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Our professional learning library features a variety of themes and types of resources, all focused on how to integrate critical, creative, and collective thinking into your practice.

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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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Teaching Historical Thinking (Revised and expanded edition)

Introduce students to six interrelated concepts central to their ability to think critically about history using clear explanations of each concept, teaching suggestions for applying them throughout the curriculum and an extended teaching example.
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Regular Price: $39.95
Format: Print

Learning to Inquire in History, Geography, and Social Studies: An Anthology for Secondary Teachers

A favoured choice for post-secondary course instructors and their students for over 25 years. Now in its fourth edition, Learning to Inquire in History, Geography, and Social Studies: An Anthology for Secondary Teachers brings together the work of prominent education scholars and the experiences …
Subjects: Social Studies, Geography, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Post-secondary
Format: Print
Alternate Format: e-Book
Regular Price: $79.95
Format: Print

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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Learning to Inquire in History, Geography, and Social Studies: An Anthology for Secondary Teachers (e-Book)
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Learning to Inquire in History, Geography, and Social Studies: An Anthology for Secondary Teachers (e-Book)

A favoured choice for post-secondary course instructors and their students for over 25 years. Now in its fourth edition, Learning to Inquire in History, Geography, and Social Studies: An Anthology for Secondary Teachers brings together the work of prominent education scholars and the experiences …
Subjects: Social Studies, Geography, History, Professional Learning
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Post-secondary
Format: e-Book
Alternate Format: Print
Regular Price: $67.95
Format: e-Book

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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