Staff Resources

General

   – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is one of the most acclaimed creative centres in the world. In addition to being a public producer and distributor of Canadian content, a talent incubator and a showcase for the country’s filmmakers and artists, it is the caretaker of an accessible, living audiovisual heritage that belongs to all Canadians.
TED-Ed Lessons – Browse hundreds of TED-Ed Animations and TED Talks – designed to spark the curiosity of your learners. You’ll also find thousands of other video-based lessons organized by the subjects you teach.
TED Talks – TED Talks are influential videos from expert speakers on education, business, science, tech and creativity, with subtitles in 100+ languages.

English
An Introduction to Graphic Novels – Read Write Think: A podcast on Graphic Novels
ESL Literacy Readers – A collection of forty theme-based readers, along with an instructors guide to support ESL literacy instructors.
Purdue Online Writing Lab – The online writing lab offers global support through online reference materials and services for creating citations, cover letters, major-specific writing help, and general writing advice.
Teaching Children Philosophy – Over 200 discussion guides designed to help you introduce philosophy and ethics using popular children’s picture books. Each discussion guide will introduce educators to the key philosophical or ethical issues in the picture book.
TeachingComics.org – National Assoc. of Comics Art Educators: facilitating the teaching and use of comics in an educational setting.

First Nations
First Nations Education Steering Committee
First Nations Schools Association of BC
Indigenous Education K-12: Curriculum Resources – by the University of British Columbia
Lesson Plans and Resources for Orange Shirt Day – by the Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Our Homes are Bleeding – by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Phyllis Webstad Orange Shirt Day Presentation

Science
Let’s Talk Science – STEM teacher resources K – 12
NOVA Education – Science and Technology Videos
Phet Interactive Simulations – by the University of Colorado at Boulder
Physics Lectures – by Dr. Richard Feynman
Quanta Magazine – in-depth, accurate journalism with articles that braid the complexities of science with the malleable art of storytelling
Tomatosphere TM – a free program using “space” tomato seeds to investigate the effects of outer space on seed germination

Social Studies
A Focus on History, Literacies and ICT – Jamie Mackenzie
American Psychological Association Journals
BC History in Action – teaching history through drama
Interactive Graphic Novels on Canadian History – includes historical imbedded videos and lesson plans
Resources for the Media-Savvy SS Classroom – BCSSTA
The Rush to BC
Using the Web and Technology in SS Class