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AB. Ed. Programs of Study
- Social Studies Program of Studies 7
Outline what Alberta teachers are required to teach. Introductory material frames the outcomes. - Social Studies Programs of Study 7-9Full programs of study for Social Studies 7-9
AB. Ed. Program Supports
Includes how the new Competencies apply to Social Studies.
Web Links
- ATA Library Subject Guides
Curated collection of interactive Web Links that align with AB Education Outcomes.
Curriculum Lab Subscriptions
Black Gold School Division
- Black Gold School Division Engaging Students Grade 7
Lesson material organized by grade and subject. Find materials you can reuse and adapt.
Current Events
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Teaching Kids News (Gr. 2-8)
Canadian site created by a teacher and parent. Updated daily.
Basic Authorized Texts
Voices and Visions by Call Number: 971 Fra Gr.7Student Text is Volume 1 (V.1). Teacher Guide is V.2. Assessment Masters V.3.
- Edwin Platform
New digital learning ecosystem from Nelson. A number of AB schools are subscribing. Aligns with Gr. 5-9 AB Programs of Study. View Currlab Moodle site for Uleth Ed. access info.
Discovery Link Databases
- Britannica School: Elementary
- Canada in Context
Other Lesson Material
LearnAlberta
Quality digital resources accessible to all Alberta students, parents and schools. U of L login provided in PS 1.
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LearnAlberta Programs of Study Browse
Browse outcomes from the Programs of Study to identify resources associated with a specific outcome. -
LearnAlberta Resource Search
Search for student and teacher resources (videos, lesson material, games etc.) by subject and grade.
Literature
- Social Studies Literature Connections
Currlab Guide based on an AB Guide of Comprehensive lists identifying literature that matches SS outcomes.
Critical Challenges
Comprehensive support for an inquiry based approach to AB Social Studies in Kindergarten (Critical Challenges, in partnership with Alberta Education). Many specific outcomes can be addressed by inviting students to consider the overarching and related questions.
Critical Thinking
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The Critical Thinking Consortium
Vancouver based advocate for critical thinking and inquiry. Now available through Curr. Lab Digital subscriptions.
Alberta Assessment Consortium
- AAC Assessment Materials
Sample rubrics and performance tasks (Search by Grade and Subject). Sign in with Microsoft (your Uleth credentials).
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Perspectives
- FNMI Links and Resources
Curriculum Lab Guide provides a starting place for locating FNMI-related resources.
Primary Sources
- Primary Sources: Links from the History Education Network
Comprehensive, Canadian, organized by subject. - Canadian Primary Sources in the ClassroomBegbie Contest Society: Historical Method, Using Primary Sources, Question Bank.
