by Beatrix Shackleton | Sep 1, 2026 | Featured Resources, Recommended Resources
Bringing Public Policy into the Classroom with Policy 101 How do governments make decisions that shape our everyday lives? And how can young people better understand and engage in those decisions? The Policy 101 series, developed by the Action Canada Fellowship, is a...
by Beatrix Shackleton | Sep 1, 2026 | Recommended Resources, Featured Resources
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by Beatrix Shackleton | Sep 1, 2026 | Articles, Featured Resources, Recommended Resources
Book Review: Rescuing Reason: How History Education Can Help Save Democracy, Alan Sears and Carla L. Peck Craig Findlay As a Social Studies teacher in Alberta for the past 33 years, I have never felt the weight of our profession quite as acutely as I do today....
by Beatrix Shackleton | May 19, 2026 | Featured Resources, Recommended Resources
Operation Black Vote Canada Black on the Ballot Black Canadians have been running for and serving in elected office for more than 150 years, but most of us know almost nothing about their experiences. Weaving together compelling storytelling, new research, and candid...
by Beatrix Shackleton | May 19, 2026 | Featured Resources, Recommended Resources
A New Resource for Social Studies Teachers: Inquiry, Agency, and Korean Women’s History Diane Vautour Increasingly, teachers are asked to develop lesson plans and resources that engage students in critical thinking, analysing multiple perspectives, encourage student...
by admin | Mar 2, 2026 | Recommended Resources, Featured Resources
Samara Centre The Samara Centre for Democracy has been providing insights into our political system for decades. And in the last few years they have been developing podcasts you can use in the classroom. The first series, Humans of the House, is a collection of exit...
