Updated September 10, 2019
How to Book the DLRC Materials
New Curriculum
– Word documents, compiled by Janet Chow, consisting of popup elaborations for subjects with new curriculum (Socials, Science, Math, English, PE & Health Education in K-9)
MyEd BC Resources on District Blog
BC ERAC Resources – need to create a free account & password first in order to access the ERAC resources
Aboriginal Resources
8th Fire – Wab Kinew 500 years in 2 minutes – YouTube video
A Journey Into Time Immemorial – SFU Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
First Nations Education Steering Committee
First Nations Literature – BCTELA
Forests and Oceans for the Future
- “integrating local ecological knowledge with nature resource management”
- you can download 7 unit plans
Fragments – Lara Kramer – interpretive dance video
Home Fire: Ending a cycle of family violence – 37-minute documentary
“A Lost Heritage: Canada’s Residential Schools” – CBC documentary
Native Counselling Services of Alberta video channel
Soap Box – Wab Kinew – 1:44 minute YouTube video
Wab Kinew videos
Where Are The Children? Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools
- teacher resources, narratives from survivors, exhibits, what life was life, etc.
Copyright
Copyright Matters – “some key questions and answers for teachers”
Copyright in Schools has changed – CMEC
Fair Dealing Guidelines
General Resources
QR code generator – use this to create QR codes
Jeopardy Labs
-create custom, Jeopardy-like games online on any topic and in different languages
Quizlet.com
-free, powerful tool for teaching or learning any subject
-can create flashcards, interactive games in different languages
Critical Thinking Consortium (TC2) resources
See Ms. Yan for more information about three online resources available to Burnaby teachers – Tools for Thought, Source Docs and Critical Challenges.
Debate Games and Activities – Saskatchewan Elocution and Debate Association
procon.org – a great resource for debates
English
BCTELA links & resources
English Language Learners (E.L.L.)
Audio Resources/Videos
Connect With English
“A video instructional series in English as a second language for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 50 fifteen-minute video programs and coordinated books”
English Listening Lesson Library Online (ELLLO) – for older learners
ESL Cyber Listening Lab
– various topics, divided into 3 levels (Easy, Medium, Difficult)
ESL Videos – YouTube
English for Children
-website for practising listening and reading for beginner ESL students
English Express – a website for adult E.L.L. learners which includes articles, personal stories, teaching notes, word games
Inklewriter – ” free tool designed to allow anyone to write and publish interactive stories. It’s perfect for writers who want to try out interactivity, but also for teachers and students looking to mix computer skills and creative writing.”
VOA – American Stories for English Learners – 57 fifteen-minute MP3 files
VOA – Listen and Repeat Podcast – to learn verb conjugation and pronunciation
Paraphrasing Prevents Plagiarism: Rewrite it using Grammar!
E.L.L. Newspapers/Magazines
Faze Teen Magazine
Teen Ink Magazine (magazines, websites, books written by teens)
Vancouver 24 Hours – language activities can be downloaded
Westcoast Reader
Canadian Provinces & Territories song – YouTube video written and performed by kidslove2learnEnglish
Language
Yabla – Online Language Immersion
Mandarin
Learn to Speak Mandarin – CNTV – web-based programs that teach Mandarin to a wide range of learners (beginners to advanced learners)
Math
Teaching Mathematics in a First Peoples Context: Grades 8 & 9
Planning
Discover Skills BC – “provides easy access for secondary students to the many educational opportunities available to them in trades and technology training”
Finance – this site helps teachers teach and students learn basic financial life skills.”
“Find Your Fit” Tour – Work BC – can contact them to arrange a presentation; they bring all their equipment and resources to the school
Science
Minerals Resources Education Program of BC – includes some easier reading level of resources on rocks and minerals
Educational Resources for Earth Sciences
Social Studies
SS 11 Digital Handbook – Charles Best Library
7 Tools for Teaching Geography
BC History in Action
-ministry “guide to teaching history through drama (gr. 8 – 12)
Resources for media-savvy Social Studies classroom – BCSSTA
Voices in Action
– free, bilingual (Canadian & B.C. based) resource for Humanities and Art teachers
– original videos (first person accounts )
– primary resources with corresponding lessons, assessment rubrics
– topics include: prejudice and discrimination experienced by Jews, Aboriginals, Armenians, Muslims, Chinese, “boat people”, women, cyberbullying, etc and ends unit with a positive note
Below are some Youtube videos produced by Voices in Action:
Police Sergeant Brian Trainor speaks about cyberbullying
Holocaust survivor Max Eisen shares his horrific experiences
First Nations – Residential schools
Tumblebooks – free access to a Tumblebook every day