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Introduction to the TC² conception of critical thinking

Introduction to the TC² conception of critical thinking

Roland Case explains that critical thinking involves making reasoned judgments in problematic situations.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Using Thoughtbooks to Sustain Inquiry

Using Thoughtbooks to Sustain Inquiry

Use the practical ideas, examples and templates in this resource to help students use the Thoughtbook format to capture their thinking and to revisit and refine their evolving work. 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
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Format: Print
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Considering the need for critical thinking at the core of history curriculum

Considering the need for critical thinking at the core of history curriculum

Garfield Gini-Newman explores the challenge for students today: selecting and using relevant information for a purpose.
Subjects: History, Professional Learning
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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How do we measure up?

How do we measure up?

Yvonne Denomy, vice principal and teacher librarian, describes an inquiry into children’s rights with grade three and four students that left her in awe as they were able to determine, locate, analyze, interpret, infer and judge from primary data.
Subjects: Civics, Social Studies, Mathematics, Professional Learning
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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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
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Developing critically thoughtful, media-rich lessons in science: Process and product

Developing critically thoughtful, media-rich lessons in science: Process and product

Philip Balcaen describes a collaborative e-learning approach to professional development and a conceptual framework to support the teaching of critical thinking in science.
Subjects: Science, Professional Learning
Grades: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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