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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.

You may also wish to browse through our selection of episodes from other organizations that have featured TC² facilitators and other team members as guests, discussing a wide variety of topics related to critical thinking.

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Usha James on creating inclusive classrooms

Usha James, Executive Director of the Critical Thinking Consortium (TC²), shares her thoughts on five key points for creating inclusive classrooms. How can we create the conditions for inclusive classrooms? What is an inclusive mindset? When and how can we better know our students? …
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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What is important in a classroom that supports critical thinking?

Garfield Gini-Newman discusses ways to infuse critical thinking into the university classroom through assessment and curriculum delivery. (3:11 minutes)
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Critical Thinking with Garfield Gini-Newman (12 clips)

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
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Three effective strategies for building a thinking classroom: Strategy #3

Maria Vamvalis shares the third of three top tips for how to build a thinking classroom. (1:00 minute)
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Experiencing the power of positive comments

In this video, a teacher and her students from Cedar Middle School reflect on the feelings and lessons learned from a Hidden Heroes’ activity that teaches about the effects of making positive and negative comments about others. (3:44 minutes)
Subjects: Social Studies, Professional Learning
Grades: 7, 8, 9
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An Effective Strategy for Launching the School Year

Garfield Gini-Newman shares a strategy for launching the school year in a way that invites and promotes thinking in the classroom. (2:05 minutes)
Subjects: Social Studies, History, Professional Learning
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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