by Rachel Collishaw | Sep 17, 2024 | Salon, SSENC News
President’s Message Rachel Collishaw Most of us became history or social studies teachers because we believe in engaging our students in difficult conversations. We want students to know about humanity’s past and present, while still feeling hope for the future....
by admin | Sep 17, 2024 | Salon, Partners
Reflections from the Thinking Historically for Canada’s Future AGM Shelley Kirkvold Thinking Historically for Canada’s FutureDr. Carla Peck • University of Alberta • Engaged Citizenship In June, members of SSENC attended the annual general meeting (AGM) of Thinking...
by admin | Sep 17, 2024 | Salon, Articles
Anything Else Would Just be Teaching Complacency Shannon D.M. Moore Against a numbing indifference, despair or withdrawal into the private orbits of the isolated self, there is a need to support educational institutions that enable students to exhibit civic courage,...
by admin | Sep 17, 2024 | Articles, Salon
The Black Lives MatterTwitter Feed and “Presentism” Heather Murray Department of History, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada • From Detours Vol.2, No. 1 (2021) BCSSTA My students are suspicious of presentism. They seek a rule about when events can be said to be...
by admin | Sep 17, 2024 | Salon, Articles
Navigating Controversial Topicsin the Social Studies Classroom John Tidswell Social studies classrooms have always been places for lively discussions. With the shift away from a single grand narrative in history, the opportunities to address controversial issues have...
by admin | Sep 17, 2024 | Salon, Partners
I Belong Bags:Returning Dignity to Children in Crisis in Alberta Tanya Forbes • Founder, I Belong Bags • articled featured in Alberta Teachers Association newsletter As featured on CTV News in 2020, I Belong Bags (IBB) is a grassroots initiative in Calgary supporting...
