Should Canada be proud of its 20th Century Involvement in International Affairs? To what extent have Canada's efforts at Truth and Reconciliation been successful? These historical thinking questions require students to make reasoned judgments using the knowledge and understandings they've gained about Canadian history. This workshop will explore how to frame instruction around historical thinking questions. We'll learn about six historical thinking concepts and how to help students apply them successfully.

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.