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Teaching Strategies for Students with Special Needs

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Teaching Strategies for Students with Special Needs

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All students with special needs are unique. Their needs may be recognized by teacher and parent observations and/or assessment by a certified professional. Some students may have their needs formally identified as an exceptionality through an Identification Placement and Review Committee (IPRC). Regardless of the manner by which needs are determined, teachers and school teams can implement strategies as soon as a student's need is realized. It is important to document and assess the effectiveness of strategies employed and revise them in order to achieve success.

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Punya Mishra's Web | Living at the junction of education, creativity, technology & design

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Punya Mishra is Associate Dean of he leads a range of initiatives that provides a He is internationally recognized for his work in Scholarship & Innovation and future-forward, equity driven, approach to inter/trans-disciplinary educational research. educational technology; the role of creativity and aesthetics in learning; and the application of collaborative, design-based approaches to educational innovation.

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Extend, Enhance, Engage.

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Triple E Framework

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Where the Wonders of Learning Never Cease | Wonderopolis

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Where the Wonders of Learning Never Cease

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TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION OF CANADA

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CS First has been turned down - CS First Help

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Canada’s History – First Nations Diary: Documenting Daily Life

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Canada’s History – First Nations Diary: Documenting Daily Life

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Grade Levels 7/8; Subject Area: Social Studies, History, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies, Geography, Language Arts, Visual Arts.

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Grade Levels: 7/8

Subject Area: Social Studies, History, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit studies, Geography, Language Arts, Visual Arts

Lesson Overview

Students learn how Aboriginal peoples were impacted by settlement and colonization. Students choose a variety of Indigenous nations and learn aspects of their traditional way of life before settlement/colonization by Europeans.

Note: An Indigenous guest (Elder, teacher, historian, activist) invited to participate in this set of lessons would add authenticity and relevance to the material.

Time Required

5 double-periods (1:40 x 5)

Historical Thinking Concept(s)

This lesson plan uses all six historical thinking concepts. This includes: establish historical significance, use primary source evidence, identify continuity and change, analyze cause and consequence, take historical perspectives, and understand the ethical dimension of historical interpretations.

Learning Outcomes

Students will:

Demonstrate their understanding of a chosen number of Indigenous nations' way of life before contact with Europeans

Utilize research tools and collect information that they will organized into notes

Develop effective note-taking strategies

Explain what they've gleaned in their note-taking and share it with other students

Demonstrate their skills in using graphic organizers

Synthesize knowledge obtained through discussion, research and note-taking

Create a detailed journal/diary that depicts pre-contact ways of life of Indigenous peoples.

Create a journal entry that depicts present-day ways of life in Canada and compare it to and Indigenous nation's pre-contact way of life.

Hone their writing skills.

Demonstrate their allyship with First Nations kids today who suffer systemic injustices.

Background Information

When Europeans colonized Canada they encountered a multitude of Indigenous nations. Students will review several nations of Indigenous peoples and research how they they organized themselves to meet their needs (physical, emotional, spiritual, and cognitive). This lesson plan incorporates the use of technology for living their daily lives. An Indigenous guest speaker from the nation of whose tools are being studied should be invited to the class to provide context and meaning of the technologies providing information that students will need to understand how Indigenous peoples' emotional, spiritual, and cognitive needs were met as well as just their physical needs.

The Lesson Activities

Activating:

Always begin the class with an acknowledgement of whose Indigenous territory the school is on and thank them. Students will be preparing for learning by consulting a North American maps of Indigenous nations. Teacher should create questions for students to answer based on content beginning with a KWL chart. View the National Film Board of Canada's as an opening to a discussion of racism in Canada today. Have students take notes as they watch For Angela as they will need them to do a comparative assignment.

Acquiring:

The lessons should all begin by having students reflect on the question, "What does an ideal society look like?" Students may list these qualities in their notebooks or they may be written on post-its that will be prominently displayed somewhere in the classroom.

Individually or in groups

Students label the location of Indigenous groups on a map of North America as defined by the use of their technologies for living their daily lives. They may use a map that uses Indigenous people's names for themselves in their own language, or they may use an English language map.
For example:

Corn Planters: Southern Lakes area and St. Lawrence River Valley

Potlatch People: The Pacific shores of Canada and the United States from Alaska to Washington to Oregon

Buffalo Hunters: Area between the Mississippi and Rocky Mountains in the United States and the southern part of Canada from the Rocky Mountains in Alberta to the Manitoba border.

Use chart format and text to teach note-taking. Complete Corn Planters as a sample with whole class and and then individual students complete chart notes for Buffalo Hunters and Potlatch People while focussing on the question, "How did Aboriginal Peoples meet their physical, social and group needs?" or if the teacher wants to follow a circular format, the question can be posed "How did Aboriginal Peoples meet their physical, emotional, spiritual, and cognitive (mind) needs?" Notes are evaluated on the use of students' own words, accuracy, and thoroughness. A couple of suggested formats for answering the question could be:

Suggestion 1: Corn Planters (i.e. Iroquois/Huron)

Suggestion 2: Corn Planters (i.e. Haudenosaune/Wendat)

Using resources in small groups, complete detailed notes on Buffalo Hunters, Potlatch People, or Corn Planters. Students become experts on a concept such as "physical needs" and then presents it to the group.

Applying:

With students sitting in a circle, discuss the qualities an ideal society should have. Ascertain how each of the groups meets these qualities. Elicit student volunteers to record ideas the group brings up.

To encourage deeper thought and reflection students are encouraged to complete either:

a Venn Diagram that compares two of the Indigenous groups studied, or

use a program like "Inspiration" to web the physical, social, and political needs of one of the groups studied.

Complete DIARY/JOURNAL assignment - Appendix 1

To encourage even deeper critical thought and reflection concerning present-day circumstances of Indigenous peoples in Canada and their non-Indigenous neighbours, complete either a Venn Diagram that compares the situation of Indigenous peoples today as witnessed in For Angela present-day culture of Canadian society.

Complete DIARY/JOURNAL assignment - Appendix 1

Materials/Resources

Extension Activity

This is a social justice activity that positions all students as allies of First Nations children in their struggle for justice. In light of the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions "Calls to Action", this extension activity highlights the 6th Historical Thinking Concept of "understanding the ethical dimension". Students will not only understand it, but will "live it" thereby making history.

To prepare for this, an Aboriginal guest speaker can be invited to talk about the Human Rights Complaint. Prepare students by getting them to research a social justice issue in Canada, for example the outstanding discrimination complaint filed by the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society FNCFCS) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) concerning the lack of equitable funding of First Nations children in health, child welfare, and education. Students can then enact a social justice action to demonstrate their support of Indigenous youth in struggles for equity. See resources for support materials.

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Grade Levels: 7/8 Subject Area: Social Studies, History, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit studies, Geography, Language Arts, Visual Arts Students learn how Aboriginal peoples were impacted by settlement and colonization. Students choose a variety of Indigenous nations and learn aspects of their traditional way of life before settlement/colonization by Europeans.

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“This lesson plan uses the story of ‘Nanabush and the Roses’ to demonstrate that the scientific method of inquiry was present in Indigenous knowledge systems. The story of Nanabush and the Roses is a well-known Anishinabek story that describes the disappearance of the roses, as well as the subsequent struggle to find them and determine why they had vanished. This lesson can be used as a tool for exploration of the scientific methods and/or ecological disaster and climate change in the science classroom.”

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Canadian Museum of History – Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage

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Canadian Museum of History – Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage

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Civilization.ca - Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage - Youth Corner

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Canadian Teachers’ Federation – Speak Truth to Power Canada

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This is a lesson on Truth and Reconciliation with activities primarily focusing on Chief Littlechild’s life experiences within the Residential Schooling system. Note: Gr. 5-12. Language, Social Sciences, Aboriginal Studies, Health, Art, Health & Wellness, Citizenship, Law, and Technology.

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Education for Sustainable Development – Aboriginal Perspectives: General Lesson Plan (Middle & Secondary)

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Grades 7-12. Engage students in reflecting about the diversity of Aboriginal cultures of Canada through activity-based learning. Learn about First Nations, Inuit and Métis people through a thematically based exploration of the shared histories of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada. A list of related NFB films, written resources and websites is made available.

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Welcome to Resources for Rethinking. R4R.ca provides immediate access to more than 1000 quality classroom resources. Developed by Learning for a Sustainable Future, R4R.ca connects teachers to lesson plans, books, videos and other materials that explore the environmental, social and economic dimensions of important issues and events unfolding in our world today. R4R resources have been reviewed by experienced classroom teachers and matched to relevant curriculum outcomes for each province and territory. Use the search engine to find resources and read the reviews. Most of these materials can be downloaded immediately.
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Sustainability Classroom Resources at Resources for Rethinking - Exemplary classroom resources reviewed by teachers for teachers

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Welcome to Resources for Rethinking. R4R.ca provides immediate access to more than 1000 quality classroom resources. Developed by Learning for a Sustainable Future, R4R.ca connects teachers to lesson plans, books, videos and other materials that explore the environmental, social and economic dimensions of important issues and events unfolding in our world today.

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Unit and lesson plans about Canada and First Nations people. Various subjects and grade levels.

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Historical Canada – Indigenous Arts & Stories

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Historical Canada – Indigenous Arts & Stories

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Arts and writing activities for junior and senior students. Project based with the goal of “exploring cultural significance, Indigenous identity and personal awareness.”

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For Teachers

Help your students enter the largest and most recognized art & creative writing competition in Canada for Indigenous youth.

View past winners to get inspired. Learn about prizing, guidelines and familiarize yourself with the rules & regulations. Once you're ready, use the teaching tools below to help students during the creative process. Students can enter the contest online or by mail.

Groups with 6 or more individual students are eligible for a special classroom prize!

Teacher Resources

Indigenous Arts & Stories is a great tool to use in the classroom - use it as a class project, an alternative assignment, or an extra credit assignment! It fits in well with curricula in Art, English, History and Social Studies, and is a great option to address the multiple-intelligences and learning styles in your classroom. We hope that Indigenous students will be excited about writing and creating artwork, and hope that youth become engaged in the material because they see themselves reflected in the works.

Teachers' Kit

This learning tool is intended to help teachers support their students in the Indigenous Arts & Stories competition. Using this guide, educators can assist Indigenous youth with the creative process of developing their art and writing. It offers suggestions for dealing with sensitive issues, for motivating Indigenous students, and for encouraging youth to reflect on culture, identity and expression.

Senior Activities

The Senior Art and Senior Writing learning tools provide interactive classroom activities that aid in the research and creative process, as well as encourage critical thinking. The guides outline four projects that explore cultural significance, Indigenous identity and personal awareness.

Junior Activities

The Junior Art and Junior Writing learning tools provide interactive classroom activities that aid in the research and creative process, as well as encourage critical thinking. The guides outline five and four projects, respectively, that explore cultural significance, identity, and personal awareness.

Primary Activities

The Primary Art and Writing learning tool provides interactive classroom activities that aid in the research and creative process, as well as encourage critical thinking. The guide outlines eight projects that explore cultural significance, Indigenous identity and personal awareness.

Writing Styles

Students can use the Six Steps to Writing Historical Fiction (PDF) for tips on researching and creating a work of historical fiction.

Historica Canada Education Portal: Indigenous History Collection

The Historica Canada Education Portal is an interactive digital resource for teachers designed to help you and your students explore Canada through our collection of learning tools covering Canada's remarkable history from sea to sea to sea. The Indigenous History Collection includes resources addressing the history of residential schools, treaties, and Indigenous peoples and the War of 1812, among others. The resources incorporate lesson plans, classroom activities, critical thinking exercises and discussion questions to engage students of all ages and language levels.

Contest Workshop

This video workshops invites educators to bring the Indigenous Arts & Stories contest into their classrooms with engaging hands-on activities, suggestions from projects, and stories from past winners and jury members.

© 2023 Historica Canada

The views expressed in the art and writing pieces presented here are those of the authors and artists and in no way represent the views of Historica Canada, our funders or affiliates. Historica Canada, as a non-profit organization with a strict mandate of non-partisanship, does not endorse, support or comment on the views expressed by this work.

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Links to different organizations and topics including: Canadian history from a First Nations Perspective, Residential schools, Inuit cultural online resource, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Math Catcher: Mathematics through Aboriginal storytelling; Métis education kits; Mikmawe’l Tan Teli-kina’muemk teaching about the Mi’kmaq; Winds of Change: Education for Reconciliation.

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National Film Board of Canada – Aboriginal Perspectives

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National Film Board of Canada – Aboriginal Perspectives

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Grade 7-12. A lesson on appreciating the diversity of the Aboriginal people in Canada: the Mi’kmaq of the East Coast; Haudenosaunee and Cree Nations of Ontario and Quebec; the Cree, Dakota, Saulteaux, Blackfoot and Métis Nations of the Prairies; the Haida, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Kwakiutl, Bella Coola and Bella Bella Nations of the West Coast; the northern nations of the Dene and Inuit.

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National Gallery of Canada (NAG) – Aboriginal Voices in Canadian Contemporary Art

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National Gallery of Canada (NAG) – Aboriginal Voices in Canadian Contemporary Art

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Experience art in Canada like never before.

Opened to critical acclaim in June of 2017, the Canadian and Indigenous Galleries present a new way to view the cultural riches of this land.

In these transformed Galleries, the parallel and, at times, interrelated stories of Canadian and Indigenous art in Canada are brought together in one unforgettable display of masterpieces. Almost 800 paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, silver, and decorative art objects from across Canada are on view, dating from 5,000 years ago to 1967.

Visitors can rediscover iconic artworks from the national collection - many of which have been recently restored - or find a new favourite among the objects featured here for the first time. There are 225 additional works to see in the reconfigured Galleries, including recent acquisitions by artists such as A.Y. Jackson, Lawren S. Harris, George T. Berthon, Ruben Komangapik, Tim Pitsiulak, and Emily Carr, among others. Also on view is an impressive selection of objects on temporary loan: among them, close to 100 stunning works by Indigenous artists.

With more open spaces, bold wall colours and airy display cases, the transformed Canadian and Indigenous Galleries are inviting and inspiring. Plan your visit today.

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Experience art in Canada like never before. Opened to critical acclaim in June of 2017, the Canadian and Indigenous Galleries present a new way to view the cultural riches of this land. In these transformed Galleries, the parallel and, at times, interrelated stories of Canadian and Indigenous art in Canada are brought together in one unforgettable display of masterpieces.

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Lesson plans can also be found at Curriculum Resources(by subjects) and Curriculum Resources(by grade level)

Online Resources | Print Resources

From the website: "Fourdirectionsteachings.com is a visually stunning audio narrated resource for learning about Indigenous knowledge and philosophy from five diverse First Nations in Canada."

This is a beautiful, new website with Elder teachings, interdisciplinary lesson plans, and video clips. Clearly explains diverse Aboriginal worldviews. Especially recommended are the tribe-specific lesson plans which are sorted by grade level and subject. All is told from a First Nations perspective."

Curated by Babe Santucci.

From the website: " This livebook is intended to provide policy documents and a wealth of resources for teachers to support the needs of Aboriginal students and to create awareness for non-Aboriginal students in Ontario."

This site is based out of Ontario, and has a whole section on educational resources (for a cost). For a fee, they will host cultural workshops on a variety of topics. The cultural centre is located in M"Chigeeng, Ontario, and is open to the public for a fee.

Aboriginal Perspectives - A Guide to The Teacher's Toolkit:Teaching Resources and Strategies for Elementary and Secondary Classrooms is a 12 page toolkit which provides information and teaching strategies to address Aboriginal topics."

From the website: "The Aboriginal Education Centre is home to the School District #34 (Abbotsford) Aboriginal Education Program. We are dedicated to providing support for Aboriginal students from kindergarten to grade 12."

The Aboriginal Education Centre in Abbortsford B.C. provides resources to its schools. You can order resources from them on the cultural practices and history of BC First Nations.

From the website: "Educational Resources for Native American Studies, First Nations Studies, Indigenous Studies, and Aboriginal Studies. View our on-line catalogue of Aboriginal and Native American Educational Resources for schools, libraries, and the general public, for grades K to Post Secondary."

A collection of Aboriginal Web Resources Links that includes "a list, by category, of some Aboriginal web resource links that you may find useful for a variety of purposes." Resources are listed by subject matter.

Brandon University's curriculum Aboriginal curriculum database. This is a direct link to the Advanced Search where you can search appropriate resources by Grade Level, Subject Area, Theme, and Author Ethnicity.

Available resources for Grades 3 to 5 and 6 to 8. The NAN site itself is full of information about communities in Northern Ontario.

School boards in South Western Ontario have put together this great page on Aboriginal resources for elementary education.

From the website: "Our Goal: To make Western science and engineering accessible to Aboriginal students in ways that nurture their own cultural identities; that is, so students are not expected to set aside their culture's view of the material world when they study science at school."

The Canadian Museum of Civilization presents an extraordinary resource documenting the histories and cultures of the Aboriginal Peoples in Canada.

Explore a selection of material drawn from the Museum's artifact and archival collections. Historical and contemporary objects, images, and documents vividly express the cultural diversity as well as the creativity, resourcefulness, and endurance of this country's First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples.

Material and links will continue to be added in order to expand the web experience. Images of objects and documents considered private or sacred are not included.

The Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre services First Nations

From the Alaska Native Knowledge Network: "The curriculum resources included here have been selected to illustrate ways in which Indigenous and Western knowledge systems can be brought to bear in schools through a balanced, comprehensive and culturally-aligned curriculum framework adaptable to local circumstances."

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Lesson plans can also be found at Curriculum Resources(by subjects) and Curriculum Resources(by grade level) Online Resources | Print Resources From the website: "Fourdirectionsteachings.com is a visually stunning audio narrated resource for learning about Indigenous knowledge and philosophy from five diverse First Nations in Canada."

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Veterans Affairs Canada – Aboriginal-Canadian Veterans

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Veterans Affairs Canada – Aboriginal-Canadian Veterans

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Three lessons about Indigenous veterans.
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Veterans Affairs Canada – Indigenous Veterans

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Veterans Affairs Canada – Indigenous Veterans

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Suitable for all grades: K-12. Resource guide for bringing Canadian Indigenous culture into the classroom.
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INDIGENOUS_Guide_Cndian Indgns culture in the classroom

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SICK KIDS (TORONTO) CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH

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SICK KIDS (TORONTO) CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH

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Teacher resource for understanding and supporting students' mental health.

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Specific Fears | SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health

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An educator's guide to understanding and supporting students' mental health and well-being. This guide will help educators recognize and respond appropriately to students' anxiety, depression, substance use and addiction, behaviour problems, mood disorders, attention and hyperactivity and impulsivity.

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INFORMATION SHEET: Anxiety Problems at School

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INFORMATION SHEET: Mood Problems in School

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Overlapping Characteristics for Behaviour and Mental Health Diagnoses in Children

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Overlapping Characteristics for Behaviour and Mental Health Diagnoses in Children

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Overlapping Characteristics for Behaviour and Mental Health Diagnoses in Children

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Daily Physical Activities
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Adaptable for all grades.
A non-profit educational initiative, funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage. Historical Thinking Concepts: historical significance, cause and consequence, historical perspective-taking, continuity and change, the use of primary source evidence, and the ethical dimension of history.

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The Historical Thinking Project works with six distinct but closely interrelated historical thinking concepts. To think historically, students need to be able to:

1. Establish historical significance

2. Use primary source evidence

3. Identify continuity and change

4. Analyze cause and consequence

5. Take historical perspectives, and

6. Understand the ethical dimension of historical interpretations.

Taken together, these concepts tie "historical thinking" to competencies in "historical literacy." In this case, "historical literacy" means gaining a deep understanding of historical events and processes through active engagement with historical texts.

Historically literate citizens can assess the legitimacy of claims that there was no Holocaust, that slavery wasn't so bad for African-Americans, that aboriginal rights have a historical basis, and that the Russian experience in Afghanistan serves as a warning to the Canadian mission there. They have thoughtful ways to tackle these debates. They can interrogate historical sources. They know that a historical film can look "realistic" without being accurate. They understand the value of a footnote.

In short, they can detect the differences, as Margaret MacMillan's book title reads, between the uses and abuses of history. "Historical thinking" only becomes possible in relation to substantive content. These concepts are not abstract "skills." Rather, they provide the structure that shapes the practice of history.

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The Historical Thinking Project works with six distinct but closely interrelated historical thinking concepts. To think historically, students need to be able to: Establish historical significance Use primary source evidence Identify continuity and change Analyze cause and consequence Take historical perspectives, and Understand the ethical dimension of historical interpretations.

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Primary to intermediate + French & Occasional Teaching assessment tools, strategies, rubrics, checklists, and videos.

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Is this process of gathering evidence about a student's learning from a variety of sources, using a variety of approaches, or "assessment tools", and ongoing interpretation of that evidence to enable both the teacher and the learner to determine:

where the learner is in his or her learning;

where the learner needs to go;

how best to get there.

Assessment for learning enables teacher to develop the knowledge of their students that they need to provide personalized precise instruction and assessment.
Ministry of Education, Ontario (2011)

ASSESSMENT AS LEARNING

Is the process of developing and supporting metacognition in students.

Focuses on the role of the student as the critical connector between assessment, and learning;

Allows students to be active, engaged and critical assessors; making sense of information, relating it to prior knowledge and using it for new learning;

Students monitor what they are learning and make adjustments, adaptations, and changes.

When teachers utilize assessment as learning they use classroom assessment as the vehicle for helping students develop, practice, and become comfortable with reflection and critical analysis of their learning.
Earl, L. & Katz, S. (2006) Rethinking Classroom Assessment with Purpose in Mind, WNCP

ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING

Is the process of collecting reliable summative assessment data that illustrates what a student knows and is able to do as a result of teaching, learning, and informative feedback.

Occurs at or near the end of a period of learning;

Is used to summarize learning;

Supports the communication of information about achievement to students, parents, teachers, and others.

"It is good to have an end to journey towards, but it is the journey that matters in the end."
Ursula Le Guin

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1 TOOLS WATCH 1 ABOUT Assessment plays a critical role in teaching and learning. As teachers become aware of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of students, they use this information to inform their instruction. This then supports each child on their journey to success.

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History and Social Studies curriculum.
Defining and identifying primary documents and when to incorporate them into lessons, unit plans, assignments and projects.

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An American online resource to empower educators to teach youth how to be active participants in a diverse democracy. Film kits, lesson plans, theoretical frameworks, and student texts all come together to foster student engagement and teacher readiness.

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Understanding how school discipline policies can contribute to the school-to-prison pipeline is essential for educators and families. Harsh punishments, automatic out-of-class time and police involvement for discipline can push young people out of classrooms and into the criminal legal system. But educators, parents and caregivers can help to change this harmful system by advocating for and implementing practices that prioritize mental health and well-being.

We offer this new resource page that highlights LFJ articles and content to open dialogue, shift practices and foster change to benefit all young people.

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Learning for Justice | Education Resources

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Learning for Justice provides free resources to educators-teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners-who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants.

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Google Chrome extension for students. Text and picture dictionaries, create voice notes, assists with writing and proofreading.

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Boost reading and writing confidence across all types of content and devices, in class, at work, and at home.

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Text to speech and speech to text.

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Dragon Speech Recognition - Get More Done by Voice

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Work faster and smarter and speed document creation and automate workflows with the world's best-selling speech recognition solution.