Indigenous history… Embedding Indigenous Education into C&WS: A curriculum leader’s reflections 28 Mar 202128 Mar 2021 By Sandy Kritzer, Edited alongside Nancy Rowe Here’s the challenge: embed Indigenous histories and ways of knowing in meaningful, authentic ways into a curriculum that was written within a colonial…
Resources Canada’s History #OurStoriesOurVoices 28 Mar 202128 Mar 2021 Canada’s National History Society has launched a new national youth program called #OurStoriesOurVoices. The first stage of the program is focused on sharing educational resources with teachers. This builds momentum…
Resources Learn about Early 20th-century Women through the Art of Prudence Heward 22 Mar 202122 Mar 2021 The Art Canada Institute Education Program is a national resource that offers K-12 teachers thematically driven resources to facilitate the study of a wide range of subjects. Taking Canada’s artists…
Resources Veterans Affairs-Commemoration 7 Mar 20217 Mar 2021 Canada’s impressive service in the First and Second World Wars shaped our country in many ways. However, the conclusion of these conflicts was definitely not the end of Canadian service…
Resources OJEN Resources for March 5 Mar 20215 Mar 2021 A couple of things that may be of interest - we have decided to introduce a mini-focus on the law and vaccination to reflect current events, and it is rolling…
Research Virtual Programs Survey – The War Museum Needs You! 18 Dec 202018 Dec 2020 Animals or battles? Technology or art? The Canadian War Museum wants YOU to help us decide! The War Museum is developing a series of new virtual learning programs. These programs are live, interactive classroom experiences,…
Civics… Elections Ontario Education Resources Survey-Teacher Input Requested! 30 Nov 20209 Dec 2020 As Elections Ontario reviews its education resources, we are interested in gathering input about teachers’ current needs and priorities when it comes to teaching students about civics, elections, and democracy. The feedback collected in this survey will be used to support Elections Ontario’s communications tools as well as guide the review…
lessons Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History 28 Oct 202012 Nov 2020 Everyone loves a mystery! The "Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History" uses the lure of solving puzzles in its engaging, high-quality materials for the teaching of historical methods and Canadian…
Hindsight 2020 Hindsight 2020 9 Jun 20209 Jun 2020 By Sarah Murdoch I have been a teacher for over 15 years now and I remember when I first started teaching I was wondering what I got myself into! As…
Pedagogy… Anti-Oppression work in the Ontario Classroom 7 Jun 20208 Jun 2020 I am a survivor of a concentration camp. My eyes saw what no person should witness: gas chambers built by learned engineers. Children poisoned by educated physicians. Infants killed by…
lessons… Remote learning support from OJEN 3 May 20203 May 2020 By Nat Paul Many teachers are already aware of the 200+ teaching resources available for free from the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN). But in these unprecedented times, with students…
Uncategorized Are you willing to be interviewed? 3 May 20203 May 2020 By Kim Buitenhuis My name is Kim Buitenhuis. I am a PhD student in the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen’s University working under the supervision of Dr. Anne…