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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

Canadian history comes alive through inquiry and technology

Giovanna Longhi describes how a topic in Canadian history – the collective rights of First Nations peoples and the numbered treaties - came alive through her students’ use of inquiry and technology.
Subjects: Civics, English/Language Arts, Social Studies, History, Professional Learning
Grades: 7, 8, 9
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A math pedagogy designed to empower learners

Laura Gini-Newman outlines a new pedagogical approach to the teaching and learning of mathematics that is focused on building student capacity to reason mathematically through critical inquiry.
Subjects: Mathematics, Professional Learning
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Enseigner la pensée historique

Présenter aux élèves six concepts interdépendants de pensée historique qui seront clés dans leur capacité de penser de façon critique en utilisant des explications claires de chaque concept, des suggestions d’enseignement pour application…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Regular Price: $26.95
Format: Print

Beyond Thinking Classrooms

Usha James, in collaboration with Garfield Gini-Newman, Laura Gini-Newman, Maria Vamvalis and Warren Woytuck, presents a renewed mission that offers a framework for critical inquiry, stressing quality thinking that leads to student action. This article first appeared in Principal Connections, Summer…
Subjects: Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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“C3” thinking—Critical, creative and collaborative

Garfield Gini-Newman and Roland Case explain the interrelated nature of three dimensions of thinking—critical, creative and collaborative.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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