Stories from the Classroom

Written accounts describing the in-class experiences of teachers and other educators working to support critical, creative, and collaborative thinking.

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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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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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Powering up to critical thinking

Staff at École Meridien Heights School discuss their pursuit of critical thinking as a school goal, looking for powerful ways to make critical thinking an everyday part of their teaching.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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But will it also work in math?

Sarah Sommers describes what happened when she and her teaching partner took a critical inquiry approach with their grade 5 students during a math patterning unit.
Subjects: Mathematics, Professional Learning
Grades: 4, 5, 6
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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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With the help of a crocodile

Courtney Johnson describes how she helped her ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) students think critically about imagery in poetry.
Subjects: English/Language Arts, Professional Learning
Grades: 7, 8, 9
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