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Cutrara, Samantha – University of British Columbia Press, 2020
We are all our history. Yet in Canadian classrooms, students are often left questioning how they can study a past that does not reflect their present. Despite curricular revisions, the mainstream narrative that shapes the way we teach students about the Canadian nation can be divisive, separating "us" from "them." Responding to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Educational Change, Student Centered Learning
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Zajda, Joseph, Ed.; Davidovitch, Nitza, Ed.; Majhanovich, Suzanne, Ed. – Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, 2023
This book examines dominant discourses in multiculturalism and cultural identity globally. It critiques dominant discourses and debates pertaining to multiculturalism and cultural identity, set against the current backdrop of growing social stratification and unequal access to quality education. It addresses current discourses concerning…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Global Approach, Self Concept, Cultural Awareness
George, Cousin – WM. B. & Chas E. Peck, 1846
This textbook is a natural-history reader on Niagara Falls and its tributaries. The following chapters are included: (1) The Cataract and its connection with other waters -- the Great Lakes; (2) Buffalo -- Niagara River -- the Great Lakes -- their situation -- River above the Falls and below it -- Grand Island; (3) Journey to the Falls --…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, History Instruction, Natural Resources
Alper, Donald K.; And Others – 1988
Designed for use in U.S. schools in grade levels ranging from upper elementary through high school, materials in this book may be used for a separate unit on Canada or to complement existing social studies, contemporary world problems, government, history, or geography courses. The book is arranged by topics that provide information about: (1)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, History Instruction
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Andrews, Ian A. – Canadian Social Studies, 1992
Presents two puzzles that can be used in the classroom for teaching Canadian history during the world wars. Includes a word find puzzle and a crossword puzzle. Explains that both puzzles include names of major battles, significant events, and personalities from Canada's wartime history. (DK)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, History Instruction
McKay, Penny, Ed.; Graves, Kathleen, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2006
As the second volume of a seven-volume series, this book describes curriculum development as three interrelated processes: planning, enacting, and evaluating. Curriculum development is a dynamic process that happens among learners and teachers in the classroom. In this volume, readers will encounter teachers, curriculum developers, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Curriculum Development
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Blanchette, Amy; And Others – Canadian Social Studies, 1995
Describes a classroom project in which elementary students bake homemade bread to learn about the settlement period in Canadian history and the early history of the students' community. Maintains that students learn to compare the lifestyle of the past with the present. (CFR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives