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| Friday Workshops: October 22, 2010 |
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| A Discussion of Provincial Exams, Social Studies 11 and Related Matters |
Session A
Audience: Social Studies, Grade 11
Presenters: Markus Baer |
Session Description:
This session will provide a brief overview of the Provincial Exam development and analysis process. Although the focus will be on Social Studies 11, the information applies to other subject areas. The session is intended to generate dialogue and discussion in which participants will offer feedback, suggestions and recommendations.
Presenter's Biography:
Markus Baer has a background as a teacher and special educator, having worked with students in Downtown East Vancouver, rural communities in Asia and elsewhere. Markus has an MA in Educational Psychology and Measurement. For the past 10 years, Markus has worked for the BC Ministry of Education designing and developing provincial examinations in a variety of subject areas including: English 10, Social Studies 11, History 12 and English 10 First Peoples. |
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| Arctic Adventure |
Session C
Audience: Social Studies, Grades 6 - 11
Presenters: John and Sally Pankratz
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Session Presentation:
A photographic presentation of the Arctic. Sally and John Pankratz, both Social studies teachers in Burnaby, travelled to the Arctic this summer. This session will explore their impressions of Greenland, Baffin Island and the High Arctic, including the site of Beechey Island (graves of the Franklin Expedition). It will offer insight, through photographs of the geopolitics, cultural evolution and the sheer natural beauty of the flora, fauna and ice.
Presenters' Biographies:
John and Sally Pankratz are both Secondary Social Studies Teachers in Burnaby who have travelled extensively and recently visited the Arctic for the first time this summer. |
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| Apologies, Redress, and Righting Historical Wrongs in the Twentieth Century East Asian History |
Session B
Audience: Social Studies, Grades 10 - 11
Presenter: Jeremy Brown
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Session Description:
Over the past two decades, the Chinese government has frequently demanded that the Japanese government apologize for its misdeeds during the Pacific War. Often, Japanese leaders do express "deep remorse and heartfelt apology," but rarely to the satisfaction of Chinese nationalists. But at the same time, the Chinese Communist Party avoids discussion of (let alone apologies for) the millions of deaths caused by its misrule during the 1960s, especially during the Great Leap Famine and the Cultural Revolution. This session will draw on examples from East Asia to discuss broader strategies for teaching about official apologies, redress, and commemoration.
Presenter's Biography:
Jeremy Brown is an Assistant Professor, Department of History, SFU. Received Ph.D. in East Asian History from the University of California, San Diego in 2008. |
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| Being an Active Citizen |
Session B
Audience: Social Studies, Grades 7 - 11 and Law 12
Presenters: Marylou Leung & Glenn McArthur
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Session Description:
This interactive workshop will introduce Being an Active Citizen which contains 5 teaching resources for Social Studies courses from grade 7 to 11. These resources cover government, law and community engagement and they promote informed and active citizenship. The participants will have an opportunity to test some of the lessons and activities contained in the resource and will also receive a free resource for use in their classrooms.
Presenters' Biographies:
Marylou Leung is a lawyer and teacher who has been a project manager working in the area of curriculum development since 1999 for the Justice Education Society (formerly called the Law Courts Education Society).
Glenn McArthur has been with Justice Education Society since 2003. He is a Regional Coordinator, based at the Surrey Provincial Court, and also the manager of the Courts Education Network (CEN), which provides him the opportunity to coordinate educational programming for numerous law courts across BC. He has managed the Parenting After Separation program and organized Teachers’ Law Institutes and conferences. Glenn has a passion for assisting those most in need, and has worked with at-risk youth here and in South America. |
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Benchmarks of Historical Thinking: Teaching Historical Thinking Concepts
(One Session Will Be Offered In English And A Second Session In French) |
Session A
Audience: Social Studies, Grades 9 - 11
Presenters: Janet Thompson, Tom Morton & Marie-Josee Beaulieu
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Session Description:
This workshop will review the concepts of historical thinking of the Benchmarks program and offer some active learning strategies to teach them. Examples will be mainly for teaching historical significance, evidence, and change and continuity to grades 9 to 11.
Presenters' Biographies:
Janet Thompson is department head at Gladstone Secondary in Vancouver and a lead teacher in the Benchmarks of Historical Thinking Project. She also writes curriculum for The Critical Thinking Consortium.
Tom Morton taught for over thirty years in Kabala, Sierra Leone; Vancouver; and Montréal at the high school and university level. In 1996 he won the PSA teacher of the year and in 1998 he received the Governor-General’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History. Now retired, he still works for the Benchmarks project and writes curriculum materials.
Marie-Josee Beaulieu is a Sciences Humaines teacher at Ecole Secondaire Moscrop in Burnaby. She is currently the treasurer of the BCSSTA. |
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| British Columbia's Coastal And Interior Fur Trades From 1775 To 1858 |
Session C
Audience: Social Studies Grades 8 - 11
Presenters: Charles Hou |
Session Description:
The presenter will use discuss the use of primary sources and visits to historic sites to teach students about BC’s coastal and interior fur trades, and will compare BC’s fur trade with that found in the rest of the country.
Presenter's Biography:
Charles Hou taught in Burnaby for 34 years and is currently “retired.” Charles also developed “The Begbie Canadian History Contest” and continues to support History education with his workshops and writing. He is a currently a feature writer with the Canadian History Magazine. |
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| Canadian Hong Kong Veterans: In Battle, as POWs, Wounds and Closure |
Session A
Audience: Social Studies, Grade 11
Presenters: Graeme Stacey & Lee Naylor
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Session Description:
After a very brief overview of WWII atrocities and the Asia Pacific War the story of these often overlooked Canadian Hong Kong Veterans will be analyzed. The focus for Social Studies teachers is on why Canadians were sent to Hong Kong, the battle and British surrender, three and a half years as prisoners of war, to the struggle for compensation and an apology (or lack thereof). These Canadian Veterans are dwindling in number (there are 68 survivors alive today) but their story is a vital piece of WWII history that has ongoing significance.
(A Social Studies 11 Practical Overview, Lesson Ideas & Examples, and Assessment Samples for SS 11)
Presenters' Biography:
Graeme Stacey was a contributing writer to the Human Rights in the Asia Pacific 1931 – 1945: Social Responsibility And Global Citizenship - A resource guide written for teachers of Senior Social Studies. He is a member of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association and has a presented a variety of workshops on the topic of the Hong Kong Veterans including a presentation for Veterans at the Canadian Hong Kong Veterans National Convention, Victoria, B.C. in 2003 and more recently at the Vancouver School Board sponsored Human Rights in the Asia Pacific Symposium & for Central Okanagan teachers at their provincial pro - d last February . Graeme currently teaches in the Kelowna School District.
Lee Naylor 2nd Lieutenant CD (Ret’d): Eldest’s son of Staff Sergeant Howard E. Naylor CD who was a member of the Royal Canadian Signal Corps for twenty five years. Staff Sergeant Naylor was a member of “C” Force attached to Brigade Headquarters in Hong Kong. He was POW by the Japanese Imperial Army for three years and nine months in Hong Kong and Niigata Japan. |
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| Children’s Rights and Social Responsibility: Making the Connection in Elementary Schools |
Session A
Audience: Elementary Grades
Presenter:
Crystal O'Doherty |
Session Description:
In this interactive and creative workshop we will provide BC based examples and activities for connecting children locally and globally through an understanding of children’s rights and social responsibility. Hear one teacher’s story about how she integrated the Convention on the Rights of the Child into a whole school global citizenship project. In the take-home materials, we will include a grade level overview that provides links to subject area curriculum connections, specific rights from the CRC, and the British Columbia Performance Standards for Social Responsibility.
Presenter's Biography:
Crystal O'Doherty is a French Immersion Teacher and Team Leader at Ecole Glen Elementary School in the Coquitlam School District #43. She is a UNICEF ambassador, with a passion for bringing children's rights and global issues into her classroom and the whole school environment. |
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| Elections Canada: Connecting Students in Your Classroom with the Power of Democracy and Voting |
Session A
Audience: All Grades
Presenter: Marc Duhaime
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Session Description:
Discover what Elections Canada can do for you and what your federal electoral agency is working on to help you bring to life the values of democratic responsibility and the concept of voting to your students. Join one of Election Canada’s Senior Outreach Officers for a presentation on the state of youth engagement in the electoral process, for the results of research on connecting youth with the concepts of democracy and voting and the impact that in-class civic education can have on the leaders of tomorrow. At the same time, bring your expertise as educators to the session to engage Elections Canada in the development of future tools that will get your students excited about how they can play a role in Canadian democracy.
Presenter's Biography:
Marc Duhaime is a Senior Outreach Advisor in the Policy, Planning and Public Affairs Sector of Elections Canada. Marc is responsible for leading student- and youth-related outreach projects and programs, including civic education partnership with other government departments and agencies as well as not-for-profit organizations, and for the development and promotion of Elections Canada educational materials.He has a Masters Degree in Canadian History, a Bachelor of Arts in History and Canadian Studies from the University of Ottawa and has recently completed a certification in cultural sector leadership through the University of Victoria. |
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| Engage Your Students on Key Global Issues |
Session A
Audience: All Grades
Presenter: Jasmine Hamilton |
Session Description:
Encourage your students to be global citizens with curriculum-linked resources from CHF's (Partners in Rural Development ) Global Education Program! Learn about CHF and our classroom presentations, try out our updated lessons and get information about student engagement activities.
Presenter's Biography:
Jasmine Hamilton is the Lead Volunteer Coordinator for CHF in Vancouver. |
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Engaging Sustainable Transportation:
Transformative Learning Using Critical Thinking, Solutions Oriented Case Studies And Online Tools |
Session C
Audience: Social Studies Grades 4 - 7
Presenters: Johan Stroman and Omar Bhimji |
Session Description:
EnerAction is a Grade 4-7 curriculum-connected energy conservation program developed by GreenLearning. The addition of 3 new engaging lessons that support hands-on learning, critical thinking and community engagement; along with 10 case studies on innovative Transportation Solutions inspires transformative learning experiences for students. With active links to HASTE BC’s MyTravel Calculator students explore emissions; energy use and estimate savings and alternatives routes using an intuitive online tool.
GreenLearning lessons have students consider their own travel choices; explore how we move goods today versus the past; and engage family and community member interviews on increasing bicycle use. HASTE BC’s calculator supports students’ rich engaged learning.
Find out more about how to integrate these new resources into your classroom in this fun, engaging and participatory session. Try the newly available learning resources that will support your students learning! Share your challenges and discover helpful ways to bring environmental learning alive in your class.
Presenters' Biographies:
Johan Stroman is the BC Director of GreenLearning Canada. A science teacher in Surrey, BC for twelve years, he is also a long-time volunteer executive of BC's Environmental Educators PSA which provides dynamic Pro-D for teachers. Johan presents sustainability, energy education and climate change workshops to BC teachers each year.
Omar Bhimji is the project manager of HASTE, the Hub for Action on School Transportation Emissions. He develops, manages, consults on and supports innovative educational and charitable programs in the area of sustainable and active transportation. Through HASTE, Omar works to develop and deliver programs and resources that help teachers and students take action on transportation issues, at school and in their communities. |
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| Expressions of Policy: The Responses of Indian Residential School Students |
Session A
Audience: Socials Studies 10 & 11, BCFN 12 & Social Justice 12
Presenter: Lyn Daniels |
Session Description:
This presentation will focus on the key features of colonial policy in education and the range of responses from the Indigenous children who were subjected to it.
Presenter's Biography:
Lyn Daniels, M.Ed is the District Vice Principal of Aboriginal Education in the Burnaby School District. She is Cree and belongs to the Kawacatoose First Nation. Lyn is currently working on a Doctor of Education degree in Policy and Educational Leadership at UBC. Her research focuses on how Aboriginal students experience Aboriginal education policy and how their experiences compare to the experiences of former Indian residential school students.
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| Fundamentals of Human Rights in British Columbia |
Session A
Audience: All Grades
Presenter: Robyn Durling
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Session Description:
This session will provide an overview of human rights legislation in British Columbia. The session will examine Jurisdictional responsibilities, what is protected under the Human Rights code of British Columbia and the details of how Human Rights issues and complaints are processed in the Province.
Presenter's Biography:
Robyn Durling has represented over 500 clients with complaints at the BC Human Rights Tribunal. He has over 120 decisions from that Tribunal. He was an Advocate with the BC Human Rights Clinic for 5 years and is currently the Information Officer for the BC Human Rights Coalition. |
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| Give me an "E" for Engagement |
Session B
Audience:
Social Studies, Grades 10 - 11
Presenter: Patti Henderson |
Session Description:
Trying to find ways to light a fire under your students? Looking for ways to buy back some planning time? Join us as we take a tour through new student and teacher "E" resources developed specifically for "E"nhancing Socials 10 and 11.
Presenter's Biography:
Patti Henderson is a former High School Socials teacher with 17 years experience in educational publishing. Which goes to show those who cannot teach go into publishing! She is a newbie to digital publishing but loves the opportunities it can provide. |
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| Heritage Fairs: Making History Come Alive |
Session C
Audience: Social Studies, Grades K to 10
Presenter: Mary Campone
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Session Description:
This workshop will explore the project approach to learning by examining new strategies to enhance students understanding of history. Reference will be made to the concepts outlined in the Benchmarks for Historical Thinking in order to demonstrate relevance in engaging students in looking at historical events critically. This multidisciplinary approach to teaching and learning builds on student creativity, curiosity and initiative while enhancing literacy skill. It supports cross-curricular learning outcomes set out by the Ministry of Education as well as promoting active citizenship by providing the opportunity to celebrate diversity in culture and heritage within ones community. A number of Heritage Fair Projects will be available for viewing.
Presenter's Biography:
Mary Campone is a retired educato who has been involved in developing the Heritage Fairs program in BC for many years. Having seen firsthand how powerful the project approach to learning is for students, she advocates this approach to the study of topics related to history, heritage and culture. Mary is presently the Coordinator for Heritage Fairs in BC. |
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| : I was a Teenage Enemy Alien: Learning Opportunities at the Japanese Canadian National Museum |
Session B
Audience:
Social Studies, Grades 6 - 11
Presenter: Raymond Nakamura
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Session Description:
Meet a Japanese Canadian Internment survivor. Find out about fields trips on Japanese Canadian history and culture. See the teacher resource kits we send out and the comprehensive educator guides available at our Museum. Get a sneak preview of our new Outreach program.
Presenter's Biography:
Raymond Nakamura is the educational consultant at the National Nikkei Heritage in Burnaby. He will be joined in this session by a Japanese Canadian Survivor of the Internment whose name will be announced at a later date |
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L’enseignement de la pensée historique
(Benchmarks Of Historical Thinking – Teaching Historical Thinking Concepts) |
Session B
Audience: Social Studies, Grades 9 - 11
Presenters: Janet Thompson, Tom Morton & Marie-Josee Beaulieu |
Session Description:
Cet atelier présentera une vue d’ensemble des concepts de la pensée historique du programme des Rèperes et offrira des rimaries d’apprentissage actif pour enseigner ces concepts. Le contenu portera principalement sur l’enseignement de la pertinence historique, de l’interprétation des sources rimaries, et du changement et de la continuité de la 9ième à la 11ième année.
Presenters' Biographies:
Janet Thompson is department head at Gladstone Secondary in Vancouver and a lead teacher in the Benchmarks of Historical Thinking Project. She also writes curriculum for The Critical Thinking Consortium.
Tom Morton taught for over thirty years in Kabala, Sierra Leone; Vancouver; and Montréal at the high school and university level. In 1996 he won the PSA teacher of the year and in 1998 he received the Governor-General’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History. Now retired, he still works for the Benchmarks project and writes curriculum materials.
Marie-Josee Beaulieu is a Sciences Humaines teacher at Ecole Secondaire Moscrop in Burnaby. She is currently the treasurer of the BCSSTA. |
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| Let A Hundred Flowers Bloom: Teaching History As A Dialogue Between Interpretations |
Sessions A & B
Audience: Social Studies, Grades 10 - 11, History 12
Presenter: James Duthie |
Session Description:
History is anything but a boring list of certain facts, once remembered, sure to be forgotten. It is a battleground of conflicting ideas and interpretations, in which “a hundred schools of thought contend”. This workshop will focus on how it is possible to teach high school history in such a way as to cover the required content and engage in issues and interpretation. It will cover instructional methods designed to foster student thinking, and the rules of evidence and logic by which students can support their hypotheses and refute those with which they do not agree. History is the only guide we have on which to base our judgements, so by engaging in historical issues, students can develop the essential background knowledge and skills to engage with contemporary issues of social justice.
Presenter's Biography:
James Duthie taught Social Studies 8-11 and History 12 in Nanaimo for 30 years. He also taught International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement history. He was on the History 12 provincial exam prep team for many years, and has been marking History 12 and International Baccalaureate exams since 1988. His emphasis was always on teaching history as an exercise in critical thinking. He was the BCSSTA Teacher of the Year in 2006. |
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| Linking The Local With The Global: Approaches To Teaching About Human Rights, Environment And Democratic Development |
Session A
Audience: All Grades
Presenter: Shauna Sylvester |
Session Description:
Why is it important to teach global issues? What are the links between our domestic and international policies on human rights, environment and democratic development? Drawing from the citizen dialogue methodologies developed through Canada's World, Shauna Sylvester will lead an interactive session on Canada's role in the world in promoting human rights, democratic development and environmental sustainability. Participants will have an opportunity to explore the history of Canadian policy and actions and identify the interests, values and assets that should motivate our efforts locally and globally. This workshop will enable participants to reflect on why it is important to teach global issues and provide educators (particularly those who address controversial issues) with a series of deliberative tools that they can use in the classroom.
The Presenter’s Biography:
Shauna Sylvester is a Fellow at the Simon Fraser University, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and past Director of Canada's World - a national citizens' dialogue on Canadian international policy. |
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| Model United Nations and More |
Session C
Audience: All Grades
Presenter: May Pon & Wesley Sze
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WorkshopDescription:
How can we make the themes of democracy, human rights, and cultural diversity come alive for students? Subsequently, how can we get them to care? The mandate of the Connect Global Youth Association (http://cgya.ca) is to foster leadership potential of secondary school students with innovative initiatives relating to global social, political, and economic issues, such as through simulation of the UN at the Connect Model United Nations conference (http://connectmun.ca). This session will cover Model UN basics and what students can gain from it, and there will be a brief committee session to get a taste the MUN delegate experience.
The latest CGYA initiative, Project Connect (http://projectconnect.cgya.ca), seeks to educate, engage, and empower students in the realm of global issues. The program aims to promote education with interactive workshops conducted in secondary schools. This session will include a sneak peak of a workshop in addition to other information about Project Connect.
Presenters' Biographies:
May Poon is a Director of the Connect Global Youth Association, and is currently studying psychology and business administration at Simon Fraser University. Her MUN highlights in 2009 included attending Harvard World MUN as a delegate and serving as the ConnectMUN Secretary General. May has worked in youth education and recreation for Burnaby Children’s Centres, the City of Burnaby, and Shad Valley International and is thrilled to be spearheading Project Connect for CGYA.
Wesley Sze is a fourth year student in the Honours Economics program at the University of British Columbia. After participating as both delegate and secretariat in several MUN conferences, Wesley is excited to serve as a Director of CGYA, where he is working on Project Connect. In his spare time, Wesley enjoys graphic design, comic books, and tweeting. |
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NEW for Social Studies 10: Every Trick in the Book! |
Session A
Audience: Social Studies, Grade 10
Presenter: Jenise Boland
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Session Description:
This session will highlight a variety of teaching tools, strategies, and activities designed specifically to bring to life text-based teaching. Ideal for new teachers or new-to-the-subject teachers; those with limited teaching resources; or anyone looking to add a few tricks to their teacher tool box. This session will also feature the new 2nd Edition of Horizons, including an overview of the innovative new digital planning tool, the Horizons 2 Interactive eGuide, designed to support student engagement and lessen your valuable planning time. Sponsored by Pearson Canada.
Presenter's Biography:
Jenise Boland holds a Master of Education from Cambridge University, as well as a B.Ed. from Simon Fraser University and a B.A. in Literature from the University of British Columbia. She has taught in three countries on two continents, and has conducted extensive research on intercultural education and curriculum design. Currently she teaches Social Studies at an award-winning secondary school, ranked first in British Columbia by the Fraser Institute, and is frequently a speaker at educational conferences. |
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| NEW for Social Studies 11: Counterpoints: Exploring Canadian Issues, 2nd Edition |
Session C
Audience: Social Studies, Grade 11
Presenter: Jenise Boland |
Session Description:
Is the Provincial Exam getting you down? Help is on its way with the new edition of Counterpoints: Exploring Canadian Issues, 2nd Edition. This session will provide you with a sneak peek at the new edition as well as an overview of a number of practical supports being developed to help both teachers and students prepare for the Socials 11 Provincial Exam. Teachers will walk away with proven strategies to engage students and help them prepare them for the Provincial Exam, as well as a collection of materials to use in their own classroom. Sponsored by Pearson Canada.
Presenter's Biography:
Jenise Boland holds a Master of Education from Cambridge University, as well as a B.Ed. from Simon Fraser University and a B.A. in Literature from the University of British Columbia. She has taught in three countries on two continents, and has conducted extensive research on intercultural education and curriculum design. Currently she teaches Social Studies at an award-winning secondary school, ranked first in British Columbia by the Fraser Institute, and is frequently a speaker at educational conferences. |
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Online Resources For Teaching Law |
Session C
Audience: Social Studies, Grades 9 - 11, Law 12
Presenters: Kevin Smith & Mary-Lou Leung
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Session Description:
The Justice Education Society's websites attracted over 200,000 visitors last year. Discover online resources, videos and publications that can help you teach law.
Presenter's Biography:
Kevin Smith has put his skills to work on numerous projects since joining the Society in 2008. Among his responsibilities, Kevin creates the Society's newsletter, updates its websites, and edits and designs many of its resources. He also coordinates events for the Society, including the popular Justice In Our Times series.
Mary-Lou Leung is a lawyer and teacher who has been a project manager working in the area of curriculum development since 1999 for the Justice Education Society (formerly called the Law Courts Education Society). |
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| Parks Canada Educational Resources and School Programs |
Session B
Audience: All Grades
Presenter: Sonia Manak, Rita Bruneau & Karen Lee |
Session Description:
Come discover what unique learning resources Parks Canada has to offer teachers! In this workshop teachers will learn about our free on line lesson plans and teacher guides. We will introduce teachers to our newest lesson plans on the Japanese and Chinese communities. Teachers will also learn about school programs at Fort Langley and Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Sites.
Presenters' Biographies:
Sonia Manak is a former teacher and now works for Parks Canada developing educational resources for teachers.
Rita Bruneau has years of experience as an interpreter. She currently oversees the school programs at Fort Langley National Historic Site.
Karen Lee is a formerly a secondary school teacher who oversees public programming at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery. |
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| Philosophy 12: "The Big Picture" |
Session C
Audience: Social Studies, Grades 9 - 11
Presenters: Susan Walker
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Session Description:
This session will review the content, learning outcomes, and extension activities for Philosophy 12, a Board Authorized elective course presently offered in School District 42 ( Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows ).
Sample texts, student workbooks, teaching manuals, novels, and CDs will be on hand, and the web-based component for the basic text will be demonstrated.
Presenter's Biography:
Susan Walker has contributed to Social Studies education by serving on the BCSSTA Executive, by facilitating at two Teachers’ Institutes on Parliamentary Democracy, by evaluating and developing History 12
Provincial Examinations, and by speaking at Social Studies conferences. Susan teaches Social Studies, History, and Philosophy at Pitt Meadows Secondary. |
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| Sailors Lives: Making the History of the Canadian Navy relevant to High School Students |
Session B
Audience: Social Studies, Grades 10 & 11
Presenters: David Zimmerman
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Session Description:
This session will discuss how teachers can integrate the history of the navy into their classroom. It will explore the experiences of Canadian sailors can be a fascinating and informative way to interest students into history.
Presenter's Biography:
David Zimmerman is the Professor of Military History at the University of Victoria. He is an expert in the history of the Royal Canadian Navy, and of Science, Technology and War in the 20th Century. His books include: The Great Naval Battle of Ottawa, Top Secret Exchange: The Tizard Mission and the Scientific War, Britain's Shield: Radar and the Defeat of the Luftwaffe. He has also completed for the Department of National Defence a book length study of the Canadian Navy on the West Coast from 1945-1965 . |
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| Sturgeon Conservation Symposium |
Session B
Audience: Social Studies, Grades 10 & 11 and
Geography 12
Presenter: Dale Lintott |
Session Description:
This workshop looks at the human - environmental interactions that are impacting endangered white sturgeon populations right here is our backyard, the Lower Fraser Valley River ecosystem. The seminar is designed to provide Geography teachers with a resource package that will allow them to explore why the ancient fish is threatened, analyse satellite photos and organize a student - centered symposium on white sturgeon conservation. Students will be asked to create their own Conservation plans and submit them to the Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society and the MOE (Ministry of the Environment) Session participants are asked to bring a USB key to copy a folder of files necessary for implementation
Presenter's Biography:
Dale Lintott is currently the Department Head of Social Studies at Burnaby North Secondary School where he teaches Social Studies 8-11 and Geography 12 |
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| Teaching and Learning about Homelessness in BC |
Sessions A & C
Audience: Social Studies, Grades 10 & 11
Presenter: Krishna Pendakur & Jennifer Hales |
Session Description:
In the 1970s and 1980s, there was barely any visible homelessness in British Columbia and other parts of Canada. Over the past ten to fifteen years, the number of people who live in severe destitution and deprivation on the streets and in precarious housing situations in towns and cities across British Columbia has dramatically and rapidly increased. Teaching students about homelessness gives them the opportunity to gain more in-depth knowledge about the problem, to explore and clarify their views about homelessness, to develop a sense of empathy and justice, to understand that they and society have a responsibility as citizens of a democracy to contribute to ending homelessness, and to understand that policy tools exist to reduce homelessness.
The session will examine the economics of homelessness and the new Learning about Homelessness in British Columbia resource guide for teachers. The Guide is designed to support Civics 11, Social Studies 11, Economics 12, First Nations 12, Law 12, and Social Justice 12. Teachers of other courses and grade levels can adapt lessons as they see fit. The resource is also appropriate for use with other youth and adult groups. (http://www.sfu.ca/~pendakur/teaching/homelessness/index.html)
Presenter's Biography:
Krishna Pendakur is a Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University and Co-Director, Metropolis British Columbia Center of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Diversity
Jennifer Hales has written teachers’ guides on social justice, environmental and other topics for groups such as World Vision Canada, the BC Teachers’ Federation, the West Vancouver School District (#45), and Society for Partnership (SOPAR). She is a former classroom teacher in BC and has a Master of Arts degree in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. |
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| Teaching Historical Thinking With Film |
Session C
Audience: Social Studies, Grades 6 - 11
Presenter: Adam Woelders
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Session Description:
Cinematic representations of the past are ubiquitous in our media saturated society. Film is the most widely used text from which our culture shapes its understanding and memory of the past. Understanding this, the aim of this workshop is to present ideas about how we might more purposely engage students in authentic historical inquiry and develop their critical media literacy skills. The ideas and strategies shared in this session will explore how the benchmarks of historical thinking might inform the kinds of questions we ask, and the activities we use with historically-themed feature films and documentaries.
Presenter's Biography:
Adam Woelders teaches history at Pacific Academy, and courses on Social Studies education at Trinity Western University. His graduate studies in curriculum and pedagogy at UBC explored the uses of film to engage students in historical inquiry, and how media shapes society's historical understanding.
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| Teaching the Holocaust & Social Responsibility |
Session B
Audience: Social Studies, Grades 6 - 11
and History 12
Presenter: Nina Krieger
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Session Description:
The session will highlight the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre's resources promoting social justice, human rights and genocide awareness. The workshop will focus on curriculum guides for Social Studies 6 & 11, a teaching website devoted to the 1936 Olympics with links to the Benchmarks of Historical Thinking, and a new teacher's guide accompanying the VHEC's 2010/11 exhibit, Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust
Presenter's Biography:
Nina Krieger is Education Director at the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre. She studied History at the University of British Columbia and Humanities & Cultural Studies at the London Consortium, a multi-disciplinary graduate program of the University of London, the Architectural Association, the Institute of Contemporary Arts and Tate. She has developed exhibitions, public programs and education programs at contemporary art galleries and historical museums in the United Kingdom and Canada. |
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| Teaching Population |
Session A & C
Audience: Social Studies Grades 6 - 11
and History 12
Presenter: Dale Gregory |
Session Description:
Over the past 200 years, the world population has grown six-fold, changing every aspect of life on our planet. While the population growth rate has slowed in recent years, global population continues to grow by 78 million people each year and will reach seven billion in 2011. This growth presents innumerable challenges to our environment and global society including habitat loss, pollution, natural resource depletion, disease, economic inequities and civil strife.
In this hands-on workshop, the presenter will offer a number of interdisciplinary teaching activities for use in the K-12 classroom or nature center that brings the population connection into environmental education. The activities are designed to build students’ awareness of humans’ impact on the environment, as well as to stimulate creative thinking on global citizenship and individual actions that promote sustainability. Presented strategies include global simulation games, concept maps and values-clarification exercises. The presenter will provide suggestions on integrating these activities into K-12 curricula for social studies, science and mathematics. Participants will receive activity instructions, data charts and background reading on a user-friendly CD-Rom.
Presenter's Biography:
Dale Gregory is a retired Coquitlam teacher who has taught Social Studies and Geography 12. He maintains the active Geography List Serve that keeps social studies teachers appraised of the latest resources and developments in Geography education. He is a founding member the CCGE(Canadian Council for Geographic Education) and serves on a number of Geography related committees. Dale continues to serve Social Studies teachers as a Member at large of the BCSSTA |
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| The Civic Mirror |
Session A
Audience: Social Studies Grades 6 - 11 & Civics 11
Presenter: Regan Ross |
Session Description:
Tour through the Civic Mirror program and learn about its 21st Century learning features, its unique ability to transform classrooms into countries and students into citizens, and how its fit with Gr.6 Socials, SS10, SS11, and Civics 11.
Presenter's Biography:
Regan Ross has been teaching for 10 years and the creator of the Civic Mirror education program. He is also the recipient of the Prime Minister's Excellence in Teaching Certificate (2008) and BCSSTA's Innovator of the Year Award (2009). He conducts workshops on "Bringing the Real World into Classrooms" and blogs about "Making Education Meaningful" at www.action-ed.com/blog |
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| The Governor's Letters: Using Primary Sources to Engage Students in the History of British Columbia |
Session B
Audience: Social Studies, Grades 5 - 11
Presenter: Lindsay Gibson |
Session Description:
This session explores a new educational website that features four detailed Curriculum Challenge lesson plans and a Teacher’s Guide that includes three critical reading strategies to support students from grades 5-12 in the investigation of key historical events and concepts using primary and secondary sources. The four Curriculum Challenges address important topics in Canadian history and each challenge raises an important question that requires students to investigate historical evidence before arriving at a reasoned conclusion. In addition to enhancing students’ understanding of Canadian history, the Curriculum Challenges develop students’ ability to think historically by utilizing historical thinking concepts included in the Benchmarks of Historical. Participants in this session will be introduced to each of the four major curriculum challenges included in the website, and the three general strategies that help students learn to critically read primary and secondary documents.
Presenter's Biography:
Lindsay Gibson is a 2nd year PhD student in the Faculty of Education, UBC. He has taught secondary social studies and history for ten years in the Central Okanagan in addition he has three years teaching experience at UBC Okanagan and UBC Vancouver where he currently teaching a social studies methods course. Lindsay has been active with THEN/HiER where he developed a collection of online archives, websites and databases of primary sources and TC2 projects as a writer and editor including: The Governor's Letters: Uncovering Colonial British Columbia, Exploring Identity, Inclusion and Citizenship: The 1907 Vancouver Riots, and Caring for Young People’s Rights.Lindsay was shortlisted as a finalist for the 2009 Governor General’s Awards For Excellence in Teaching Canadian History. |
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| The New Social Studies Trinity: Anti-Racism, Citizenship and Agency |
Session A
Audience: Social Studies, Grades 6 - 11
and History 12
Presenter: Jane Turner |
Session Description:
Session will focus on teaching about racism, citizenship and agency using the vehicle of the 1907 anti-Asian riots in 1907 Vancouver. Participants will receive a free teachers' resource guide and primary resources package. The approach used in the lessons is the TC2 critical thinking model. Materials can be used by intermediate and secondary students.
Presenter's Biography:
Jane Turner has been a social studies teacher since 1975, her first posting at Burnaby North, Burnaby. She has worked at SFU, as the Burnaby Teachers' local president and is currently on staff at the BCTF in the Professional and Social Issues division. Jane has worked on several critical thinking projects, the latest focussing on the 1907 anti-Asian riots in Vancouver. |
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The Personal Side of a Country At War – Using The Canadian Letters and Images Project in the Classroom |
Session A
Audience: Social Studies Grades 6 - 11
and History 12
Presenter: Dr. Stephen Davies,
Dan Hughes & Paula Waatainen
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Session Description:
The Canadian Letters and Images Project is an online archive of primary source documents written by Canadian soldiers on the battle fields of the World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. These unedited, first-person accounts offer deep insight into the realities of armed conflict. In addition to the transcribed texts, students can view images of the original documents as well as relevant photos, postcards and death certificates. Readers of the letters quickly learn both the importance of what is said and the greater importance of what is left unsaid.
This workshop introduces teachers to the recently created lessons designed to make students reflect deeply on the experiences of Canada’s veterans as expressed in letters written by the soldiers themselves. The lessons tackle issues such as censorship and changes in culture during wartime. Specific topics include identifying the reasons for participation, women and war, significant battles and the impact of war on the home front. Developed under the sponsorship of The History Education Network, these online, cross-curricular lessons provide curriculum connections for all provinces in Canada, as well as suggestions for assessment of student learning. The lessons are designed to promote the teaching of historical thinking, in support of the Benchmarks of Historical Thinking Project.
Presenters' Biographies:
Dr. Stephen Davies, Vancouver Island University.
Dan Hughes, Ballenas Secondary, School District 69.
Paula Waatainen, Rockridge Secondary, School District 45.
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| Through the Eyes of Our Leaders of Tomorrow |
Session B
Audience: All Grades
Presenter: Sharel Fraser |
Session Description:
Presentation commences with a 15 minute collage of the winning Youth Remembrance Video entries, which are exceptional. Through the eyes of these young artists and leaders the audience will come to understand how young people think about freedoms earned through the sacrifices of generations before. It is compelling to view these personal and poignant videos. The youth share their vision about their future responsibilities in remembering the past, learning from those experiences and how they must engage their peers. It will focus upon inter-generational learning about democracy, human rights and cultural diversity. Given Canada's revered role as humanitarians, lessons to be learned from first-hand dialogue, will be meaningful for the audience. The audience will receive a set of the Youth Remembrance Videos as a teaching aide.
Presenter's Biography:
Sharel Fraser is a presenter for the BC/Yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion which is the largest non-profit organization in the province dedicated to serving Veterans and their families, promoting Remembrance and acting in the service of Canada and it's communities. Through a vast array of youth programs, the Legion supports academic achievement, athletic pursuits ,the arts and multimedia education. |
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| Using Images In The Classroom: A Practical Guide |
Session B
Audience: All Grades
Presenter: Ed Harrison
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Session Description:
This workshop will look at a number of different ways of using textbook images in the social studies classroom.
Presenter's Biography:
Ed Harrison has taught school in Terrace for 35 years. He has been involved in BCSSTA for over 20 years. Ed has also taught at SFU and Northwest Community College in the areas of education and geography. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education, UNBC (Terrace) and writes the Short Takes column for Dimensions. |
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| Who Owns the Arctic? |
Session A
Audience: Social Studies, Grades 6 - 11
and History 12
Presenter: Michael Byers
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Session Description:
Arctic sovereignty is one the most urgent yet least understood geopolitical issues of our time. Who controls the Northwest Passage? Who owns the trillions of dollars of oil and gas beneath the Arctic Ocean? Which territorial claims will prevail—those of the U.S., Russia, Canada or the Nordic nations—and why? Is there any risk of armed conflict in the Arctic, and what can we do to prevent it? What obligations do we owe to Arctic indigenous peoples? And in an age of rapid climate change, how do we protect the fragile environment of the North?
Presenter's Biography:
Michael Byers holds the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia. Prior to 2005, he was a Professor of Law at Duke University. From 1996-1999, he was a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. Professor Byers leads projects on the Northwest Passage and Arctic Ocean for ArcticNet, a federally funded consortium of scientists from 27 Canadian universities and eight federal departments. He is the author of the national bestseller Intent for a Nation (2007) and, most recently, Who Owns the Arctic? |
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