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Elementary Money Math Made Simple
Presenter: Heather Montgomery Organization: Bank of Canada Museum Overview This webinar provides educators with a practical, classroom-ready introduction to teaching money, math, and financial literacy in the elementary grades. Heather Montgomery from the Bank of Canada Museum walks viewers through a wide range of free, curriculum-aligned resources designed to make money concepts engaging, hands-on, and …
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Investigating real-world social, economic, and environmental issues through the Sustainable Development Goals
Are you looking for ways to implement the new science and technology STEM curriculum and help your students investigate real-world social, economic, and environmental issues that impact our lives in relevant and engaging ways? The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a holistic lens through which to help our students become the informed, effective citizens …
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Inquiry-based learning with practical lessons using GIS in the geography indoor and outdoor classroom
This webinar will explore various lessons for the Grade 9, 11 and 12 geography curriculum and classroom. Topics will include food waste and litterless campaigns, neighbourhood thematic land use, climate change walks and Indigenous communities and water issues. Participants will come away with ready-to-teach lessons and assignments for the balance of semester two. Zoom …
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Building Community through Inquiry & Collaboration in the Secondary History and Civics Classroom
Students need to know each other to learn from each other. As students return to the classroom and face to face learning, many educators are seeing the need to rebuild a classroom community. This workshop will focus on tips for building community, ways to increase student engagement, collaborative learning strategies and practical strategies to gather …
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Elections by The Numbers: Inquiry and Blended Learning
How does youth voting compare to that of other age groups? Find out how Elections Canada’s newly updated resource Elections by the Numbers can help your students understand this question by exploring the representation of data. This critical thinking activity has students collaboratively analyze data and communicate a creative message about voter turnout. In this …