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ONLINE RESOURCES

ONLINE RESOURCES. For you and your Social Studies Classroom!. Presented by Bryan Burley SSATA Specialist Council bburley@rdpsd.ab.ca. The World Wide Web is so vast. Where do you go?. Next Monday will not seem so bad when you have the right tools. What will you see today?.

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ONLINE RESOURCES

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  1. ONLINE RESOURCES For you and your Social Studies Classroom! Presented by Bryan Burley SSATA Specialist Council bburley@rdpsd.ab.ca

  2. The World Wide Web is so vast. Where do you go? • Next Monday will not seem so bad when you have the right tools.

  3. What will you see today? • Basic curriculum resources • Multiple Perspectives • Dimensions of Thinking • Inquiry Based Approach • Differentiation of learning • Assessment • Teacher Resources • Other Resources

  4. Basic Curriculum resources Curriculum in Alberta is considered among the best in the world. So, let’s make sure we teach it properly. Ensure you get to know the front matter of the curriculum inside and out. Main themes are: • Core Concepts and Strands • Multiple Perspectives • Issues focus • Dimensions of Thinking • Social Participation • Deliberative Inquiry • Citizenship and Identity

  5. Basic Curriculum resources • Basic curriculum resource: http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/socialstudies.aspx • Online Guide to Implementation: www.learnalberta.ca • Connection: Information for Teachers http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/resources/connection.aspx • Provincial Testing (Gr.3,6,9,12) http://education.alberta.ca/admin/testing.aspx

  6. Multiple Perspectives FNMI • Most school districts have FNMI contacts that can assist with activities and questions you may have. • Contemporary Aboriginal Issues http://accesstomedia.org/rfc/resources/archives/aboriginalissues.html • Center for Indigenous Studies http://www.cwis.org • Métis Virtual Museumhttp://www.metismuseum.ca/ • National Museum of the American Indian http://www.nmai.si.edu/ • Canadian Museum of Civilization Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage http://www.civilization.ca/aborig/fp/fpint01e.html

  7. Multiple Perspectives Francophone • Alberta’s Francophone Heritage http://www.abheritage.ca/francophone/en/index.html http://www.edukits.ca/francophone/en/index.html • L’Association canadienne-française de l’Alberta http://www.acfa.ab.ca/acfa_anglais.asp • Francophone Secretariat (Alberta Government) http://employment.alberta.ca/cps/rde/xchg/hre/hs.xsl/4306.html

  8. Dimensions of Thinking • Historical and Geographic Thinking • Critical and Creative Thinking • Decision-Making & Problem Solving • Metacognition • TC2- Critical Thinking Consortium: http://www.tc2.ca/wp/

  9. Inquiry Based Approach • Focus on Inquiry (Ab. Ed) http://education.alberta.ca/media/313361/focusoninquiry.pdf

  10. Inquiry Based Approach • Webquests- “A well-designed WebQuest uses the power of the Internet and a scaffolded learning process to turn research-based theories into dependable learning-centered practices.” Tom March • Webquest.org- How to develop webquests of your own. http://webquest.sdsu.edu/ • Filamentality: create your own webquest: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/ • Bestwebquests: A list of pre made webquests for any topic and any grade. http://bestwebquests.com/

  11. Differentiation of Learning Differentiation is giving students the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of curriculum in a variety of ways. • Internet 4 Classrooms: a Compendium of Web sources for educators. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/di.htm • A different Place: http://adifferentplace.org • Enhance Learning with Technology http://members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/index.htm

  12. Assessment • Formative and Summative assessment is important to every learner. • Alberta Assessment Consortium: http://www.aac.ab.ca/ • Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html

  13. Teacher Resources • ATA Website: www.teachers.ab.ca SSC.teachers.ab.ca • Distributed Learning: (T4T) www.tools4teachers.ab.ca/t4t/ • Regional Consortiums: www.education.gov.ab.ca/department/consortia.asp • Northwest Alberta: www.nrlc.net • Edmonton: www.erlc.ca • Central Alberta: www.carcpd.ab.ca/ • East Central: www.learning-network.org/ • Calgary: www.crcpd.ab.ca/ • Southern Alberta: http://people.uleth.ca/~sapdc/ • Telus: http://www.2learn.ca/

  14. Other Resources • Historica: TV/Web Minutes, Radio Minutes, Canadian Encyclopedia, Historica School Fairs. http://www.histori.ca • Virtual Museum links to many of Canada’s museums online. http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/ • http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/internet/index.html Effective use of the internet for both students and teachers alike. • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/index.jsp/ • Web 2.0- Source for web-based programs http://www.protopage.com/web2point0forteachers#Web_2.0_For_Teachers/Welcome • Current Events: “What in the World” and the “Canadian Reader” packages http://www.lesplan.com

  15. Contact Information • bburley@rdpsd.ab.ca • http://ssc.teachers.ab.ca/

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