HBHAS Cultural Dynamics Leadership Training

Oct. 11, 2024 • Oakville, ON

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Educator Resources from www.ETFO.ca

Black Canadian Women: A Legacy of Strength - a comprehensive document divided into primary, junior and inter- mediate lesson plan about black Canadian women, their contributions to society and the meaning of perseverance. Click Here for the corresponding biographies.

Social Justice Begins with Me: Curriculum Insert for Grade 7 - Author Virginia Hamilton retells 24 black American folktales, including animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom.

Racism Hurts Junior and Racism Hurts Intermediate - Les- son plans and activities based on the story If I Had a Name

Awareness, Engagement and Activism: A Social Justice Approach - An ETFO resource for Grade 5 and Grade 7 that explores equity and social justice themes through children’s books, activities and related resources.

Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans

Black History in Canada: Education Guide - Historica Canada creates an excellent resource that includes information on slavery, human rights, preserving Black History and celebrating successes in the 21st century. www.historicacanada.ca

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center - Nine complete classroom lesson plans that encourage empathy and awareness. www.freedomcenter.org

The Underground Railroad: Escape from Slavery - Extensive interactive lesson plans, slideshows, activity guides and access to primary resource documents.

Online Resources

8 Things You Can Learn About Black History In Canada - https://www.dundurn.com/news/8-Things-You-Can-Learn-About-Black-History-Canada

Black History Canada - An annotated guide to online resources on the history of Canada’s Black community. http://blackhistorycanada.ca/

Historica Canada: Black History Canada - is a gateway to authoritative online resources about Black history in Canada, thematically organized and annotated. www.historicacanada.ca/content/programs/black-history-canada

Ontario Black History Society - is a non-profit registered Canadian charity, dedicated to the study, preservation and promotion of Black History and heritage. www.blackhistorysociety.ca

Teaching African Canadian History - A website created to share resources and provide support to educators striving to include the African Canadian experience across the curriculum with the aim of enriching the learning experiences of all students in their classroom.

http://teachingafricancanadianhistory.weebly.com/about.html

Online Games and Interactive Learning

Underground Railroad: Journey to Freedom Education Guide - (Grade 6 +) This game compels students to do more than memorize but instead requires them to apply a variety of knowledge, skills and strategies as they virtually escape from a southern plantation and head north toward freedom. http://media.nationalgeographic.org

Breaking the Chains: Presenting a New Narrative for Canada’s Role in the Underground Railroad - a web-based education project that aims to share new research about Canada and its African Canadian pioneers. http://breakingthechains.tubmaninstitute.ca/home

Primary Source Set: The Underground Railroad and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 - an online set of primary sources that primary sources. This to be used in conjunction with the Teaching Guide that offers discussion topics and classroom activities for junior, intermediate and secondary students. https://dp.la/primary-source-sets