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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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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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Taking critical thinking “below the wings”

Taking critical thinking “below the wings”

Dorothy MacDonald tells how critical inquiry transformed a training course for “below the wing” airline workers in ways that can inspire all educators.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: Post-secondary
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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 power of sustained professional learning

The power of sustained professional learning

Warren Woytuck describes his experiences as an instructional leader with elementary teachers as they begin to infuse critical thinking across subject areas.
Subjects: Science, English/Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, Professional Learning
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Telling the story of a graph

Telling the story of a graph

Duff Porteus tells how one critical thinking activity involving linear relations completely transformed his math class.
Subjects: English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Professional Learning
Grades: 10, 11, 12
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Critical thinking in kindergarten

Critical thinking in kindergarten

Teacher Heidi Pacquette tells how she used critical thinking to help her young students with reading.
Subjects: English/Language Arts, Professional Learning
Grades: K, 1
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