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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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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

The three Cs

Garfield Gini-Newman discusses critical, creative and collaborative thinking with the host of CTV’s Ottawa Morning Live. (5:23 minutes)
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

An Effective Strategy for Launching the School Year

Garfield Gini-Newman shares a strategy for launching the school year in a way that invites and promotes thinking in the classroom. (2:05 minutes)
Subjects: Social Studies, History, Professional Learning
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Experiencing the power of positive comments

In this video, a teacher and her students from Cedar Middle School reflect on the feelings and lessons learned from a Hidden Heroes’ activity that teaches about the effects of making positive and negative comments about others. (3:44 minutes)
Subjects: Social Studies, Professional Learning
Grades: 7, 8, 9

Nurturing a Thinking Classroom: Strategy #3

Usha James shares the third of five strategies to help nurture 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

Three effective strategies for building a thinking classroom: Strategy #2

Maria Vamvalis shares the second 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