About this Resource
Social Studies Newsletters were developed in 2007 to support adult learning about specific focus areas of the new program of studies and begin with a guiding question. They were produced by the Alberta Professional Learning Consortium as a result of a grant from Alberta Education to support implementation of Social Studies. Please note that though some of the links have been updated, the content remains untouched and may no longer reflect the current Social Studies curriculum.
Social Studies Newsletters for Teachers
- Critical Thinking — at the heart of the new social studies program
(Case and Difentaler) - Assessment — Linking Teaching and Learning in Alberta Social Studies
(Robert Hogg and Sherry Bennett, Alberta Assessment Consortium) - The Role of History and Historical Thinking in the New Social Studies Program
(Dr. Amy von Heyking) - Inquiry-Based Learning
(Lorine Sweeney) - Multiple Perspectives
(Warren Woytuck) - Social Participation as Democratic Practice
(Patricia Shields-Ramsay) - Hidden Stories Using Digital Historical Narratives to Teach Thinking
(Brenda Dyck)
Social Studies Newsletters for Parents
Social Studies Newsletters for Parents are intended to be shared in school newsletters and assist with awareness and understanding of the new social studies program.
- Assessment
- Critical Thinking
- Inquiry-based Learning
- There’s a NEW Social Studies curriculum! What does that mean to my child/teen?
- Why are Multiple Perspectives Important?
- Active and Responsible Citizens
- Social Studies and Aboriginal Perspectives and Experiences
- How Might Technology be Used in Social Studies?
- How Can Literature Support Social Studies?
- Why is the Francophone Perspective Important to the New Social Studies Curriculum?