Inquiry Reflection #4
By Risa Gluskin Lesson design is obviously very important for every teacher, but it is especially so for teachers on the path to
Happy New Year Rapport Readers
By Risa Gluskin Happy New Year, Rapport readers. Perhaps you, too, felt like 2017 was a highly eventful year. Whether you teach history, civics, law,
Inquiry Reflection #3
By Risa Gluskin This is post #3 in a series. See posts 1 and 2 if you’d like to catch up. Historiography and Inquiry One observation I’ve
Conference Recap
By Risa Gluskin At the annual OHASSTA conference, held in Ottawa from November 16 to 17, we challenged the past and faced the
Doing History – Donna Gabaccia
Risa Gluskin interviewed Donna Gabaccia. Donna R Gabaccia is President and Chair of The Ward Museum Executive Board and Professor of History, University of Toronto. The Ward
Two Classrooms Reflection #2 – Scaffold To Build Success
By Risa Gluskin Cake can make a good analogy. In an inquiry-style document-based course there is a lot of interpretation going on with
Icebreakers
I’m not a fan of traditional icebreakers such as name games or scavenger hunts. However, I have two trusted icebreaker activities that have
Two Inquiry Classes
By Risa Gluskin Last year, I was incredibly lucky to have had the best grade 12 world history class I’ve ever taught in
Doing History – Ann Posen, Docent at the Textile Museum of Canada
Ann Posen is a long-time volunteer at the Textile Museum of Canada. She was the 2013 recipient of the Ontario Association of Art
Rose’s Notebook – WWI Diary – Entry 1
(Image Courtesy of NFB) March 24, 1914 Dear Diary, I am feeling so very thankful today. Unique times call for unique solutions, and
Rapport – NFB Partnership
By Risa Gluskin It is my pleasure to announce that The National Film Board (NFB) and Rapport have formed a partnership to share content. NFB
Doing History – Christine Lee – Senior Acquisitions Officer at TVO
How did you come to work in acquisitions in the broadcasting field? I’ve worked in acquisitions and programming at TVO for fifteen years. Before that,