Weaving Children’s Literature into Social Studies Grades 6-9
Presenter: Thalia Hartson
Date: November 3, 2008
Location: Notre Dame High School 5006 – 49th Avenue Bonnyville, Alberta
Who should attend: Grades: 6-9
About the Workshop
Gaining multiple-perspective insights can be approached through literature. Social Studies offers rich opportunities for using children’s literature into promote understanding the representative perspectives of the lives and cultures of the peoples of Alberta and Canada. Stories make ideas meaningful for students, enabling them to connect new ideas with their own life experiences. Non-fiction titles have amazing interest and appeal!
This workshop will prepare teachers to infuse literature into their presentation of the new Alberta social studies program. Teachers from each jurisdiction will collaborate in this idea-packed session which includes engaging literature, extensive bibliographies and many classroom suggestions.
* A literature kit of approximately 50 ($500.00) titles spanning the grade 6-9 social studies curriculum will be provided free to each school jurisdiction represented by at least one teacher from each of grade 6,7,8,9 compliments of the social studies implementation project for use in their home district. .
About the Presenter
Thalia has created many resources for teachers, including a number of CD-ROMs. She has inserviced extensively throughout the province on technology, library, children’s literature, social studies, and mathematics topics. Her recent work has included development of teaching resources and literature lists and materials for the new Alberta social studies curriculum.
Registration fee: $20.00 (fee includes lunch /refreshments). This session is subsidized by a government grant
Registration Deadline: October 23, 2008
Course Code: SS09/29
Session will run from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Fax Registration to:780-623-5642
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