Why Facing History Matters Now More Than Ever
We’ve all had that moment in class: A student raises their hand to ask about something troubling they saw online, or connects a
Observation: How Do We Design a Tool That Makes Thinking Visible?
We can have a clear, well-articulated model of historical thinking. We can name the moves: sourcing, contextualization, corroboration, inference. We can even break
What Model of Student Thinking Is Being Assessed?
Any strong assessment begins with a clear model of cognition. In history education, that means moving beyond broad labels or instructions—like “analyze the
Asian Heritage Month Resources for Social Studies Teachers
Chinese and Japanese Canadians have been part of Canada for a long time and continue to be. Learn about how racial prejudice affected
Assessing Historical Thinking: Moving Beyond Recall
Designing assessments that genuinely capture students’ historical thinking remains one of the most persistent challenges in Social Studies education. Too often, what we
Picture Book Text Sets: Digging Deeper for Asian Heritage Month and Beyond
Since 2002, May has been celebrated as Asian Heritage Month in Canada. According to the Government of Canada Website, it is “…a time