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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Let’s do lunch: A critical, creative and collaborative process

Jessica Raslack tells how students in her Food and Nutrition course used creativity and critical thinking while running their own “restaurants” to cater school events.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: 10, 11, 12
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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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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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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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