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Using Technology to Explore Social Studies Through a Culturally Relevant and Responsive Lens
Using technology and Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy (CRRP) to improve student engagement, thereby resulting in improved student outcome in the Social Studies Curriculum: Heritage and Identity.
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Walk with us: Affirming the Voices of First Nations Students Through Digital Storytelling
Area(s) of Focus: technologyDivision(s): SeniorLevel(s): Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12Resource(s) Available:The #walkwithusproject demonstrates how Google Street View, 360° photography and WalkInto, a free, web-based virtual tour building software, can be used as a tool for creating interactive, audience-responsive and customizable virtual field trips.
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Mining for Deeper Understanding of Languages
Area(s) of Focus: revised curriculum, technologyDivision(s): Intermediate, JuniorLevel(s): Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8Resource(s) Available:Throughout this project we explored the use of Minecraft as a tool to get students talking in second language classrooms and to help improve language acquisition.
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The French Immersion Classroom: Enhancing Teaching Practice and Developing Students’ Communication Through Cross-Curricular Balance and the use of Technology
Area(s) of Focus: revised curriculum, technologyDivision(s): JuniorLevel(s): Grade 5, Grade 6Resource(s) Available:With a focus on the Junior French Immersion classroom (grades 5 and 6), cross-reference curriculum areas taught in French to develop balanced literacy lessons and consistently integrate School Board issued technology (IPADS) into learning activities
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Level Up Your Social Studies Program – Gamifying the New Curriculum
Implementing game-based learning throughout our classes, specifically in social studies work, as a means to motivate and engage learners and develop critical and creative thinking skills.
