Doing History – Carson Phillips, Holocaust Educator
Risa Gluskin interviewed Carson Phillips, an experienced Holocaust educator, about his path toward his profession and key resources for Ontario teachers. This version
Doing History: a Senate Page
Risa Gluskin interviewed Alexandra Morton, a university student in Ottawa and Page in the Senate of Canada. Her experiences and insights could be
Doing History: The Archives of Ontario
Risa Gluskin’s Interview with Hafiz Printer from the Archives of Ontario Hafiz is the Senior Coordinator, Educational Programming and Exhibitions at the Archives
Doing History: an interview with Professor Mairi Cowan
Risa Gluskin is a history teacher with the Toronto District School Board who recently interviewed Professor Mairi Cowan about her work. In honour
The Books Teachers Read and How They Influence Us/Our Students
By Risa Gluskin While social distancing, I’ve gotten to thinking about the books we, as teachers, read, and how they influence us in
Rapport: Lessons from Credit Recovery
By Risa Gluskin Everyone seems to have an opinion on credit recovery. I’ll stick to my experience. I’ve been teaching credit recovery for
Cue Lullaby
By Risa Gluskin If there’s one thing I want my students to remember, it’s that they shouldn’t always believe what they see, hear,
Inquiry: Not Quite Epic Fails
By Risa Gluskin Here are some challenges I am facing in my ongoing efforts to become an inquiry teacher. I am currently teaching
You Must Read Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City
By Risa Gluskin, Rapport editor I started reading Seven Falling Feathers. I could not stop. Author Tanya Talaga speaking at SWSH-THHSSSC-TGTA PD Conference, Feb. 16, 2018,
Inquiry in CHW3M – Using Criteria and Testing Hypotheses
By Risa Gluskin Less is more – I have so many resources, but I must resist using them all! The trick for me
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