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Re: thinking education is an opportunity to listen to organic conversations between colleagues and partners from The Critical Thinking Consortium as they grapple with important pedagogical issues. Each episode will pull back the curtain on their critical, creative, and collaborative thinking and provide an opportunity for listeners to learn and reflect on their own practices.

You may also wish to browse through our selection of episodes from other organizations that have featured TC² facilitators and other team members as guests, discussing a wide variety of topics related to critical thinking.

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Our school-wide program made a difference

In this video, a teacher and principal from Woodbank Elementary describe the positive effects on student social responsibility that resulted from their school-wide use of the Our Hidden Heroes program. (3:21 minutes)
Subjects: English/Language Arts, Social Studies, Professional Learning
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Embedded skill development

This video explains ways to enhance students’ understanding and develop their ability to think and learn effectively by integrating skill and content learning. (6:32 minutes)
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Three effective strategies for building a thinking classroom: Strategy #3

Maria Vamvalis shares the third of three top tips for how to build a thinking classroom. (1:00 minute)
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Using Criteria

This video focuses on using criteria as the basis for deciding what to think or how to act.(2:26 minutes)
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Critical Thinking, Assessment and Intellectual Tools

Garfield Gini-Newman discusses ways that critical thinking and assessment can play together in a university setting, while distinguishing between assessment 'of' and assessment 'for' learning. (2:50 minutes)
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: Post-secondary
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Our secret mission

In this video,  teachers from Chemainus Elementary explain a "secret mission" project and students talk about their most important learning after undertaking a hidden heroes’ assignment. (3:30 minutes)
Subjects: English/Language Arts, Social Studies, Professional Learning
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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