Curriculum Connections

Hi All,

I've been derelict in my duties and I neglected my blog. I love the time change though.



Remembrance Day is coming up and there are a few sites with special sections for educators:

1.warmuseum.ca

This site has a Remembrance Day toolkit for teachers. It gives an outline of the history of the day and it abounds in military history.



2. Veterans' Affairs Canada http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/

This site in rich in peace and conflict history. Scroll down to Site Sections. Look for Youth and Educators. You'll find teachers' guides and webquests. The site gives many suggestions for marking Remembrance Day.



3. Historica http://www.histori.ca/

This is one of my favourite sites. There are a plethora of lesson plans and even a lesson plan exchange where teachers can swap ideas. The history department at my school uses Teacher Talk!, which is a forum for teachers.



4. The Dominion Institute Memory Project http://www.thememoryproject.com/
Look at the rollover menu at the top. Find Resources and click on Educational Resources. There are downloadable PDFs and photos. This site also focuses on peacekeeping missions. You may even arrange to have a war veteran come to your school to speak to the students. My school did this once and it was quite successful. The students were so moved in a way that teaching and standard resources could not accomplish.

A few general sites for your teaching pleasure:
1. www.readwritethink.org
A TDSB board representative passed this on to the teachers and I thought I would pass it on to you. This site offers an impressive selection of lesson plans and curricular connections. It is created by and reviewed by literacy educators.

2.http://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html
This is my all-time favourite site. I subscribe to The New York Times online and news alerts pop into my email inbox. My favourite way to spend a Sunday is to read the Times (the actual paper version) over a lovely brunch. The Sunday Styles section is my indulgence. Anyhow...the Times has many great ideas for educators.