President’s Message Rachel Collishaw Critical thinking is the most challenging and rewarding part of teaching social studies. In this issue you’ll find research-based articles, inspiration, and classroom tested ideas to get your students reading more deeply, using tools of critical thinking and...

The Myth of Teacher Neutrality and the Necessity to Engage Kevin LopuckKevin Lopuck is a High School teacher in Selkirk, Manitoba and a PhD candidate at the University of Manitoba Teaching social studies has never been an easy task. Currently, however, teaching in times like these can leave social...

Teaching challenging histories: Strategies for approaching controversial topics in social studies Dale MartelliPresident, BC Social Studies Teachers’ Association, and teacherA key component of social studies curriculum at any grade level is world events, both current and historical. Sometimes...

10 Common Misconceptions about Historical Thinking Dr. Lindsay GibsonOver the past fifty years, historical thinking has become a standard in the theory and practice of history education in Western Europe and North America before spreading globally. Since the inception of the Historical Thinking...

Developing critical thinking skills in elementary school students using socially and scientifically significant issues Hans BoulayI hold a bachelor's degree in preschool education and teaching at the elementary level, as well as a master's degree from the UQAC. I have also been an elementary...

BC February ConferenceMore than one hundred educators spent their Valentine’s Day this year with their one true love: critical thinking. Developing Minds 2025: For the Love of Critical Thinking brought high school and university education communities together in dialogue to, ultimately, help make...

NB Conference"On Friday, May 2, 2025, over 6500 Anglophone teachers gathered for New Brunswick’s NBTA Council Day, an annual professional development event hosted by 3 NBTA Councils. For a second year, the New Brunswick Social Studies Educators’ Network (NBSSEN)  collaborated with NBTA Councils to...

Valour CanadaOn June 5, 1944, shortly before midnight, nineteen-year-old Raymond Anderson landed in France. A member of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion (1 Cdn Para), Anderson had been sent in early to establish the Drop Zone in preparation for his battalion’s role in the D-Day landings....