Assistance
The Institute is committed to identifying personnel within and beyond the region who can provide direct assistance to those designing projects and proposals that develop, expand and implement knowledge and use of thinking.

Strengthening Communication
The Institute's communication network employs print, other media, and face-to-face dialogue to help constituents interact with one another, share productive critical experiences, describe strategies for teaching and assessing thinking, keep current on advances in the field, and reflect on all aspects of thinking.

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History of the Institute
The Institute was created in the fall of 1994. Since that time it has accomplished the following:

Creation of a network of constituents who communicate about pro-grams and resources currently being used to advance thinking in the region.

Publication of Thinking, a newsletter for teachers and parents.

Presentation of Symposium 95-04 with following keynotes:

2004 Mr. David Ghoogasian Teaching and Learning in the Era of the Brain

2002 Dr. Wade Robison Ethics Across the Curriculum

2001 Dr. Linda Downs Applying Creativity to Teaching Visual Arts

2000 Dr. Dan Kindlon The Emotional Mis-education of Boys

1999 Dr. Robert Swartz Infusing Critical and Creative Thinking into Content Instruction

1998 Dr. Helen Branigan New Skills for Tomorrow's Workplace

1997 Dr. Howard Gardner
Dr. Thomas Armstrong Multiple Intelligences Theory: Promises, Dangers, and Distractions

1996 Dr. Toni Warsham Acquiring a Magic Eye: A View of Multiple Intelligences Theory.

1995 Dr. Robert Ennis The Assessment of Critical Thinking

Sponsoring Members of the Institute

Salisbury School
Salisbury University
Somerset County Schools
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Wicomico County Schools
Worcester Preparatory School
Worcester County Schools
Wor-Wic Community College

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Advisory Committee Members

Ms. Marlyn Barrett
Worcester County Schools
6270 Worcester Highway
Newark, MD 21841 Dr. Mike Gray
Department Head / Professor
Criminal Justice Academy
Wor - Wic Community College

Dr. Cheryl Bowers
Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Guidance and Counseling
Department of Education
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD 21853 Ms. Kathleen Otway
Worcester Country School
P. O. Box 1006
Berlin, MD 21811

Dr. Scott Dahlberg
Department Head/Professor
Wor-Wic Community College
10452 Old Ocean City Blvd.
Berlin, MD 21811 Dr. Karen Verbeke
Chair
Department Of Education
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD 21853

Dr. Carolyn J. Elmore
Director of Curriculum and
Professional Development
Wicomico County Schools
101 Long Avenue
Salisbury, MD 21801 Dr. George Whitehead
Department of Psychology
Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD 21801

Ms. Julie Fisher
First Grade Teacher
The Salisbury School
P. O. Box 2295
Salisbury, MD 21801

Membership
Many thanks to everyone who joined ESIAT as a sustaining member over the last year. We now have over 50 members supporting our activities. Do you know anyone who might be interested in becoming an ESIAT sustaining member too? For $10 per year ESIAT members receive:

Thinking newsletter (at least 4/ year)

Discounted fees at ESIAT workshops on critical / creative thinking.

15% symposium fee discount.

Opportunities to interact with symposium presenters in special session for members only.

The become a sustaining member of ESIAT, send your name, address, and phone number, and a check made payable to the Salisbury University Foundation to:

Debra Truitt

c/o Department of Psychology

Salisbury University

1101 Camden Avenue

Salisbury, MD 21801

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2004	Mr. David Ghoogasian	Teaching and Learning in the Era of the Brain
2002	Dr. Wade Robison	Ethics Across the Curriculum
2001	Dr. Linda Downs	Applying Creativity to Teaching Visual Arts
2000	Dr. Dan Kindlon	The Emotional Mis-education of Boys
1999	Dr. Robert Swartz	Infusing Critical and Creative Thinking into Content Instruction
1998	Dr. Helen Branigan	New Skills for Tomorrow's Workplace
1997	Dr. Howard Gardner Dr. Thomas Armstrong	Multiple Intelligences Theory: Promises, Dangers, and Distractions
1996	Dr. Toni Warsham	Acquiring a Magic Eye: A View of Multiple Intelligences Theory.
1995	Dr. Robert Ennis	The Assessment of Critical Thinking

Advisory Committee Members
Ms. Marlyn Barrett Worcester County Schools 6270 Worcester Highway Newark, MD 21841	Dr. Mike Gray Department Head / Professor Criminal Justice Academy Wor - Wic Community College
Dr. Cheryl Bowers Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Guidance and Counseling Department of Education University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 21853	Ms. Kathleen Otway Worcester Country School P. O. Box 1006 Berlin, MD 21811
Dr. Scott Dahlberg Department Head/Professor Wor-Wic Community College 10452 Old Ocean City Blvd. Berlin, MD 21811	Dr. Karen Verbeke Chair Department Of Education University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 21853
Dr. Carolyn J. Elmore Director of Curriculum and Professional Development Wicomico County Schools 101 Long Avenue Salisbury, MD 21801	Dr. George Whitehead Department of Psychology Salisbury University Salisbury, MD 21801
Ms. Julie Fisher First Grade Teacher The Salisbury School P. O. Box 2295 Salisbury, MD 21801

	Debra Truitt
	c/o Department of Psychology
	Salisbury University
	1101 Camden Avenue
	Salisbury, MD 21801

Eastern Shore Institute for the Advancement of Thinking

A Public School, Private School and Post-Secondary Education Consortium

Eastern Shore Institute for the
Advancement of Thinking

A Public School, Private School and
Post-Secondary Education Consortium