by admin | Aug 15, 2023 | Salon
How do we encourage our students to care about the veracity of the narratives they consume on the web? One way to address this gap in media literacy skills development is to use documentary film to teach students how stories are intentionally crafted to persuade...
by Rachel Collishaw | Aug 14, 2023 | Korean War, SSENC News, Updates
Burnaby, BC —The Social Studies Educators Network of Canada (SSENC) and the Korean War Legacy Foundation (KWLF) partnered to put on two days of learning and commemorating about the Korean War for Canadian teachers in Burnaby, BC, August 2 and 3, 2023. Veterans and...
by admin | Aug 1, 2023 | Salon
Across Canada many provinces have embraced the ideas of the Historical Thinking Project and embedded them into their curricula. In British Columbia (BC) the new Social Studies curriculum emphasizes the development of critical thinking skills that are key to the...
by admin | Jun 13, 2023 | Salon
When we were asked to present a project that would allow students to implement any of the components of historical thinking, specifically the use of sources, the Heritage cubes exhibition project came to mind. To illustrate this, a student’s research experience that...
by admin | Jun 6, 2023 | Salon
The/La Collaborative Classroom guests can bring a new perspective and give students an opportunity to ask questions directly to an expert in their field. The/La Collaborative brings a twist to the idea by connecting Canadian K-12 teachers with Social Science,...
by admin | May 30, 2023 | Salon
One of the many goals of the Social Studies Educators’ Network of Canada is to consult with potential partners in the advancement of social studies education and the development of resources for teachers. One such opportunity took place in May 2022 when SSENC...
