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An experience to share

An experience to share

Preeti Sharma describes students’ responses to critical challenges in her computer class in India.
Subjects: English/Language Arts, Professional Learning
Grades: 4, 5, 6
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The spirit of inquiry

The spirit of inquiry

Roland Case remembers sitting in on a grade four class as the students were engaged in a discussion to determine the quality of life of First Nations people prior to European contact.
Subjects: Social Studies, Professional Learning
Grades: 4, 5, 6
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Developing critically thoughtful e-learning communities of practice

Developing critically thoughtful e-learning communities of practice

Philip Balcaen and Janine Hirtz discuss strategies for developing successful professional communities of practice through online and face-to-face learning based on critical thinking.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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The power of critical thinking

The power of critical thinking

Teacher Stephan Stipp describes the engaging effect on his grade 9 students of critical challenges that have real life connections to career choices.
Subjects: Social Studies, Professional Learning
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Our journey into critical thinking

Our journey into critical thinking

John Weinshel tells how teachers at Benjamin Banneker Middle School worked with TC2 staff on a professional development project to enhance their students’ thinking and understanding.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Beyond Thinking Classrooms

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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