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Learning to Inquire in Social Studies: An Anthology for Elementary 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 Social Studies: An Anthology for Elementary Teachers brings together the work of prominent education scholars and the experiences of highly regarded teac…
Subjects: Social Studies
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Format: Print
Alternate Format: e-Book
Regular Price: $69.95
Format: Print

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 popcorn project: Service learning meets critical thinking

Jennifer Pardee, former principal of Bowen Island Community School, describes how the student council enhanced a fundraising project with critical thinking.
Subjects: Civics, Professional Learning
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Building voluntary teacher networks

Roland Case and Walt Werner explore key factors in building and sustaining teacher networks to support instructional change.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Teaching Students to Use Criteria

This resource clearly explains the importance of criteria in critical thinking. When students are invited to respond to critical questions, criteria enable them to carefully weigh the options and make reasoned judgments about those questions. The resource provides teachers with practical tools and s…
Subjects: Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Regular Price: $14.95
Format: Print

Teaching Geographical Thinking (Revised and expanded edition)

Engage students in geographical thinking through critical inquiry using a solid framework of interrelated concepts, examples, questions and criteria. Also available in French: Enseigner la pensée géographique
Subjects: Social Studies, Geography
Grades: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Regular Price: $26.95
Format: Print