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TC2-Rethinking-Education-Podcast_sm.jpgThe TC² Podcast

As an educator, you know the value of reflecting on your current practices with an eye to adapting your strategies for more effective teaching and learning. Re: thinking education is an opportunity to listen to organic conversations between colleagues and partners from The Critical Thinking Consortium as they grapple with important pedagogical issues. Each episode will pull back the curtain on their critical, creative, and collaborative thinking and provide an opportunity for listeners to learn and reflect on their own practices.

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The three Cs

Garfield Gini-Newman discusses critical, creative and collaborative thinking with the host of CTV’s Ottawa Morning Live. (5:23 minutes)
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Classroom example of investigating pictures (15 clips)

This 15-part series features an elementary school classroom with students in grade 1 and 2 as they carry out an Investigating pictures lesson. View the video on the LearnAlberta.ca website (opens in a new window).
Subjects: English/Language Arts, Social Studies, Professional Learning
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3

Using Criteria

This video focuses on using criteria as the basis for deciding what to think or how to act.(2:26 minutes)
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Critical Thinking with Garfield Gini-Newman (12 clips)

This 12-part series features Garfield Gini-Newman as he explores common questions posed by teachers about critical thinking in the classroom. He provides concrete examples of inviting critical thinking across Alberta programs of study. This resource is hosted by the Edmonton Regional Learning Consor…
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Building a Thinking Community in the Math Classroom

Laura Gini-Newman shares a few strategies for building a thinking community in the math classroom. (1:00 minute)
Subjects: Mathematics, Professional Learning
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Critical Thinking, Assessment and Intellectual Tools

Garfield Gini-Newman discusses ways that critical thinking and assessment can play together in a university setting, while distinguishing between assessment 'of' and assessment 'for' learning. (2:50 minutes)
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: Post-secondary