Standard: Fostering Literacies to Empower Life-Long Learners
Theme: Critical Literacy
Growth Phase: Established
Growth Indicator: Students use a variety of strategies to analyze, critique and synthesize information and media.
The Critical Thinking Consortium (TC²) is a non-profit organization “dedicated to supporting critical, creative, and collaborative thinking” providing professional learning and education resources for teachers and districts. It comprises professionals from across Canada who bring insights, experiences, and backgrounds in teaching, educational administration, and leadership.
The Critical Thinking Consortium. (2025). Home page. https://tc2.ca/
The Waterloo Region school district, Ontario, supports students in organizing ideas with a selection of graphic organizers.
Waterloo Region District School Board. (2014b). Organizing ideas. Library Learning Commons.
http://llc.wrdsb.ca/learning/research-process/organizing-ideas/