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Monday, December 04, 2017

Approaches to the Revised Curriculum

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The path by which BC has arrived at a new curricular landscape for Social Studies is neither straight nor intuitive. Many teachers have ex...
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Wednesday, November 08, 2017

Governor General Award

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This week, the recipients of the 2017 Governor General's History Awards were announced, and I am humbled and thrilled to be counted amo...
Friday, October 27, 2017

School as a system of spaces

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Recently, I had my Grade 11 Social Studies students examine the "human experience" at our school, D.P. Todd Secondary in Prince...
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Sunday, September 17, 2017

The Sourcebook

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Along with 8 other BC teachers, I've had the pleasure of working on a teaching & learning resource for BC Social Studies 9 -- ...
Thursday, August 31, 2017

To Trump or Not to Trump

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"I may be 13, but I’m wide awake to the racism in America" reference: Opinion, Globe and Mail, August 23rd, 2017 A friend and c...
Friday, June 02, 2017

Assessment in Social Studies

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Why do we need a new way to assess progress in Social Studies? It may not come as a surprise but most teachers loathe marking. Being...
Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Equity Motions and the BCTF AGM

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At the upcoming BCTF AGM, there are a series of recommendations (from the BCTF executive) and one recommendation (from a union local) that d...
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Thursday, January 12, 2017

Skookum Stories 2017

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Wow.  We are a few days into "Skookum Stories" -- heritage inquiry for Grade 9 Social Studies students. I have provided a summar...
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Monday, December 19, 2016

Handel's Messiah

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The music and words of Handel's Messiah have been ringing through my head for the last few weeks. A couple of days ago I was a choris...
Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Exit Plan

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A year ago, then Superintendent of School District 57 Brian Pepper fanned out a letter of resignation -- he was stepping down "for r...
Monday, November 14, 2016

BCSSTA conference and LSA inquiry

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Van Tech Secondary On Oct 21st I attended the BC Social Studies Teachers' Association annual conference at Van Tech Secondary in Va...