Overview of Skills

Working on the challenges you are not only connecting and learning globally with your peers, you are also expanding knowledge and meanwhile intensively learning and practicing various skills.

Developing your capacity for thoughtful social action involves specific critical thinking tools. Organizing activities for social projects in your school, neighborhood or community will further enrich curricular goals and build on knowledge. 

Curricula across North America encourage students to analyze social problems, formulate thoughtful strategies,question assumptions, and act responsibly on their beliefs as part of active citizenship. Social action projects are an integral part of the exploration of curriculum rather than an “add on”. The social action project becomes the vehicle through which students uncover the curriculum and develop understanding.

The Handbook 'Social Action Projects’ (Imagine Action) was jointly developed by the CTF (Canadian Teachers’ Federation) and TC2 (The Critical Thinking Consortium).

It is written for teachers who want to involve their students in social action projects. It describes 'Understanding and Planning' social action projects, and provides background knowledge necessary for teachers to effectively implement social action you can assess the projects.

This is an overview of skills essential to carry out your tasks thoughtfully. 
Click here to download and print a pdf version; you can use it to keep track of what skills have been addressed and what it has brought to you.