Tag Archives: history

March 15, 2022

Pathways to student success in Social Studies, History and Geography: Exploring engaging possibilities


  • April 26, 2022
    4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

In this webinar, participants will examine approaches, strategies, habits of mind and resources that lead to deeper learning, critical thinking and skill development in the areas of inquiry, historical thinking, and global competencies. Participants will also explore an approach and resources, developed by the Ontario Elementary Social Studies Teachers Association, that support learning through an (more…)

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March 10, 2022

Building Community through Inquiry & Collaboration in the Secondary History and Civics Classroom


  • March 31, 2022
    4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

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 (more…)

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December 13, 2020

Voting Rights through Time: Inquiry and Blended Learning


  • January 20, 2021
    4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

How inclusive is our democracy? Find out how Elections Canada’s resource Voting Rights Through Time can help your students explore inclusion in voting rights by examining historical evidence. In this webinar, we will share how you can use the new blended learning tools for this activity, whether your learning environment is face-to-face, virtual or a hybrid. Our strategies and (more…)

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October 27, 2020

Addressing Hate: Understanding Contemporary Antisemitism and its Historical Roots


  • November 18, 2020
    4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

This workshop is being jointly offered by OTF and Facing History and Ourselves. Antisemitism is a grave threat to students’ safety and to human rights, and left unchecked, becomes a harbinger for persecution against other minorities, intolerance and the corrosion of democracy. This past year alone has seen a marked increase in antisemitism and related (more…)

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May 2, 2020

Just Blend It! Inquiry and Blended Learning in the History and Social Science Classroom


  • June 11, 2020
    4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Through a sampling of practical, hands-on, collaborative activities, we will explore blended learning pedagogy and technology options to use in your classes. These strategies, for teachers in grades 7-12, will be geared to support inquiry and critical thinking in history and the social sciences. Learn some new tools and strategies to engage your students in (more…)

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