Rapport Blog… The Books Teachers Read and How They Influence Us/Our Students 1 Apr 20202 Apr 2020 By Risa Gluskin While social distancing, I’ve gotten to thinking about the books we, as teachers, read, and how they influence us in our teaching lives.At my school, we used…
Pedagogy… Rapport: Lessons from Credit Recovery 17 Sep 201930 Mar 2020 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 about five years. Wow, is it difficult!…
Reflections Cue Lullaby 15 Sep 201825 Mar 2020 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, or read. This year I changed up…
Pedagogy… Inquiry: Not Quite Epic Fails 14 Apr 201825 Mar 2020 By Risa Gluskin Here are some challenges I am facing in my ongoing efforts to become an inquiry teacher. I am currently teaching grade 11 World History. See my previous…
Indigenous history… You Must Read Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City 18 Mar 201825 Mar 2020 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, at Humberside CI in Toronto. Photo courtesy…
Resources Inquiry in CHW3M – Using Criteria and Testing Hypotheses 13 Mar 201825 Mar 2020 By Risa Gluskin Less is more – I have so many resources, but I must resist using them all! The trick for me now is to use only what contributes…
Pedagogy An Icebreaker for Semester 2 8 Feb 201825 Mar 2020 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 learn that the class will be interesting,…
Pedagogy… Black History Month 8 Feb 201825 Mar 2020 By Risa Gluskin Government of Canada poster. This year’s national theme is very timely: Black Canadian Women – Stories of Strength, Courage and Vision. Black History Month has been around…
Reflections Inquiry Goals 8 Feb 201825 Mar 2020 By Risa Gluskin In becoming an inquiry teacher I find it crucial to have explicit goals. I may not achieve them in each lesson but they are strongly in my…
Doing History Claire Milligan, Archaeological Researcher 8 Jan 201825 Mar 2020 Doing History is a feature in which Risa Gluskin e-interviews people who use history on the job. What does This Land Archaeology, Inc. do? I am currently employed by a consulting…
Reflections A Reflection on Susan Delacourt’s Keynote Address at OHASSTA 2017 8 Jan 201825 Mar 2020 By Michael Storey The events of 2017 created a new ideological warfront, which many of us had not foreseen. In listening to OHASSTA 2017 opening keynote speaker and Toronto Star reporter Susan…
Pedagogy History Relevance Endorsement 8 Jan 20184 Apr 2020 By Risa Gluskin Do you ever feel concerned about the place of history education in Ontario schools? Many of us have heard stories of principals who dismiss the discipline in…