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Our professional learning library features a variety of themes and types of resources, all focused on how to integrate critical, creative, and collective thinking into your practice.

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Heritage fairs

In this interview, teacher Romy Cooper explains how she uses critical thinking to help her students develop the strong inquiry questions that drive their impressive projects.
Subjects: Social Studies, History, Professional Learning
Grades: 4, 5, 6
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Enseigner et apprendre avec la pensée critique

Les composantes du guide électronique pour chaque niveau sont structurées en fonction de plusieurs enquêtes d’analyse critique. Ces enquêtes visent à regrouper l’enseignement de plusieurs composantes spécifiques autour d’une idée centr…
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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From “finding out” to “thinking about”: Changing research assignments into critical challenges

Patricia Finlay shares her experiences as a teacher-librarian who shifted from teaching traditional research skills to supporting students with information problem solving.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Thinking about thinking in social studies

Roland Case tells how an “embedded tools” approach to teaching critical thinking can avoid the pitfalls of traditional approaches.
Subjects: Social Studies, History, Professional Learning
Grades: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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The power of critical thinking

Teacher Stephan Stipp describes the engaging effect on his grade 9 students of critical challenges that have real life connections to career choices.
Subjects: Social Studies, Professional Learning
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Learning to Inquire in History, Geography, and Social Studies: An Anthology for Secondary Teachers (e-Book)
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Learning to Inquire in History, Geography, and Social Studies: An Anthology for Secondary Teachers (e-Book)

A favoured choice for post-secondary course instructors and their students for over 25 years. Now in its fourth edition, Learning to Inquire in History, Geography, and Social Studies: An Anthology for Secondary Teachers brings together the work of prominent education scholars and the experiences …
Subjects: Social Studies, Geography, History, Professional Learning
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Post-secondary
Format: e-Book
Alternate Format: Print
Regular Price: $67.95
Format: e-Book