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.