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Engaging with the War of 1812

Engaging with the War of 1812

Teacher Chris Good illustrates the effects of using a simple critical challenge to engage students’ curricular understanding during a debate about a historical topic.
Subjects: Social Studies, History, Professional Learning
Grades: 7, 8, 9
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Teaching Students to Use Criteria

Teaching Students to Use Criteria

This resource clearly explains the importance of criteria in critical thinking. When students are invited to respond to critical questions, criteria enable them to carefully weigh the options and make reasoned judgments about those questions. The resource provides teachers with practical tools and s…
Subjects: Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Regular Price: $14.95
Format: Print
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Gingerbread math: A sticky investigation

Gingerbread math: A sticky investigation

Secondary teacher Kristine Woodford takes us on a mathematical journey involving proportion and scale in which critical thinking enhances engagement and learning.
Subjects: Mathematics, Professional Learning
Grades: 10, 11, 12
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Engagement in learning: Finding the depth beyond diligence

Engagement in learning: Finding the depth beyond diligence

Bruce Beairsto discusses the active student engagement required for learning that will help students thrive in the modern world.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Learning to Inquire in Social Studies: An Anthology for Elementary Teachers

Learning to Inquire in Social Studies: An Anthology for Elementary Teachers

A favoured choice for post-secondary course instructors and their students for over 25 years. Now in its fourth edition, Learning to Inquire in Social Studies: An Anthology for Elementary Teachers brings together the work of prominent education scholars and the experiences of highly regarded teac…
Subjects: Social Studies
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Format: Print
Alternate Format: e-Book
Regular Price: $69.95
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Building a Community of Thinkers

Building a Community of Thinkers

Use the practical ideas, examples and templates in this resource to build a learning community in which high-quality thinking is modeled, supported and explicitly encouraged. See all of the titles in the Quick Guides to Thinking Classrooms series
Subjects: Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Regular Price: $12.95
Format: Print
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