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We sponsor students engaged in Critical Thinking related projects, especially those that benefit educators in some manner. We are a volunteer member community which believes even small improvements in Critical Thinking skills can have a profound impact on society, and provide free high quality resources for teachers and other users that are contributed by our member community.

See  The CT Foundry main website  for an overview of who we are and for contact links.

Purpose of this Wiki
This wiki is for community members, both teachers (users) and makers (contributors), to participate in discussion, support, and ongoing activity of the CT Foundry. We encourage contributions from our members like you!

CT Foundry Products
Click the Community Product categories below to browse for our products and services:


 * Professional Development - Our purpose is to enhance students Critical Thinking (CT) skills by supporting teachers efforts to embed the language of CT into their lessons. To this end, we offer the following: On-line resources on the language of CT, In-Service Training, and Summer Workshops.
 * Instructional Materials - The CT Foundry Instructional Materials include modules that address CT as a core competency, applications of CT, Subject specific CT infused lessons, and special topics.
 * Metrics - Being able to measure critical thinking is a key part of teaching it. Our goal is to develop K-12 measures for each of the four elements of CT (concepts, skills, ethics, and barriers).
 * Research - Quality research on CT can help in three ways. It can help expand and refine our understanding of CT and its underlying elements (modeling), it can help develop effective methods of teaching and transferring CT (pedagogy), and it can identify links between good CT and other desirable outcomes (efficacy). You can also contribute research at ctfoundfy.org - our acceptance results in independent publishing of your work!
 * Public Awareness - Public Awareness is a key element toward universal recognition of the importance of CT skills and buy-in. These products assist teachers answer parent's questions about CT in the classroom and how CT skills might benefit students.

Note: The above categories will have links established as products become active. You may also browse active or proposed projects. Please come back often to see updates.

Incubator and Infrastructure
All new projects or products go through our incubator to transition into the CT Foundry. Its easy, and we guide you through the process.

Wiki Discussion
The discussion tab at the top of the page is for discussion about the Wiki and accuracy or comments about its contents. It is not a good place to ask for assistance. Instead, use the contact information provided on the product pages for 'official' support. Also, the forum is a great place to get community based support and a great place to review user experiences.