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
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
Claire Milligan, Archaeological Researcher
Doing History is a feature in which Risa Gluskin e-interviews people who use history on the job. What does This Land Archaeology, Inc.
A Reflection on Susan Delacourt’s Keynote Address at OHASSTA 2017
By Michael Storey The events of 2017 created a new ideological warfront, which many of us had not foreseen. In listening to OHASSTA
History Relevance Endorsement
By Risa Gluskin Do you ever feel concerned about the place of history education in Ontario schools? Many of us have heard stories