by Beatrix Shackleton | Feb 28, 2025 | Salon, SSENC News
President’s Message: Rachel Collishaw, president, SSENC What is the purpose of social studies education? Every teacher needs to reflect upon this question in order to align our practices with our core philosophy and our curriculum demands. For me, the answer to this...
by Beatrix Shackleton | Feb 28, 2025 | Salon, Articles
My Assessment Struggle Kevin Lopuck is a Social Sciences Teacher and Department Head at Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive School in Manitoba. He is also Past-President of the Manitoba Social Sciences Teachers’ Association and a PhD Candidate at the University...
by Beatrix Shackleton | Feb 28, 2025 | Salon, Articles
The Quest to Ungrade Samir Hathout We have a long history in this place. Whether you call it Turtle Island or North America, we have a long, flourishing, diverse history. We also have a colonial history–a history filled with select sanitized stories that...
by Beatrix Shackleton | Feb 28, 2025 | Articles, Salon
High-school students’ civic engagement: we don’t just want to hear it, we want to see it. Marie-Laurence Tremblay, PhD student, Université de Sherbrooke As a high-school history teacher, I have observed a loss of interest in citizenship among students....
by Beatrix Shackleton | Feb 28, 2025 | Salon, SSENC News
SSENC Goes to Korea In November 2024, SSENC members Rachel Collishaw and Diane Vautour travelled to Korea as invited guests of The Academy of Korean Studies Division of Understanding Korea Project of the Center for International Affairs’ Textbook Seminar for Educators...
by Beatrix Shackleton | Feb 28, 2025 | Salon, SSENC News
“Environmental Changemakers: From Awareness to Action” Manitoba Social Science Teachers’ Association (MSSTA) Professional Development On Friday October 25th 2024, MSSTA held our annual MTS PD event at Chief Peguis Middle School in Winnipeg. Over 300...
