Instructional Resources
BC Field Trip Fair for Teachers
The website http://www.bcfieldtrips.ca/ contains a searchable listing of more than 250 individual field trip programs offered by over 80 organizations in the Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley and across British Columbia, and all the information a teacher needs to plan a field trip including program information and transportation options.
Far West: The Story of British Columbia
City Reflections: 1907 - Vancouver - 2007
This DVD is based on the earliest known surviving film footage of Vancouver, shot in 1907 by William Harbeck from the front platform of a streetcar as it made its way through the streets of downtown and the West End. The DVD can be purchased through the website. A teacher's guide is also available for $25 CAD plus $8 for postage in western Canada and $10 for postage in eastern Canada. Please send cheque or money order to Charles Hou at 3378 West 39th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V6N 3A2.
Critical Thinking Consortium (TC2)
Critical Challenges
Colonizing New France
Komagata Maru
How Much Have Things Changed?
Investigating Images
Investigating Images contains fully developed activities including teaching instructions, reproducible data sheets, and assessment rubrics to support students in learning to:
* use drawings, photographs, and paintings as vivid and evocative sources of information about historical or contemporary times and places;
* recognize the limits and pitfalls of using images as sources of information.
Gladstone Secondary School Social Studies Classes Videos
A THEN/HiER Small Projects Grant was used for the project "Exemplary History Teaching Video Using Historical Thinking Concepts" to produce these 4 videos at Gladstone Secondary in Vancouver, BC that illustrate teaching using historical thinking concepts.
Fostering Historical Thinking in Elementary Social Studies
This is a powerpoint slideshow developed by Alan Sears of the Faculty of Education at University of New Brunswick.
Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History
The "Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History" project provides engaging, high-quality materials to schools and universities for the teaching of historical methods and Canadian History.
James Douglas: Father of British Columbia (2009)
A new book written especially for 15-18 year olds. A story of high adventure set in pre-Confederation Canada.
The Simon Fraser University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology has developed this innovative website recreating the ancient dwelling and spiritual site of Xa:ytem in 3D. The site includes dynamic panoramas, video, sound and contextual educational content.
Multicultural History Society of Ontario
Family Stories, Treasured Memories
Many Rivers to Cross: The African-Canadian Experience
Connecting Canadians: Canada’s Multicultural Newspapers Beta Website (with Athabasca University)
Benchmarks Historical Thinking concepts are being used in conjunction with the CBC Learning - "News in Review" website.
Link to worksheets.
NFB has a range of educational films for classroom use by subscription.
Based on Elder and traditional knowledge, this website uses an interactive game, videos, photos, stories, and an essay to help students understand the story of the Mushkegowuk and Anishinaabe Peoples of North-Eastern and North-Western Ontario, Canada and the impact of the signing of Treaty No. Nine (James Bay Treaty) in the indigenous territory known as Nishnawbe Aski Nation (People’s Land).
Paris 1919, inspired by Margaret MacMillan's landmark book, takes us inside the peace talks that followed the First World War. For six months in 1919, Paris was the centre of the world. World leaders convened to broker peace "for all time." At the helm were the Big Four - U.S. president Woodrow Wilson along with the leaders of France, the U.K. and Italy. (1 hour 35 minutes)
Piece by Piece: The Story of Great Western Garment
Send your students on a webquest about immigration or globalization, designed to meet Grade 7 and Grade 10-12 curricula.
Prime Ministers Kit - Library and Archives Canada
The kit includes five Critical Challenges developed by The Critical Thinking Consortium (TC2) for grade 9 to 12 students (Secondary cycles 1 and 2 in Quebec) in Canadian history, social studies, civics or other Canadian studies courses.
Key resources for history teachers.
Using Museums - Teachers' TV (UK)
A series of videos that bring museum experiences to your computer.
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
Teacher resources about the holocaust. Also see the website for the resource "More Than Just Games: Canada and the 1936 Olympics."
World War II National Archive Color Naval Image Collection
This collection of over 7,000 images is organized by topic. The pictures are all royalty free to educators for use in their classrooms.
