Toolkit
Below are a few resources for students and teachers. This page is a work in progress so come back to the site to look for updates or email me if there is a specific resource you are looking for.
SD 68 District Resource Center
BC Integrated Resource Packages
BC Performance Standards
SD 68 Home Page
Learn Alberta - LP ideas with tech links
- To learn more explore the new curriculum website
- Kindergarten - Grade 9 Curriculum
- Grades 10 - 12 draft curriculum
- Curriculum search tool
Education:
Interactive Sites for Education (all subjects) contains videos, games and activities
Digmore- Digital Media Objects & Resources for E-Learning based on BC curriculum
KNOWBC– The leading Source of British Columbia Information (subscribed to my many districts and independent schools). Helpful for History,Science,and Environmental Studies. It includes photos, maps, tables, charts, videos and audio clips.
Ministry of Education:
Assessment- Rethinking Assessment with a Purpose in Mind
Curriculum- BC Curriculum
Science:
- Mystery Science - Free website that provides teachers with lesson plans and activities. Instruction is via interactive video clips and is great for Grade 3 to Grade 7 students
- Science World
- BBC Science for Kids
- NASA
- Exploratorium,
- WWF
Math:
- IXL Math- user able to practice and scores can be tracked by teacher
- Sum Dog Website for primary Students
- Math Dictionary for primary students
- Khan Academy for high school students
- Xtra Math
- National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
- MathMan Jr. (Addition)
- ABCya
- Starfall
- Pattern Mania
- Math Facts
- Primary Games
- Be A Mathematician
- Making Math More Fun
- Math Wire Website and Blog
- Great Primary Math Games
- Virtual Manipulatives
- iSolveIt Math Puzzles
Social Studies:
- Library and Archives Canada,
- Archives Association of British Columbia,
- CBC Digital Archives,
- UBC's Open Collection - 200,00+ digital objects with sample activities
- Know BC
- National Film Board of Canada
- Route 338 - Students learn about political history, the function of Parliament and political participation by taking a virtual road trip.
- Royal Canadian Geographical Society - will provide a 8x11 metre floor map
- The Gathering Place: An Exploration of Canada's Capital is a free resource for teaching Grade 5-8 Social Science and History
- Global Solutions - Grade 10-12 curriculum focused on critical inquiry
- Asia Pacific Curriculum - provides assessment and activity options
- CPAC Digital Archive - learn about politics and public affairs
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada
- Canada ALPHA - WWII Asia Resources
- GIS - focus on geography.
- Historica Canada - resource for Canadian Trivia
- Passages Canada - Individual experiences of identity, culture and immigration
Social Justice:
- Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre Provides teacher resources, primary source kit, video testimony from survivors and book sets
- Justice Education Society - Provides teacher lesson plans (law lessons.ca)
- Legal Rights for Youth
- Choose Your Voice - grade 6-8 curriculum applicable for Social Studies, Language Arts , PE Health Unit and The Arts (Drama, Music and Visual Arts)
Language Arts:
- The Stacks
- Tumble Books
- International Children's Digital Library
- Book Rags - Lesson Plans & Study Guides for LA
- 60 Second Recap - Summarizes Literature
- Writing Tools
- Actively Learn - large text resource
Physical Education:
- Coaching Association of BC
- Teens 101 - Paid video series resource to learn about teen mental health
French:
Drama
Music
French:
- Duolingo (free), great for practice opportunities
Art:
Sexual Health/Mental Health:
- Power Up
- Teen 101
Special Education:
Autism
Aspergers
*with access to CAST teacher gain access to the following websites:
- Universal Design for Learning: Theory & Practice
- UDL Book Builder
- UDL Curriculum Self-Check
- UDL Exchange
- UDL Journal
- UDL Studio
- CAST Science Writer
- CAST UDL Editions
- iSolveIt math puzzles
- UDL Curriculum Toolkit
Current Curriculum
The Ministry of Education sets the education standards for students in grades K to 12 through the provincial curriculum. After September 1, 2016 all of the kindergarten to grade 9 curriculum can be found on our new curriculum website.
Learning Resources:
- Open School BC's Online Catalogue contains more than 3 000 learning resources avaliable for teachers, students, and parents
- ERAC's K-12 Resource Collection is an online, searchable compilation of resources used in classrooms in British Columbia (BC). Educators and administrators can quickly find products to meet their needs.
- UDL Wikispace Toolkit- This is a great resource for teachers. It contains various forms of technology that can be useful for different learners.
- Text Compactor - Shorten text to a manageable level
Cast Learning Tool - contains various resources related to UDL - BC Alternate Education Association Publications
Cross-Curricular Resources
- Making Sense of Kids: Developmental Science in Practice- Neufeld Institute
- Additional resources for use across a variety of subject areas
Resources Specifically for Teacher Professional Development
- Ed Tech
- edutopia
- Education Technology
- BC Min of Education
New BC Curriculum
Personal Competencies
Personal Awareness & Responsibility
Positive Personal & Cultural Identity
Social Competencies
Communication
Social Responsibility
Intellectual Competencies
Creative Thinking
Critical Thinking