Tips for Teachers

Helpful hints and practical strategies on how to implement critical, creative, and collaborative thinking.

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La pensée critique chez de jeunes élèves au primaire

Ce guide de deux pages explique comment poser les bases avec les jeunes enfants en introduisant quelques outils intellectuels, en créant un climat favorable et en encourageant la pensée indépendante.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3
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Ten tweaks for your questions

By comparing common questions to their “tweaked” alternatives, this one-page tip sheet suggests ways to encourage students to think more deeply about the topics they are studying.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Promoting critical thinking in science

This five-page guide uses practical examples to explain how you can invite students to make reasoned judgments about virtually everything they do in science.
Subjects: Science, Professional Learning
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Critical thinking in elementary mathematics. What? Why? When? And How?

This four-page guide uses classroom examples to explain how you can invite students to make reasoned decisions about virtually every aspect of mathematics.
Subjects: Mathematics, Professional Learning
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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U-shaped discussion

With teacher tips, student recording sheets, and assessment materials, this six-page document shows how you can encourage students to participate in a thoughtful, constructive alternative to the traditional two-sided debate.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Dix modifications à vos questions

Inviter les élèves à approfondir leurs réponses habituelles et à réfléchir en profondeur aux sujets étudiés.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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