Support Spring Planning
As spring brings new opportunities to reflect, plan, and support learning, many educators, leaders, and decision-makers are exploring how to best foster quality thinking—in their learning environments, across subject areas, and within their schools and systems.
This message highlights two high-impact resources that support this work in complementary ways:
- A best-selling resource for teaching historical thinking through practical strategies that help learners explore the past with purpose.
- A foundational guide for nurturing critical, creative, and collaborative thinking across teams, classrooms, and systems.
Teaching Historical Thinking
Revised and Expanded Edition
“This book has completely revolutionized my understanding of teaching historical thinking! Every teacher should have a copy!”
— Primary Educator, Southern Alberta
How can we support learners in thinking critically about the past—and why it matters today?
This best-selling resource supports educators in making historical thinking accessible and engaging by focusing on six interrelated concepts:
- Historical significance
- Evidence and interpretation
- Continuity and change
- Cause and consequence
- Historical perspective
- Ethical judgment
“Clear, teacher-friendly, and full of valuable strategies—this guide honours what it means to ‘do history.’”
— High School Educator, Toronto
What’s inside:
✔ Over 80 ready-to-use student activity sheets
✔ Fully developed model lessons
✔ Student-friendly guides for key concepts
✔ Clear planning frameworks and summary charts
✔ A chapter connecting historical and critical thinking
✔ Free online supplement with videos, sample units, and downloadable resources
TC² Members and Partners receive 20% off all publications.
Creating Thinking Classrooms
“Provides a coherent and inspiring approach to the demands of education today.”
— Kandace Jordan, Deputy Superintendent, Alberta
Co-written by long-time TC² facilitator Garfield Gini-Newman, Creating Thinking Classrooms offers practical guidance for educators and leaders working to embed quality thinking into everyday learning.
Grounded in five key principles, this guide supports intentional, sustainable approaches to:
- Engaging learners
- Sustaining inquiry
- Nurturing self-regulated learning
- Creating assessment-rich environments
- Integrating digital technologies
This resource is designed to support small, manageable shifts with meaningful impact!
TC² Members and Partners receive 20% off all publications.
Explore Creating Thinking Classrooms
Podcast Highlight
Garfield explores how small, intentional shifts—rooted in the principles of Creating Thinking Classrooms—can help learners thrive.