Greg’s TOP 10 Picks April 2008
Greg’s TOP 10 Picks April 2008
Exciting Ideas and Opportunities for Social Studies Teachers and Students!
1. Asia Pacific Studies in BC Schools. Check out this in-depth report prepared by leading BC educators on the current state of Asia pacific studies in our schools. http://www.asiapacific.ca/analysis/pubs/listing.cfm?ID_Publication=610
2. Canadian Virtual War Memorial. Veterans Affairs Canada is looking for photographs and personal memorabilia of Canadians at war to help preserve our heritage and history as a legacy for future generations. Check out the other great ideas for teachers and students at this site. http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem
3. Canadian Oxford School 50th Anniversary Edition collector’s Atlas. It is available this June and you can have one for FREE as well as a 10% discount on purchases just for filling out a short questionnaire! http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/ca/COSA_Questionnaire_April
4. Discovery Education. Check this out for all kinds of social studies lessons, ideas, clip-art and video links to make social studies education fun and informative. http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/?pID=lesson#
5. Fraser Essay Contest. Calling all BC Grade 11 students! In the 200th year of Simon Fraser’s epic journey, this contest seeks to explore what the Fraser River means to them.
6. Geography, Geography, Geography! This site is designed to assist all Canadian secondary school geography teachers. Links to everything geographic including lesson plans, activities and a whole lot more are provided.
http://info.wlu.ca/~wwwgeog/special/vgt/English/help/geog_links.htm
7. Holocaust Education. The Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre will help local and distant teachers and students gain a greater understanding of a terrible time in world history. www.vhec.org
8. Italy Calling! Special Travel International is planning a 2009 commemoration tour for secondary students to see and hear about Canada’s actions in Italy during WW2. Bring 10 students and the teacher tour is free! www.sticanada.com
9. Middle School Social Studies. Check out this site from Courtenay Middle School for all kinds of history, geography, current events, election and research ideas for your classroom. http://web.sd71.bc.ca/courtenay_middle/?q=node/64
10. Religions, religions, religions. Great site for student or teacher research of the world’s major religions. Students can even take on-line quizzes with immediate feedback on their answers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/
Comments and ideas-Contact Greg at 250-485-8295 gtgsmith@gmail.com . Check out all the great ideas for Social Studies teachers at the BC Social Studies Teacher’s Association website. http://www.bctf.ca/bcssta/
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