Images are an ideal place to start thinking critically because all of our students  can be taught o look closely and make inferences based on what they see. We'll look at a variety of structures that help facilitate thinking about images. We'll also explore a number of specific tools to support students and consider ways to assess this kind of thinking..

Stefan Stipp was a classroom teacher in Surrey for 23 years and currently works as a Vice-principal in Surrey. A primary focus of his teaching practice was building communities of thinkers in his Social Studies, English, Career Education and Psychology classes. Stefan has taught and mentored students as a Faculty Associate with SFU and he teaches a Social Studies Methods course at the University of the Fraser Valley. His contributions to TC2 include authoring and contributing to various publications including Teaching Historical Thinking (second edition).He facilitates workshops on promoting self-regulated learning, student engagement, building classroom community, critical thinking and historical thinking. Stefan's work is grounded in his day-to-day experience with students in schools. In 2013, he received the Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence.