TC² @ 25
Focus for This Month
Success Stories
Next Steps
Media Release
TC² @ 25
Focus for This Month
Success Stories
Next Steps
Media Release

November: Your Stories of Resource Development with TC²


TC² doesn’t complete its mission on its own. We partner with champions of critical inquiry—educators from many disciplines and from all over Canada. Here, a few of you tell us about your experiences bringing critical, creative, and collaborative thinking into the classroom.



Brodie Yyelland Erin Williams Neil Orford

Featuring sessional instructor Brodie Yyelland:
Developing a Solar Energy Resource that Challenges

Read Brodie’s story

Featuring senior program manager Erin Williams:
A Journey with TC² to Create Engaging and Relevant Classroom Materials

Read Erin’s story

Featuring project leader Neil Orford:
Partnering Up to Design a National Education Strategy

Read Neil’s story

September/October: Setting the Stage for Creating a Community of Thinkers


This month, facilitators at TC² will be sharing a few of their top strategies you can employ in your classroom to encourage students to engage collaboratively in the pursuit of sound answers to provocative challenges. By starting off a new school year with some of these strategies, you can help students engage deeply and meaningfully with the concepts and competencies of the curriculum.



Usha James Garfield Gini-Newman Maria Vamvalis Maria Vamvalis

Featuring TC² Executive Director Usha James:
Introduction to Setting the Stage for Creating a Community of Thinkers

View Usha’s video

Featuring TC² Senior National Consultant
Garfield Gini-Newman:
An Effective Strategy for Launching the School Year

View Garfield’s video

Featuring TC² Facilitator
Maria Vamvalis:
Three effective strategies for building a thinking classroom: Strategy #1

View Maria’s video

Featuring TC² Facilitator
Maria Vamvalis:
Three effective strategies for building a thinking classroom: Strategy #2

View Maria’s video

Maria Vamvalis Laura Gini-Newman Usha James Usha James

Featuring TC² Facilitator Maria Vamvalis:
Three effective strategies for building a thinking classroom: Strategy #3

View Maria’s video

Featuring TC² Facilitator and Math Consultant
Laura Gini-Newman: Building a Thinking Community in the Math Classroom

View Laura’s video

Featuring TC² Executive Director Usha James:
Nurturing a Thinking Classroom: Strategy #1

View Usha’s video

Featuring TC² Executive Director Usha James:
Nurturing a Thinking Classroom: Strategy #2

View Usha’s video

Usha James Usha James Usha James

Featuring TC² Executive Director
Usha James:
Nurturing a Thinking Classroom: Strategy #3

View Usha’s video

Featuring TC² Executive Director
Usha James:
Nurturing a Thinking Classroom: Strategy #4

View Usha’s video

Featuring TC² Executive Director
Usha James:
Nurturing a Thinking Classroom: Strategy #5

View Usha’s video

August: Your Stories of Assessment-Rich Learning


Teresa Belisle Jessie Claudio Mireille Bazin-Berryman and Team Mary Nanavati

Featuring director of learning research
& development Teresa Belisle:
A Powerful Tool for Developing Assessment as Learning

Read Teresa’s story

Featuring teacher Jessie Claudio:
Assessment: A Tool for Fueling Passion and Imagination

Read Jessie’s story

Featuring principal Mireille Bazin-Berryman & Team:
Assessment and Critical Thinking:
Paired at the Hip

Read Mireille and Team’s story

Featuring retired principal Mary Nanavati:
Focusing on a Core Responsibility of the Principalship

Read Mary’s story

June: Your Stories of Professional Learning with TC²


Ian Pettigrew Rosemary Evans Kandace Jordan Ursula Hermann

Featuring director of curriculum assessment Ian Pettigrew: The Power of Praxis

Read Ian’s story

Featuring principal Rosemary Evans: Implementing the IB Program at Branksome Hall

Read Rosemary’s story

Featuring deputy superintendent Kandace Jordan: Bringing Critical Inquiry to the Golden Hills

Read Kandace’s story

Featuring retired community superintendent Ursula Hermann: Changing My School, Changing Me

Read Ursula’s story

May: Your Stories about Using Critical Inquiry to Explore Reconciliation


Stephanie Iwan Bobbie-Jo Leclair TJ Skalski & Diane Lander

Featuring teacher Stephanie Iwan: Changing My Role from Entertainer to Choreographer

Read Stephanie’s story

Featuring teacher Bobbie-Jo Leclair: Using Critical Inquiry to Rebuild Relationships

Read Bobbie-Jo’s story

Featuring Indigenous education facilitator TJ Skalski and curriculum facilitator Diane Lander: Much Hope for the Future

Read TJ and Diane’s story

John Myers Shy-Anne Bartlett

Featuring curriculum instructor John Myers: Bringing Investigation into the History Classroom

Read John’s story

Featuring Native language teacher Shy-Anne Bartlett: The Moccasin Game: Engaging Students in Unexpected Ways

Read Shy-Anne’s story

April: Your Stories from Math Class


Shamima Basrai David Markus Nina Perreault-Primeau Michelle Hadad

Featuring teacher Shamima Basrai: Helping My Students Take Ownership of Their Own Learning

Read Shamima’s story

Featuring Grade 3/4 teacher David Markus: The Perfect Fit for the Meandering but Wonderful Thinking Process of the Grade 4 Student

Read David’s story

Featuring math coach Nina Perreault-Primeau: Generating Enthusiasm in the Math Classroom

Read Nina’s story

Featuring school principal Michelle Haddad: Thinking Critically to Achieve Critical Thinking in the Classroom

Read Michelle’s story


Focus for This Month Next Steps
Visit Focus for This Month to explore ways to enrich your classroom with critical inquiry. Feeling inspired to bring critical inquiry into your classroom? Visit Next Steps to find a few steps you can take to get started.