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Amnesty International Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights. We are building a world in which every person enjoys the rights included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. Amnesty International began in 1961 and now has more than 2.2 million members in over 150 countries. Amnesty International has produced human rights materials for use in the classroom and supports youth and student groups around the world. Teachers are invited to take advantage of AI materials and support for youth activism in a number of ways. Classroom materials; Human Rights Kit, campaign posters and action materials, taking the human rights temperature of your school, monthly Lifesaver youth action, list of web-based AI resources for teachers, discussion guides for selected films and books and guest speakers for class or school presentations For youth and student groups, we have; youth/student group registration package, youth activism guide, in The Mix monthly newsletter, campaign posters and action materials, films and guest speakers and volunteer/work experience opportunities For more information on these and other ways to incorporate human rights into the curriculum and your school, contact:
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Barkerville Historical Town Barkerville Historical Town offers the thousands of school children who travel from all over the British Columbia the opportunity to learn about the history of this unique historic site. During May and June, the town reverberates with a live theatre, guided tours, demonstrations, street interpreters, stage coach rides, restaurants, gift shops, a photo studio, a bakery, numerous demonstrations and over 120 restored or reconstructed buildings filled with displays. There are many individual programs for the visiting schools. For more information contact the Barkerville Historical Town at: barkerville@barkerville.ca |
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Better Classroom Guidebook The goal of Better Classroom Guidebooks is to develop learning resources for use in Canadian Social Studies classrooms. All of our resources are distributed on CD-ROMs and may be printed out as required. You are invited to explore our website and download sample resources that you can use in your classroom. Check out the Freebies page on BC Guidebooks' website. It features crossword puzzles that you can download for use with your students. Check back frequently because they are changed every couple of weeks. |
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B.C. Alpha B.C. ALPHA is a partner in the development of the BC Education Ministry developed Teachers’ Guide, Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific 1931 – 1945:Social Responsibility and Global Citizenship which supports the prescribed learning outcomes for Social Studies Grade 11, History 12 and Law 12. This is an excellent class tool for peace and justice education and for fighting against racism. B.C. ALPHA (Association for Learning & Preserving the History of WWII in Asia)endeavors to offer continual support to teachers in the effective use of this education tool. We can help arrange speakers, survivors and eyewitnesses for classes, and make available on loan to teachers reference, video materials and traveling exhibits on humanity issues of this tragic history. In line with this spirit, the annual Peace & Reconciliation Study Tour has been organized since 2004 for teachers. For highlights and album of the past Study Tours, visit http://www.alpha-canada.org/StudyTour/report.htm. For more information contact: bcalpha@alpha-canada.org |
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B.C. Civil Liberties Association The B.C. Civil Liberties Association’s (BCCLA) mandate is to defend and extend civil liberties and human rights across Canada. The BCCLA has the following resources that are of interest to teachers: Events: The BCCLA organizes an annual one-day interactive forum for students in grades 10-12 taking Social Studies and/or Law classes. The forum, held at SFU Harbour Centre, includes topics such as; youth and criminal law, student civil liberties at school and student choice workshops such as homelessness, student activism, media concentration and civic activism and privacy and social networks in an electronic age (Facebook). The B.C. Civil Liberties Association as has free publications such as; Rights Talk: Students and Civil Liberties at School, The Arrest Handbook: A Guide to Your Rights and Speakers for Classroom Presentations Call the BCCLA if you would like to have someone visit your class to discuss a civil liberties issue. Tel: 604.687.2919 Email: info@bccla.org |
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B.C. Youth Parliament The British Columbia Youth Parliament is a unique opportunity for students to learn about the parliamentary process and develop their citizenship skills by participating in democracy in action and community service projects. Every year from December 27 - 31, 95 members of BCYP from across the province come together in Victoria to debate in the Legislative Chambers on legislation laying out their plans for the year and private members resolutions on topics of local, nation, and international interest. After this parliamentary session, members return to their home communities, where they engage in local community service and work together to plan and execute major fundraising and service projects, including a fundraising auction and Camp Phoenix. BCYP is open to applicants 16 to 21 years of age, and application forms are available online from early September to the third week of October each year. More information can be found at the web site. |
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CANADIAN ACADEMIC TRAVEL SERVICES INC. Canadian Academic Travel Services Inc. is one of the oldest names in group educational travel in western Canada. The staff of our company have been assisting school and college groups to plan, organize and participate on education travel programs since 1971. We have a range of preplanned programs for Social Studies Departments which will assist you organizing your next teacher led travel program whether it is to a destination in Canada, the United States or Western Europe. If you or members of your department are in the planning stage for your next major trip, contact us and let us share our expertise with you. Study travel groups have specials needs and our experience in all fields of educational travel will help you facilitate the process of forming and travelling with your social studies students. Many schools and teachers are involved with educational travel programs on a yearly basis and for students and parents it demonstrates the commitment of your school to learning opportunities beyond the classroom door. CANADIAN ACADEMIC TRAVEL SERVICES INC. |
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Canadian Council for Geographic Education The Canadian Council for Geographic Education is pleased to offer teachers ready-to-use lesson plans. These lesson plans were written by qualified CCGE teachers and are available for the appropriate curriculum within each provincial and territorial jurisdiction. They all reference the CCGE published Canadian Standards for Geography and the Scope and Sequence Chart. The CCGE plans to add to this collection of lesson plans yearly so that teachers will have a growing source of ideas to draw from. For more information, contact Beth Dye at: bethdyeca@yahoo.ca |
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Canadian Heritage Canadian Heritage is responsible for national policies and programs that promote Canadian content, foster cultural participation, active citizenship and participation in Canada's civic life, and strengthen connections among Canadians. In addition, Canadian Heritage sponsors a number of activities and contests such as the, "National Creative Writing and Artwork" contest plus the "RACISM. STOP IT!" contest. |
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Classroom Ready Inc. Classroom Ready provides teachers with current events publications that make it easy to teach the latest International, National and Provincial News. These time-saving publications have been created by the teachers of Classroom Ready for the Social Studies and Science curriculums and include exciting and informative articles, maps and map activities, comprehension questions, lessons and quizzes with answer keys. As teachers, we take pride in developing top quality resources for the Canadian classroom. We offer a Weekly Current Events package, a Monthly Current Events package, and a Science Monthly package, each for two grade levels, Grades 5-7 and Grades 8-10. For more information contact Jim Newman at: jim.newman@classroomready.com |
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Come Walk Awhile in Our Shoes: A Journey of Ordinary - & Some Not-So-Ordinary - Canadians, 1900-45 & 1945-99. Nationally-acclaimed author and journalist, Roy MacGregor, has called Come Walk Awhile in Our Shoes “a brilliant approach to taking ‘boredom’ out of teaching Canadian history.” This engaging approach takes students on both a collective and individualized journeys through the impersonal macro-events that shaped the Canadian experience from 1900-45, and 1945-99. Students assume personal profile identities that incorporate ethnicity/ancestry, locality and social class. An assortment of unpredictable dynamic situations impact upon their simulated lives and those of their families – and, the Canadian story comes alive in the hearts and minds of teenagers, in a way, rarely seen! Peter Kear has done workshops on this approach at OHASSTA in Toronto, for school boards and at faculties of education across Ontario. This past September, he joined the staff of Nipissing University’s Faculty of Education. For more information contact Peter at: petekear@vianet.on.ca |
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The Critical Thinking Consortium The Critical Thinking Consortium is a non-profit association of 55 institutional partners, school districts, faculties of education, teaching professionals, associations and other educational organizations. The Consortium’s purpose is to support the infusion of critical thinking across all subject areas from the primary grades to graduate school. Its aims are to enhance students’ abilities and inclination to think critically, deepen their understanding of curricula, encourage their engagement with the world, and nurture their willingness to act in thoughtful, responsible ways. With a comprehensive view of critical thinking, the Consortium also serves educators and interested organizations by providing related information and resource materials, and carrying out professional development programs and projects. Since 1993, the Consortium has published an award winning series of 22 curriculum resources and worked with over 35,000 educators across Canada and in the United States, Israel, England, India, Finland, Hong Kong and the Caribbean. For more information contact The Critical Thinking Consortium at: office@tc2.ca |
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Distribution Access Distribution Access is Canada’s number one source for educational media for the classroom, offering dvd, vhs and digital streaming. D.A. is the exclusive Canadian distributor for Disney Educational Productions, Classroom Video, Canadian Geographic Kids, 100% Educational Video, and the largest distributor of programs from Schlessinger Media, NOVA, and many other producers. For more information, contact Neil Kirkwood at: nkirkwood@distributionaccess.com |
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Emond Montgomery Publications http://www.emp.ca Emond Montgomery Publications has developed an exceptional roster of high school texts over the past several years. Three of our recent texts are Trillium listed and are highly acclaimed by both instructors and students. Our books are 100% Canadian in content, written by experienced authors who understand the classroom curricula. Emond Montgomery is committed to offering outstanding customer support and exceptional teacher’s resources. The company is independent and 100% Canadian-Owned. For more information contact Lindsay Mascherin at: lmascherin@emp.ca |
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Epoch Multimedia Epoch Multimedia is the producer of the Canadian History Series: 1939-2000. The series, available in English or French, was produced in partnership with the BCSSTA and six federal government departments and agencies. The nine, 30-minute, fully-menued DVDs are designed to mesh perfectly with BC's modern Canadian history course. For more information, contact Brian McClean at: brian@travel-net.com |
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Geospheres Publishing Geospheres Publishing provides comprehensive educational products For Social Studies 11 and Geography 12 teachers and students. The Review Cards sets have over 1400 questions on over 700 cards (2 questions/answers per card). Organized into 4 categories. Enhance students' critical thinking skills in Social Studies and Geography. Questions are designed to support higher level and critical thinking skills. Answers require students to define terms, explain and describe processes. Highly adaptable resource, Geospheres’ Review Cards double as 'Jeopardy' style games. Use them individually or in teams. Students will have the Social Studies 11 and/or Geography 12 Curriculum reinforced through game play. Geospheres is a fun way to learn Social Studies and Geography. Sets of review cards for Social Studies 11 and Geography 12. Each resource has been written to directly support the B.C. curriculum. |
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Historica Foundation The Historica Foundation of Canada is a charitable organization dedicated to increasing an awareness and understanding of Canadian history and its importance in shaping our future. Both elementary and secondary teachers will benefit from the bilingual resources available - most free of charge - to schools throughout Canada. The website www.histori.ca is the online home of Historica and gateway to The Canadian Encyclopedia, the History Minutes, and Learning Modules for secondary students such as Peace and Conflict. Lesson plans, Teacher Talk forums and information on the History Fairs Program and Encounters with Canada (for students aged 14 to 17) are also available on the website. Historica was honoured to receive the 2007 BC Social Studies Teachers’ Association Partner of the Year award. |
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Law Courts Education Society of BC The Law Courts Education Society of BC is a non-profit organization that helps the public better understand how the Canadian justice system works. Our web site is a great resource for both teachers and students because it provides innovative and interactive programs to make learning fun. For more information contact Laureen Tang at: Laureen.Tang@lawcourtsed.ca |
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Legislative Assembly of British Columbia: Public Education & Outreach
For more information, contact us at: PEO@leg.bc.ca |
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LuckEncore & Associates LuckEncore & Associates are agents and distributors for:
For more information, contact Hank Luck at: luckencore@telus.net |
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Monro Communications Monro Communications is an award-winning new media company specializing in the creation of content and technology at the forefront of the Web 2.0 social networking environment. Monro Communications is the creator of the online movie-making system VID21, 'the web tool for 21st century storytelling. Simple to use, our online video editor allows users to make and share movies - securely - by combining video clips, music, sound effects and an instant text-to-speech function that converts written words into voice-over narration (available in most languages). |
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The Wonderful World of Nystrom Nystrom – The Educators # 1 Choice when purchasing Maps, Globes and Atlases for all grade levels. Nystrom Company and its dedicated Sales Professionals have been servicing Canadian Schools, Teachers and Students since 1903. By providing the highest quality Products and Service Nystrom has become the GO TO educational company. |
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Open School BC Open School BC (OSBC) is a public sector publisher that provides educational resources and services for BC students and teachers. Its history dates back to 1919 as the Provincial Correspondence School, operated by the BC Department of Education. Since that time, it has progressed through many divisions in the BC Ministry of Education, eventually becoming Open School as part of the Open Learning Agency. During this time, the funded mandate was to develop Today Open School BC's products and services are available to all BC educators. These range from complete courses and supporting materials to the Online Consortium (centrally hosted online course delivery) and the Educators' Resource Centre (digital learning resource collection). For more information contact Open School at: info@openschool.bc.ca |
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Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) specializes in Early Literacy, Social Studies, Language Arts, Business, French-As-A-Second Language, and Reference resources for grades K-12. OUP is a department of the University of Oxford in England, and shares the University's mission of furthering excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. For more information contact Catherine Sperling Dreyer at: cdreyer@telus.net |
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PARKS CANADA: Your Partner in Education! www.pc.gc.ca/education For Free curriculum connected educational resources. Are you looking for new lesson plans? Are you looking for fun and engaging activities for your students? Parks Canada can help! We offer free on-line educational resources for teachers that highlight Canada’s natural and cultural heritage. Check out our website www.pc.gc.ca/education to find free lesson plans, facts sheets, and teacher manuals to support your science and social studies curriculum. Also on our website:
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Pearson Canada Pearson Education is Canada’s leading Educational Publisher, creating innovative core and supplementary resources for K-12 teachers and students. Pearson publishes across a wide disciplinary range, including Social Studies,Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Modern Languages, Fine Arts, and Business and Technology. Pearson Education draws upon a strong foundation of educational research to create classroom materials and professional learning resources. Our focus on supporting teachers and students makes us unique in the Canadian Educational Publishing field. We are the only publisher who engages in a genuine listening process, including concept meetings, focus groups, advisory panels, and field testing ALL before our resources are published. The time we spend talking to teachers about what matters to them and their students is reflected in classroom resources that are curriculum based, engaging, student friendly, and supportive of the hard work that educators do. |
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Rand McNally: Education Social Studies: It’s People. It’s Places. It’s Cultures. It’s History. It’s Environments. Social Studies is more than dots on a map. It’s where we’ve been and where we’re going. And in today’s fast-paced, interconnected world, it’s essential. Rand McNally is committed to Social Studies literacy. We have been for more than 150 years. From pull-down maps to the latest in digital products, our mission is to develop and provide innovative educational products that infuse Social Studies into everyday curriculum relevant Rand McNally offers a complete line of maps, globes, atlases, and desk maps of the highest quality. Our products correlate to the new British Columbia program of studies. For more information, please contact Heidi Jane in British Columbia |
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Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre The VHEC is a teaching museum that delivers Holocaust-based anti-racism programming through its exhibits, school programs, teaching materials, student symposia, teacher conferences, outreach speakers and public programs. For more information contact Nina Krieger at: ninakrieger@vhec.org |
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