Process for educational institutes to establish critical thinking, curiosity and creativity as integrated skills in their learning culture

1. The New ABC
Usselincxstraat 45
2593 VG Den Haag
Nederland
Tel: +31 (0)624635593
E-mail: wouter.thenewabc@gmail.com
Web: www.thenewabc.nl
KvK-nummer: 70453411, BTW nummer:NL144540484801, IBAN: NL21 ASNB 0706853946
The Process for Educational institutes
This document contains the version for educational institutes/ teachers, of the more general
process that The New ABC offers to support you in establishing the 3 C’s (curiosity,, critical
thinking and creativity) in the core of the education process. The general process consists of
4 steps shown below.
1. Identify your current state
2. Discuss your ambition
3. Determine the gap
4. Decide how to fill this gap.
That last step represents the real journey you will make. The first three steps set the scene.
The more serious this process is taken as a whole the more it resembles the shape of a W:
Awareness (top left), Consciously Unable (first bottom), Learning with Ups-and-downs (up,
down, up), Unconsciously Able (top right).
The details can vary and will together determine your journey that reflectss the principles
of Inquiring, Wondering and Moving forward. Throughout the journey the interplay
between cognitive knowledge and reflective/ generative skills will be a core returning
question.
For educational institutes, the process involves three layers that obviously are
interconnected:
• How to incorporate the 3 C’s in your learning culture for students
• How to equip your teachers to do this
• How to create a conducive learning environment across the board

2. The New ABC
Usselincxstraat 45
2593 VG Den Haag
Nederland
Tel: +31 (0)624635593
E-mail: wouter.thenewabc@gmail.com
Web: www.thenewabc.nl
KvK-nummer: 70453411, BTW nummer:NL144540484801, IBAN: NL21 ASNB 0706853946
The starting assumption (to be verified in step 1) is that your model is still predominantly
Reproductive and you see a need and demand to turn it more Creative/ Generative.
The steps to get there are as follows:
1. Determine current state of including the 3 C’s in the learning culture
a. On levels of curriculum, teaching skills and ‘management wise’
b. Positive: already doing
c. To be improved: could be better
2. What would you like to improve (ambition), and why (motivation)?
3. What is holding you back? To which extent do you have influence on this?
4. Based on the combined answers in the previous three steps, we design the journey,
starting with an action plan:
a. Inside and outside classroom, i.e., the curriculum in a broad sesne
b. Equipping teachers: how to design their learning process
c. Conducive environment: assessment and performance measurement,
meeting ‘external’ requirements with an own interpretation
d. Strategic intent for the results, timelines and how to monitor and adjust