We All Need a Wendy
Urgent Care for Educators (Book chapter) – Brill – 2025
A reflection on the mentors who shape our professional journeys and the lasting impact of relationships that encourage growth, confidence, and possibility in education.
Finding Your Classroom’s Greatness
Article | Educational Leadership | 2018
Explores how authentic media experiences can build classroom community while helping students think critically, communicate effectively, and see themselves as capable learners.
Lessons From a Protractor
Article | Educational Leadership | 2018
Examines how formative assessment can move beyond collecting answers to uncovering student thinking and informing responsive instruction.
Teaching Resources
Developing Understanding through the Arts
The Critical Thinking Consortium (TC2)- 2017
Guide your students in exploring the experiences of Ukrainian and other European immigrants to Canada in the late 1800s and early 1900s and the impacts of internment on individuals, families and communities.
The Difference That Tools Make
Learning to Inquiry in Social Studies (Book chapter) – The Critical Thinking Consortium (TC2)– 2021
Examines how carefully chosen thinking tools can transform classroom learning by helping students think more deeply, reason more effectively, and become increasingly independent.
Promoting Assessment-rich Learning
Learning to Inquiry in Social Studies (Co-authored book chapter) – The Critical Thinking Consortium (TC2)– 2021
A collection of first-person stories and instructional snapshots drawn from my published work, illustrating the beliefs and classroom practices that continue to shape my teaching.
Featured in Professionally Speaking
Great Teaching Series | Ontario College of Teachers | 2016
Extracting Excellence
By Trish Snyder
Photos: Matthew Liteplo
Selected for the Ontario College of Teachers’ Great Teaching series, recognizing classroom practices that exemplify excellence in Ontario education. The feature explores my approach to authentic learning, student voice, and creating classrooms where curiosity, critical thinking, and possibility thrive.
