Tricks on the Dead – the Story of the Chinese Labour Corps in WWI
By Rachel Collishaw In the summer of 2017, I was one of the chaperones on the Beaverbrook Vimy Prize trip – a remarkable experience funded
An Interview with Timothy Grove
An Interview with Timothy Grove – Chief of Museum Learning, National Air and Space Museum and Co-Founder of History Relevance Risa Gluskin e-interviewed
President’s Message
By Rachel Collishaw February 10, 2018 While February in Ontario is often described as a month to “just get through,” I always feel
Book Reviews for Black History Month
These book reviews were written by students of John Myers at OISE. Sugar Cane Alley Review by Momtha Sivapathasundram La rue cases- nègres
An Icebreaker for Semester 2
By Risa Gluskin For me an icebreaker isn’t an activity that helps students learn each other’s names. It’s an activity that helps them
Black History Month
By Risa Gluskin Government of Canada poster. This year’s national theme is very timely: Black Canadian Women – Stories of Strength, Courage and
Disciplinary Literacy – Read Like a Historian
By Sarah Murdoch This year we have been focusing on the necessary literacy skills needed to ‘think like a historian’. We have used
Inquiry Goals
By Risa Gluskin In becoming an inquiry teacher I find it crucial to have explicit goals. I may not achieve them in each
The Spanish Flu: Don’t Tell the Neighbours
By Mike Clare Canadians have a certain smugness, we know more about the history of our neighbour than our neighbour knows about us.