Mr. Rush Cosgrove
Rush Cosgrove is a graduate of New College at Oxford with an M.Sc. in Higher Education. He is currently studying at Cambridge University for an M.Phil. in Educational Research Methodology. Upon graduation from Sonoma State University, Mr. Cosgrove was awarded a Research Fellowship at the Foundation and Center for Critical Thinking.
Mr. Cosgrove has a unique background. He is one of very few students who have been systematically taught critical thinking from the age of 10. It was at this age that he was taken from the main stream of instruction and put into an independent study program designed and supervised by Drs. Paul and Elder. Approximately half of his classes were taken under this model. The remainder of his high school credits came from enrolling in college classes.
Mr. Cosgrove is highly effective in conducting workshops in critical thinking for both faculty and students. He has presented workshops on topics which include the Foundations of Critical Thinking, How to Improve Student Learning from a Student Perspective, Critical Thinking In Everyday Life, Critical Thinking and Biology, Critical Thinking and Astronomy, and Historical Thinking. He has taught numerous workshops on critical thinking in Spanish for both students and faculty at Mexican schools, colleges, and universities, including the Universidad de Las Americas, Puebla, Instituto Technologico Agropecuario, Torreon, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Ensenada. He serves as a major presenter at the International Conference on Critical Thinking each year. Mr. Cosgrove is an articulate spokesperson for critical thinking both in teaching and learning. At present, Mr. Cosgrove has little availability for workshops.
Video Biography: Introduction at the 2008 International Conference on Critical Thinking
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Mr. Cosgrove Presenting in Spanish
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