Other Resources

List of 17 items.

• Arts

  The Art of Education (One of Ms. Soderholm's favourites!)

  The Art of Education (AOE) is an innovative higher learning institution committed to delivering amazing professional development to art educators everywhere.

   

  The Art Curator
  This website is dedicated to empowering you to embrace teaching art with works of art.

   

  Google Arts & Culture

   

  Arte a Scuola

   

  Art Starts
  
  

  National Gallery of Canada: Teacher Resources
  
  

  Vancouver Art Gallery
  
  

  MoMA
  Kindergarten to Grade 12 Teacher Resources

   

  The Smithsonian: Educators
  
  

  The Getty: Resources for Students
  
  

  The National Portrait Gallery: Learning
  
  Few videos that connect to the power of ART in our lives.
  
  

  Unarmed Verses, Charles Officer, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

  This feature documentary presents a thoughtful and vivid portrait of a community facing imposed relocation. At the centre of the story is a remarkably astute and luminous 12-year-old black girl whose poignant observations about life, the soul, and the power of art give voice to those rarely heard in society. Unarmed Verses is a cinematic rendering of our universal need for self-expression and belonging.

• Critical Thinking

  Critical Thinking Skills Infographic

  "Ask these questions whenever you discover or encounter new information. These are broad and versatile questions that have limitless applications."

• Educational Technology & Digital Leadership

  Media Smarts
  Canada's centre for digital and media literacy
  
  Common Sense Media
  K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum

   

  Kathy Shrock's Guide to Everything
  Educational Technologist Kathy Shrock has developed a wealth of educational technology teaching resources, ideas and tricks that she has shared on her website.
  
  

  The TPACK Model 
  Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) attempts to identify the nature of knowledge required by teachers for technology integration in their teaching, while addressing the complex, multifaceted and situated nature of teacher knowledge.
  
  

  SAMR Model
  SAMR is an acronym that stands for Substitution, Augmentation, Modification and Redefinition. As instructors integrate technology tools into instruction, the model can be used to determine whether the technology application is enhancing or transforming the learning.
  
  

  Hour of Code
  The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. Anyone anywhere can organize an Hour of Code event.

• Field Trip Ideas

  • Carousel for Young People
  • Vancouver Writers Fest
  • Art Start
  • Richmond Art Gallery School Art Program
  • Vancouver Art Gallery
  • Burnaby Art Gallery
  • VSO
  • Vancouver Public Libraries
  • B.C. School Destinations Directory
  • Vancouver Police School Liaison
  • Travel Smart for Schools
  • Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre
  • Sea Smart
  • Fraser River Discovery Centre
  • Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C.
  • Port Metro Vancouver (Discover Canada)
  • Burns Bog Conservation Society
  • Museum of Vancouver (MOV)
  • UBC Museum of Anthropology
  • North Vancouver Museum & Archives
  • Burnaby Village Museum
  • Family Treasures (Grade 1 Symbols)
  • Tuckkwiowhum Village (Grade 4)
  • Heritage Fairs Program in BC - Vancouver Regional Heritage Fair (education@vancouvermaritimemuseum.com)

• Gender Identity

  SOGI 123
  Helps educators make schools inclusive and safe for students of all sexual orientations and gender identities (SOGI)

   

  SOGI Top Book Choices for 2018
  
  

  The Genderbread Person
  A teaching tool

• Guided Reading: PYP Novel Book List for Guided Reading and Literature Circles

  2019 Chapter Book Sets
  
  2020 Guided Reading Inventory

• History

  National Geographic: History Primary Resources

• Human Rights

  Canadian Human Rights
  Canadian Museum for Human Rights

   

  Institute for Humane Education
  A comprehensive humane education movement linking human rights, environmental sustainability, and animal protection and empowering people of all ages to be solutionaries for a more just, healthy, and peaceful world.

• Literacy: Reading & Connecting Through Stories

  Storyline Online
  The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Viola Davis, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, James Earl Jones, Betty White, and dozens more.
  
  

  Global Storybooks Portal
  Free multilingual literacy resource for children and youth worldwide. Read, download, toggle, and listen to a wide variety of illustrated stories from the African Storybook and other open sites. Development continues at UBC.

   

  Story Time From Space
  A project of the Global Space Education Foundation. They send children’s books to the International Space Station. While in space, astronauts are videotaping themselves reading these books to the children of Earth. These videos are being edited and placed on this Story Time From Space website- look under the heading ”Story Time Videos”.

   

  The Global Read Aloud
  The project was created in 2010 with a simple goal in mind; one book to connect the world. From its humble beginnings, the GRA has grown to make a truly global connection with more than 4,000,000 students having participated.
  
  

  Pernille Ripp
  Teacher, Author, Creator, Speaker

  
  A Mighty Girl
  The world’s largest collection of books, toys, movies, and music for parents, teachers, and others dedicated to raising smart, confident, and courageous girls and, of course, for girls themselves!

   

  Nancy Young's Blog
  Nancy Young is an experienced educator and speaker with extensive knowledge of evidence-based approaches to teaching reading, spelling, and writing for both the general classroom and intervention programs.

   

  Brain Pickings (One of Ms. Tatjana's favourite book blogs too!)

   

  Brain Pickings Children's Books

  
  We Need Diverse Books
  A non-profit and a grassroots organization of children’s book lovers that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry. Our aim is to help produce and promote literature that reflects and honours the lives of all young people.

   

  Adrienne Gear's Blog
  
  

  Bringing Literacy To Life Through Making
  A Padlet used to collect picture book titles that connect to all forms of making and Makerspaces.
  
  

  ALSC Tough Topics Reading List 2019
  The books on these lists are to help inspire conversations with children going through challenging situations like the death of a loved one, an unexpected move, natural disasters, and more. They are available for grades K-2nd, 3rd-5th, and 6th-8th. Resources for adults are also included.

• Mathematics

  Ms. Dholakia's Blog: Thinking About Mathematics
  
  Ms. Dholakia's Junior School Math Page
  
  

  YOU CUBED: Jo Boaler

   

  Khan Academy: K-8th Grade

  
  World Maths Day

  
  Cariboo Math Contests

  
  Hour of Code

   

  Inside Mathematics: Problems of the Month (The University of Texas) (Mr. Hannah's Pick!)

  
  Open Middle (Mr. Hannah's Pick!)

• Music

  O For Tuna

   

  Teaching With Orff

   

  Orfing Around

• PYP

  PYP Enhanced Curriculum Resources
  Created by Chris Gadbury

• Sciences

  Story Time From Space
  A project of the Global Space Education Foundation. They send children’s books to the International Space Station. While in space, astronauts are videotaping themselves reading these books to the children of Earth. These videos are being edited and placed on this Story Time From Space website- look under the heading ” Story Time Videos”.

  
  The Exploratorium: The Museum of Science, Art & Human Perception

  
  How Stuff Works: Science

  
  Science News for Students
  Founded in 2003, Science News for Students is an award-winning online publication dedicated to providing age-appropriate, topical science news to learners, parents, and educators.
  
  

  Teachers Try Science
  Provides free and engaging lessons, along with teaching strategies and resources, which are designed to spark students’ interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
  
  

  Science Toys 
  This site has instructions for crafting all manner of amazing gadgets from a solar-powered marshmallow roaster to the "World's Simplest Steam Boat." Most of them seem best for high school and above, but projects may inspire teachers to build something to use in the classroom as a learning resource.

   

  American Museum of Natural History: Explore

   

  The Smithsonian: Educators

   

  National Geographic Education
  
  

  National Geographic: Primary Resources

• Sustainability

  The Global Goals
  In 2015, world leaders agreed to 17 goals for a better world by 2030. These goals have the power to end poverty, fight inequality and stop climate change. Guided by the goals, it is now up to all of us, governments, businesses, civil society, and the general public to work together to build a better future for everyone.

   

  Picture Books to Support Sustainable Development Goals
  
  

  Magic Storybooks
  Stories about the global goals related to the PYP

  
  Roots & Shoots: Jane Goodall

• The Critical Thinking Consortium (TC2)

  We all have free access to TC2 and some of their resources as paying partner members. Note that some resources require additional subscription fees.
  
  

  You may access this by creating an account here – your Stratford Hall email address is the key that unlocks the member benefits.

  
  We also have many print resources, which include e.g. blackline masters, from TC2 in our Professional Development Libraries (located in the PYP staffroom and DP library). See a list of what we have here.

• Thinking about Thinking

  Artful Thinking
  
  Visible Thinking

• Visual Literacy

  A Guide to Using Graphic Novels with Children & Teens