Uncategorized Stories of Hope Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience 15 Mar 202115 Mar 2021 https://youtu.be/sazISKfEgbE In this time of social strife and pandemic, Canadians need to unite more than ever to overcome our challenges and differences. Panelists will share how they prevailed over their…
Header Image… Header Image- Feb 2021 31 Jan 20215 Mar 2021 Image source CBC Radio 1 “To build a better future for the Black community in Ontario and Canada, it is critical to first acknowledge and understand all that has happened…
Header Image… October 5: World Teacher’s Day 5 Oct 20201 Nov 2020 In 2020, World Teachers’ Day will celebrate teachers with the theme “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future”. The day provides the occasion to celebrate the teaching profession worldwide, take…
Pedagogy… Anti-Oppression work in the Ontario Classroom 7 Jun 20208 Jun 2020 I am a survivor of a concentration camp. My eyes saw what no person should witness: gas chambers built by learned engineers. Children poisoned by educated physicians. Infants killed by…
Resources… Meaningful Civic Action: Pandemic teaching & Learning 6 May 202020 May 2020 Are you struggling to find ways to engage your students in inquiry based remote learning? I think most of us have had to rethink how we engage our students online…
Hindsight 2020… It only takes a spark… 3 May 20203 Jun 2020 A story about my failures and my learning in teaching students in CHC2P for the blog series: Hindsight 2020. By Rachel Collishaw, originally published as part of Write-On, the 2016…
lessons… Remote learning support from OJEN 3 May 20203 May 2020 By Nat Paul Many teachers are already aware of the 200+ teaching resources available for free from the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN). But in these unprecedented times, with students…
Uncategorized Are you willing to be interviewed? 3 May 20203 May 2020 By Kim Buitenhuis My name is Kim Buitenhuis. I am a PhD student in the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen’s University working under the supervision of Dr. Anne…
Pedagogy… And Now for A Completely Different Pedagogical Perspective 3 May 20203 May 2020 By John Meyers Decades ago in British Columbia I attended my first improvisational theatre show and was hooked. Since then I have taken classes, been in some shows, and taught…
Resources… Learning from the First World War with the Vimy Foundation 15 Apr 202027 Apr 2020 A Canadian charity, incorporated in 2006, the Vimy Foundation has many tools andopportunities for young people to further their knowledge of the First World War.Accessible online, Vimy 100 in the…
lessons… OHASSTA Tuesdays 14 Apr 20206 Jul 2020 A webinar series to build community and share with colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us every two weeks to learn, discuss, collaborate and share! Our new webinar series will…
Rapport Blog… Historica Canada 7 Apr 202027 Apr 2020 By Bronwyn Graves With the rapid roll out of distance learning, Ontario’s teachers are facing – and rising to! – challenges we’ve never experienced before. Online learning presents a new…