Electronic Sourcebook
he Electronic Sourcebook contains online teaching resources that supplement TC² print publications or that were developed by TC² for other organizations.
ONLINE TEACHING RESOURCES FOR SOCIAL STUDIES
The Critical Thinking Consortium developed a series of resources for the Online Guide to Implementation to help implement critical thinking in the Social Studies curriculum.
A framework for analyzing the historical roots, contemporary challenges and Canadian responses to globalization in eight areas of human interaction.
A gallery of the nine sample images featured in Investigating Images , a print resource outlining activities to effectively use photographs, drawings and paintings as information sources.
#3: THE WORLD THROUGH PICTURES
Lesson plans and supporting image collections that explore the challenges facing the developing world and efforts made to address these issues.
Twelve interactive critical challenges for the Science 7 curriculum.
This digital archive contains the original correspondence between the British Colonial Office and the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia. When the Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia were created, the governors were ordered to report “everything of interest” to the Colonial Office in London, England. Use the governors’ letters as a starting point to explore the origins of modern British Columbia and Canada through four curriculum challenges.
COURSE-PACS is a comprehensive digital resource containing detailed lesson overviews, readyto-use student booklets and interactive visual displays for use with Smartboard technology.
GREAT UNSOLVED MYSTERIES IN CANADIAN HISTORY
This project consists of a series of thirty mystery websites designed to help students think critically about historical evidence surrounding a particular event in Canadian history. It recently won the 2008 Pierre Berton Award.
#1: DETECTING THE TRUTH: FAKES, FORGERIES AND TRICKERY
This is a web exhibition offering youth an interactive learning environment about forgeries and facsimiles in Canada.
#2: MOVING HERE, STAYING HERE: THE CANADIAN IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE
The online exhibition contains educational resources to help students understand immigration.
#3: WITHOUT FAVOUR, FEAR OR AFFECTION: THE MEN OF THE NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE
This online exhibit takes visitors beyond the history of the RCMP and into the personal lives of the men who made it.
2006 CENSUS RESULTS TEACHER’S KIT
The 2006 Census Results Teacher’s Kit provides teachers with innovative classroom materials based on the results of the 2006 Census.
THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT LOCAL FOOD
Three challenges in this resource were developed by experienced Family Studies teachers in collaboration with TC² experts. The challenges align with Ontario Ministry of Education curriculum expectations for food and nutrition courses at the Grade 9/10 and Grade 12 levels. Activities invite students to think critically about food production, distribution and consumption, to improve their overall understanding of the issues surrounding local foods.
THOUGHTFUL BOOKSThe Thoughtful Books project makes use of exemplary children’s literature to help young readers learn to read critically and to thoughtfully consider ethical matters. Each resource in this series features specific intellectual tools supporting critical literacy and ethical deliberation.
Tools for Thought is an online resource of teaching ideas designed to support students in becoming better critical thinkers. Published four times a school year, this resource will provide support for elementary and secondary teachers. Each resource offers a package of lesson plans comprised of teacher resources, student resources and activity sheets featuring:
- a particular critical thinking concept such as inference, bias, fair mindedness, counter-arguments, independent-mindedness, attention to detail;
- student-ready materials to teach strategies for promoting literacy in four areas: text/visual, oral, writing, and research;
- a focus on self regulated mastery so students learn to use the strategies independently in the classroom and beyond.
