Topic outline

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  General

  • News forum
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  Curriculum Overview

  • Webinar - An Introduction to the Alberta Social Studies Program of Studies: A Vision for Teaching and Learning URL
  • Poster - K-12 Alberta Education Social Studies Programs of Study URL
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  Assessment

  • Newsletter - Assessment: Linking Teaching and Learning in Alberta Social Studies File
  • Webinar - Unit Assessment Planning in Social Studies URL
  • Webinar - Doing More With Less: Assessment for Learning URL
  • Website - Alberta Assessment Consortium URL
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  Current Affairs

  • Video - Teacher and Student Interviews on Learning Through Current Affairs URL
  • Podcast - Current Events - Two teachers explain their approach to teaching current events. This approach is adaptable to multiple grade levels. File
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  Differentiated Instruction

  • Webinar - Apples and Oranges? Differentiating Instruction in Social Studies URL
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  Dimensions of Thinking

  • Critical and Creative Thinking

  • Newsletter - Critical Thinking: At the Heart of the New Social Studies Program File
  • Webinar - Uncovering Critical Thinking in Social Studies URL
  • Webinar - Addressing Alberta's Social Studies Critical Challenges using SMART Notebook Software URL
  • Video - A Lesson on Fact and Opinion: Trina's Lesson URL
  • Video - A Lesson on Fact and Opinion: Irene's Lesson URL
  • Website - The Critical Thinking Consortium URL
  • Historical Thinking

  • Newsletter - The Role of History and Historical Thinking in the New Social Studies Program File
  • Newsletter - Hidden Stories Using Digital Historical Narratives to Teach Thinking File
  • Website - The Historical Thinking Project: Promoting Critical Historical Literacy for the 21st Century URL
  • Geographic Thinking

  • Webinar - Google Earth in the Classroom Series: Seeing a World of Possibilities Across the Curriculum 3 URL
  • Social Participation as Democratic Practice

  • Newsletter - Social Participation as Democratic Practice File
  • Text - The Heart of the Matter: Character and Citizenship Education in Alberta Schools URL
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  FNMI

  • Video - Reconsidering the Universality of Nation and Nationality: Exploring Indigenous Notions of Land, Citizenship, and Nation URL
  • Website - Canada's First People: A Cultural Appreciation URL
  • Website - FNMI Curriculum Collection URL
  • Text - Aboriginal Perspectives and the Curriculum URL
  • Text - Inuit Bibliography File
  • Text - Oyate Resource List File
  • Text - Additional Aboriginal Resources File
  • Text - Aboriginal Perspectives Action Research Projects: A Review of Literature, May 2010 File
  • Website - Four Directions Teachings URL
  • Text - Our Words, Our Ways: Teaching First Nations, Métis and Inuit Learners URL
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  Inquiry

  • Newsletter - Inquiry-Based Learning File
  • Video - Inquiry in Social Studies: Alex's Story URL
  • Video - Inquiry in Social Studies: Kelsey's Story URL
  • Video - Inquiry in Social Studies URL
  • Webinar - Serious Games: Engaging Students in Inquiry-Based Learning URL
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  Multiple Perspectives

  • Newsletter - Multiple Perspectives File
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  General

  • Website - Alberta Social Studies Council URL
  • Text - Books of Interest File