Description
Peuples Autochtones Du Canada Guide d'enseignement binder and CD-ROM supports the student edition Les Peuples Autochtones Du Canada (Aboriginal Peoples in Canada). The 2012 Teacher Guide (binder and CD-ROM) is written for the Ontario Ministry of Education's Native Studies Grade 10 course (NAC20). Co-published by Pearson Education Canada and GoodMinds.com, this 500-page Teacher Guide utilized a collaborative process involving First Nations, Inuit, Métis and non-Aboriginal teachers, cultural consultants, advisors, language consultants, artists, editors, and writers. Authors include: Jenise Boland, Margaret Wells, Marlene Finn Wolfman, Cathy Fraccaro, Suzanne K. Keeptwo, Suzanne Methot, Nancy Peters, and Patti Whiteye. The Guide provides detailed discussions about Teaching Considerations; Unit Lesson Plans; detailed chapter content background, assessment and evaluation, and end of chapter activities. The Program Overview of the Guide provides details about Instructional Design; Developing Critical Thinking and Historical Inquiry; Approaches and Learning Strategies; Differentiation; Assessment and Evaluation; and Presenting a Balanced Perspective. The 14 chapters are organized into 4 key units: Identities and Cultures; The Land; Governance; and Communities. Each Unit provides a clear understanding of the topic, recommended resources, unit assessment, using the unit opener, and unit performance tasks. Specific topics include residential schools, health and child welfare, family roles and responsibilities, economic development, the Indian Act, land rights, Oka, Caledonia, Stoney Point, modern treaties, Treaty 3, youth, languages, Elders, and leadership. For example each chapter includes ideas for setting the context of the chapter, Info Spots, Curriculum Focus, Cross-Curricular Connections, Sensitive or Controversial Issues, Word Notes, Assessment Opportunities, Using the Chapter Opener, Explore the Big Ideas; and End of Chapter Activities. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the entire 500-page guide in PDF format; curriculum correlation chart; modifiable line masters (includes Oneida Thanksgiving Address in English & Oneida; the Seven Grandfather Teachings; Talking Circles; and A Métis Storyboard); assessment masters and sample rubrics; answers to student textbook questions and LMs; and a Help/Instructions section. The Student Text was approved for the Trillium List Fall 2011.