ONLINE RESOURCES

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ONLINE RESOURCES

• For you and your Social Studies Classroom!

Presented by Bryan Burley SSATA Specialist
Council bburley_at_rdpsd.ab.ca
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The World Wide Web is so vast. Where do you go?

• Next Monday will not seem so bad when you have
  the right tools.

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What will you see today?

• Basic curriculum resources
• Multiple Perspectives
• Dimensions of Thinking
• Inquiry Based Approach
• Differentiation of learning
• Assessment
• Teacher Resources
• Other Resources

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Basic Curriculum resources

• Curriculum in Alberta is considered among the
  best in the world. So, lets make sure we teach
  it properly.
• Ensure you get to know the front matter of the
  curriculum inside and out.
• Main themes are
• Core Concepts and Strands
• Multiple Perspectives
• Issues focus
• Dimensions of Thinking
• Social Participation
• Deliberative Inquiry
• Citizenship and Identity

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Basic Curriculum resources

• Basic curriculum resource
• http//education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/socia
  lstudies.aspx
• Online Guide to Implementation
• www.learnalberta.ca
• Connection Information for Teachers
  http//education.alberta.ca/teachers/resources/con
  nection.aspx
• Provincial Testing (Gr.3,6,9,12)
• http//education.alberta.ca/admin/testing.aspx

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Multiple Perspectives

• FNMI
• Most school districts have FNMI contacts that can
  assist with activities and questions you may
  have.
• Contemporary Aboriginal Issues http//accesstomedi
  a.org/rfc/resources/archives/aboriginalissues.html
  
• Center for Indigenous Studies http//www.cwis.org
• Métis Virtual Museum http//www.metismuseum.ca/
• National Museum of the American Indian
  http//www.nmai.si.edu/
• Canadian Museum of Civilization Gateway to
  Aboriginal Heritage http//www.civilization.ca/a
  borig/fp/fpint01e.html

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Multiple Perspectives

• Francophone
• Albertas Francophone Heritage http//www.abherita
  ge.ca/francophone/en/index.html
• http//www.edukits.ca/francophone/en/index.html
• LAssociation canadienne-française de lAlberta
  http//www.acfa.ab.ca/acfa_anglais.asp
• Francophone Secretariat (Alberta Government)
  http//employment.alberta.ca/cps/rde/xchg/hre/hs.x
  sl/4306.html

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Dimensions of Thinking

• Historical and Geographic Thinking
• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Decision-Making Problem Solving
• Metacognition
• TC2- Critical Thinking Consortium
• http//www.tc2.ca/wp/

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Inquiry Based Approach

• Focus on Inquiry (Ab. Ed)
• http//education.alberta.ca/media/313361/focusonin
  quiry.pdf

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Inquiry Based Approach

• Webquests- A well-designed WebQuest uses the
  power of the Internet and a scaffolded learning
  process to turn research-based theories into
  dependable learning-centered practices. Tom
  March
• Webquest.org- How to develop webquests of your
  own. http//webquest.sdsu.edu/
• Filamentality create your own webquest
  http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/
• Bestwebquests A list of pre made webquests for
  any topic and any grade. http//bestwebquests.com/
  

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Differentiation of Learning
Differentiation is giving students the
opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of
curriculum in a variety of ways.

• Internet 4 Classrooms a Compendium of Web
  sources for educators. http//www.internet4classro
  oms.com/di.htm
• A different Place http//adifferentplace.org
• Enhance Learning with Technology
  http//members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/index.htm

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Assessment

• Formative and Summative assessment is important
  to every learner.
• Alberta Assessment Consortium
• http//www.aac.ab.ca/
• Kathy Schrocks Guide for Educators
  http//school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/
  assess.html

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Teacher Resources

• ATA Website
• www.teachers.ab.ca
• SSC.teachers.ab.ca
• Distributed Learning (T4T)
• www.tools4teachers.ab.ca/t4t/
• Regional Consortiums
• www.education.gov.ab.ca/department/consortia.asp
• Northwest Alberta www.nrlc.net
• Edmonton www.erlc.ca
• Central Alberta www.carcpd.ab.ca/
• East Central www.learning-network.org/
• Calgary www.crcpd.ab.ca/
• Southern Alberta http//people.uleth.ca/sapdc/
• Telus http//www.2learn.ca/

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Other Resources

• Historica TV/Web Minutes, Radio Minutes,
  Canadian Encyclopedia, Historica School Fairs.
  http//www.histori.ca
• Virtual Museum links to many of Canadas museums
  online. http//www.virtualmuseum.ca/
• http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/internet/index.htm
  l Effective use of the internet for both students
  and teachers alike.
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum
  Development http//www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/
  index.jsp/
• Web 2.0- Source for web-based programs
  http//www.protopage.com/web2point0forteachersWeb
  _2.0_For_Teachers/Welcome
• Current Events What in the World and the
  Canadian Reader packages http//www.lesplan.com
  

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Contact Information

• bburley_at_rdpsd.ab.ca
• http//ssc.teachers.ab.ca/