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More Than a Story
This session explores the use of children’s literature to promote critical thinking, enhance literacy development and encourage social responsibility. Participants are introduced to Thoughtful Books, and to the literacy pedagogy behind the development of these TC2 resources. Participants are encouraged to consider ways to “tweak” their current literature activities in order to enrich students’ thinking. …
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Introducing the Six Prompts for Critical Thinking Challenges
This interactive session is intended to excite teachers about the possibilities for infusing critical thinking into virtually any lesson they teach. This workshop focuses on clarifying the meaning of critical thinking, developing teachers’ ability to recognize and create effective questions and tasks that invite critical thinking, and understanding how to support students by providing the …