Residential Schools and Reconciliation (BC)Designed to help Grades 10-12 students attain an understanding of the history of the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people over Canada’s history. Designed for BC Curriculum but some resources are applicable to AB/Canada.
Canadian Residential SchoolsThis guide will highlight current resources on the history of residential schools in Canada available through University of Alberta Library.
First Nations Information ConnectionMost of the resources available through this site are freely accessible. The Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library resources are available in-person at a participating institution or from off-campus with a valid library bar code from a participating institution.
Lots of great reference sources including: Scholastic GO!, Solaro (course lessons, reviews and quizzes for 3-12) and more.
(EPL card/PIN number required to access.)
An online curriculum-based educational resource dedicated to providing students with access to information on issues regarding human rights, prejudice, and hatred. Includes lesson plans when you register for free educator's account.
These comics help tell the story of Edmonton's diverse past. Each comic was created through discussion and collaboration with community organizations, allowing for their vision of the story to be captured in this unique art form.
This is a limited annotated list of quality websites for Canadian social studies educators, and those interested in Canada, carefully examined for their quality and use.
Provides information and census data about the land, the people, the economy and the state of Canada. E-Stat, a part of Statistics Canada, is a dynamic interactive teaching and learning tool for the education community. It offers an enormous warehouse of reliable and timely statistics about Canada and its ever-changing people.
LearnAlberta.ca was designed to assist kindergarten to Grade 12 teachers in Alberta locate and utilize digital learning and teaching resources produced by the Ministry of Education. NOTE: This resource is freely available to teachers, pre-service teachers, and students in the Province of Alberta only. Some resources require a password. Students and staff in the Faculty of Education can use the Ask Us service to get the login information
This resource is freely available to teachers, pre-service teachers, and students in the Province of Alberta only
For Faculty of Education students and staff. Assessment materials that are aligned with the Alberta program of studies. Ask us for the login and password via our Chat / Ask us service.
Includes links to resources & some exemplars/lesson planning materials for Social Studies grades 1-9, and Division IV (grades 10-12). Also includes a "resources and templates" section.
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