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OHASSTA Conference 2020

Teaching History and Social Science in the time of COVID19 was a Success! Virtual Attendee Hub OHASSTA-AESHO was pleased to partner with the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS), the Manitoba Social Science Teachers’ Association (MSSTA) and L’Association Québécoise pour l’enseignement en univers social (AQEUS) to present a virtual online conference…Continue reading “OHASSTA Conference 2020”

Pandemic Planning Webinar

16 Sep 202018 Sep 2020

Rethinking Curricular Priorities and Assessment for the 2020/2021 School Year Whether you're working under a full return, adaptive-hybrid, or full distance learning model this year, one thing is certain, teachers…

Summer webinars!

23 Jul 202018 Sep 2020

Summer Webinars Join us this summer to learn, discuss, collaborate, and share! Our summer 2020 webinar series will connect you with resources and continue to connect our OHASSTA community during…

Header Image- July

6 Jul 202018 Sep 2020

Welcome to July! This month, we are featuring a look back at July 1912, when Regulation 17 was passed, severely restricting French-language instruction in Ontario. In acts of resistance at…

Hindsight 2020

9 Jun 20209 Jun 2020

By Sarah Murdoch I have been a teacher for over 15 years now and I remember when I first started teaching I was wondering what I got myself into! As…

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…

Sites Worth Seeing #2

7 Jun 20207 Jun 2020

Have you ever considered having your students create mock pod-casts or short documentaries that focus on local history embedded in the larger historical narrative. I find having students go through…

Finding the Right Balance

7 Jun 20207 Jun 2020

This year marks the 27th anniversary of me becoming a teacher. There are many great memories of thoughtful and successful students, and rewarding lessons. However, there are also memories of…

Header Image – June

3 Jun 202015 Jul 2020

June is designated as Indigenous History and Pride month. We have updated our header image to reflect anti-oppression work that is done in our classrooms everyday. The cover image is…

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…

Header Image- May

4 May 20203 Jun 2020

May is Asian and South Asian heritage month in Ontario. We have updated our header image to reflect one piece of that history in Canada. This image is one of…

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…

Marshall Plan of the Mind: Architecture as History

3 May 20204 May 2020

You might recognize the Schloss Leopoldskron--or, at least, the lake behind it--from the iconic canoeing scene in The Sound of Music. Given the building's long and complicated history, however, its…