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Developing Conceptual Understandings Across the Curriculum
In this webinar, participants will be supported their efforts to engage students and nurture thoughtful decision-makers and problem-solvers across grade levels and subject areas by exploring practical ideas and effective pedagogical choices for nurturing deep understanding of big ideas and core concepts. Participants will learn how to employ concrete strategies for developing critical, creative and …
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Nurturing Quality Thinking in J/I Mathematics
Determining if solutions/strategies make sense, checking for reasonableness, asking meaningful questions and looking for patterns and relationships are just a handful of the habits of thinking demonstrated by successful mathematicians. How do we effectively support our students in developing the intellectual tools required to approach mathematics with confidence, open-mindedness and competence? This webinar provides an …
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Engaging Students in Mathematics Through Critical Inquiry
This session continues to explore engaging strategies that emphasize a critical inquiry approach to mathematics. Participants have an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the Critical Thinking Consortium’s ‘rigourous inquiry” framework as an effective model for increasing engagement and fostering the development of strong reasoning skills in the mathematics classroom. NOTE: This session is the third in …
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Using Critical Thinking to Foster Number Sense in Elementary Mathematics Students
This session is an opportunity for junior and intermediate mathematics teachers to explore how tweaking their question and using collaborative classroom strategies can build deeper conceptual understandings in number sense. Using the Critical Thinking Consortium’s approach to powerful questioning in the mathematics classroom, this webinar will support teachers in a collaborative process of considering the …
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Critical Thinking in Inquiry and Assessment
What if teachers used rich, inquiry-driven assessment tasks to drive the learning rather than as a culmination of learning? Join this exploration of an innovative way to plan curriculum around inquiry that ensures deep thinking and effective and manageable assessment for and as learning. Audience: All levels Resources: The Critical Thinking Consortium (TC2) Anne Davies Caine …