Our 25^th anniversary celebration

As the 25^th anniversary celebration of The Critical Thinking Consortium comes to a close, I thank you for joining us in celebrating everyone involved in TC²: the founders who had a vision; our past and present leadership teams; the facilitators who work every day to inspire educators; those of you who contribute to our resources and who are constantly grappling with how to best support teachers and students; the educators who bring the TC² dream to life in the classroom; and the learners who grow into adults who question. Thank you for being a part of the TC² story. Here’s to the next 25 years and beyond!

-Usha James, Executive Director

FREE pre-recorded webinar: Scaffolding powerful and meaningful inquiries

Watch this powerful pre-recorded webinar and discover how the Inquiry-pac resources frame a very comprehensive critical inquiry that includes larger inquiry questions as well as smaller critical challenges that support students in becoming good decision makers and good critical thinkers.

Create a free TC² account

One of the many benefits of being a Partner of The Critical Thinking Consortium is free access to TC² online resource collections that contain exemplary teaching ideas. Access to these resources requires login to your account.

If your district or school is NOT a TC² Partner, you may want to become an Individual Member of our Consortium. The annual membership fee enables you to enjoy a wide range of benefits.

AGM 2019 Highlights

Watch these highlights from the TC² AGM 2019, where we continued to celebrate our 25th anniversary by acknowledging the contributions of some of the members of the TC² community.

Educators and students as transformative agents of change

We are thrilled to have the TC² approach to nurturing quality thinking highlighted in an article written by Maria Vamvalis and posted on the new Learning Portal of UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning. As you'll discover in the article, Maria believes that educators and students truly are transformative agents of change who will lead ways towards preferred futures grounded in justice & sustainability.

Read the article.

Inspiring wonder through learning and thinking

Watch TC² facilitator and author, Garfield Gini-Newman speak on Inspiring wonder through learning and thinking, a Tedx Talk given in Kitchener, ON. You yourself will be inspired to learn how TC² can support you in nurturing wonder-full thinking in your students. Book one of our skilled facilitators now.

Critical thinking for all

This powerful video captures the essence of a thinking classroom through the experiences of Maria Vamvalis, TC² facilitator and professional learning coordinator, and her students. The students’ insightful and passionate responses as they explore the topics of Inquiry-pac unit 7A through the TC² approach shows the positive impact of teaching critical, creative and collaborative thinking skills that are meaningful and engaging to all.