by Beatrix Shackleton | Aug 29, 2025 | Salon, Partners
Policy 101 “Why do I need to follow this rule?” “Who makes the rules?” “Why don’t I get a say in the rules?” While these may sometimes seem like rebellious questions from your students, they reveal curious minds that may not know yet that they have a passion for...
by Beatrix Shackleton | Aug 29, 2025 | Salon, Partners
Formative Assessments to Build Historical Inquiry Skills Nathan Moe As social studies educators, we know that guiding students to think like historians means more than having them memorize dates or recount facts. Real historical inquiry rests on a set of disciplinary...
by Beatrix Shackleton | May 30, 2025 | Salon, Partners
Valour Canada D-Day: 1 Cdn Para Bn’s Anderson On June 5, 1944, shortly before midnight, nineteen-year-old Raymond Anderson landed in France. A member of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion (1 Cdn Para), Anderson had been sent in early to establish the Drop Zone in...
by Beatrix Shackleton | Feb 28, 2025 | Salon, Partners, Uncategorized
2024-2025 Bernard Chernos Contest Each year, the CCLET presents a nation-wide high school contest to commemorate the work of Bernard Chernos. Student entries address one of the fundamental freedoms questions posed by us each year (often issues the CCLA itself is...
by Beatrix Shackleton | Feb 28, 2025 | Salon, Partners
Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching The Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching was created in 1996 to recognize innovative and impactful approaches to teaching Canadian history. The award places a spotlight on...
by Beatrix Shackleton | Dec 2, 2024 | Partners, Salon
Facilitating Conversations in Classrooms During Divided Times Facing History and Ourselves is an organization that has for nearly 50 years (in the United States and 16 years here in Canada) understood that classrooms are places where students must have opportunities...
