Spotlight Learning Resources

Indian Residential Schools and Reconciliation: Teacher Resource Guide Grade 10

This teacher resource reflects the Indigenous Peoples Principles of Learning as well as the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including the call to “integrate Indigenous Knowledge and teaching methods into classrooms” and “build student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy and mutual respect.” This resource includes: Blackline Masters, Case Studies, Culminating Assessment,...

Inuksuk: Sharing Experiences of Nunavut

This interactive eBook provides readers the opportunity to explore aspects of Inuit culture including geography, culture, history, government and activism. Interactive elements include video clips, panoramic and 3D images, sound bites of the Inuktitut language and syllabic script and quizzes to engage student inquiry. This is a powerful tool for raising awareness about Inuit culture...

Out in Schools

Out in Schools is a film-based resource designed to provoke discussions about sexual orientation, gender identity and broader social justice issues. They offer film playlists, curriculum connections and supporting classroom workshops for British Columbia classrooms.

Forced from Home/Forced to Leave

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) offers a variety of lesson plans and educational toolkits about refugees as well as a number of supporting interactive resources including 360 videos, maps, comics and multimedia sites. Both the Forced from Home and Forced to Leave educational toolkits can be supported by extracurricular learning through school visits to...

The Faith Project

The Faith Project is an interactive website and app produced by the National Film Board of Canada. The project features seven short films depicting youth from diverse cultural traditions explaining the roles that faith and prayer play in their daily lives. Educational resources, including fact sheets about the religions featured in the films, are also...

School Ramp Program

StopGap is a Toronto-based non-profit with the vision to make communities more accessible for everyone. They are currently piloting a school program with three core lesson plans: an accessibility audit, pitching a ramp proposal to a local business and celebrating a successful ramp project. These lesson plans are now available on their website, and teachers...