History 621A - Canadian History - Prince Edward Island

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Prince Edward Island Department of Education and Early Childhood Development gratefully acknowledges the efforts of Nova Scotia in developing the History 11 curriculum, and granting permission for PEI to adopt the curriculum and resource as Canadian History 621A for Island schools.

The Nova Scotia Department of Education gratefully acknowledges the contribution of the Canadian History 11 workgroup to the development of this curriculum guide. Members of the committee include the following:

Shawn Bernard Hants East Rural High School Chignecto-Central Regional School Board

Ruby Ann Cameron Barrington Municipal High School Tri-County District School Board

Don Coates Horton District High School Annapolis Valley Regional School Board

Bruce Fisher Cobequid Educational Centre Chignecto-Central Regional School Board

Teresa Kewachuk Hants East Rural High School Chignecto-Central Regional School Board

Chuck LeCain Bridgewater Jr.-Sr. High School South Shore District School Board

Brian MacNeil Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional School Strait Regional School Board

Bob McCarron Sydney Academy Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board

Wendy Whittleton Sackville High School Halifax Regional School Board

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Contents

Introduction Program Design and Components

Contexts for Learning and Teaching

Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning Modules

Background ...........................................................................1 Rationale ............................................................................... 1 Purpose of Curriculum Guide ...............................................1 Guiding Principles.................................................................2

Overview...............................................................................3 Curriculum Outcomes....................................................3

Essential Graduation Learnings and Canadian History 621A.....4 General Curriculum Outcomes and Canadian History 621A ....6 Processes ...............................................................................7 Attitudes, Values, and Perspectives ........................................8

By Conceptual Strand.....................................................8 By Process.......................................................................9 Course Overview Canadian History 621A.............................10 Key Principles in Canadian HIS621A ...................................10 Organization .........................................................................10 The Nature of Canadian History 621A ................................11 How to Use the Four-Column Layout...................................12 Specific Curriculum Outcomes (SCO's) ................................15

The Social Studies Learning Environment ............................18 The Effective Social Studies Classroom ..........................18 Resource-based Learning ................................................19 Literacy Through Social Studies .....................................20

The Role of Technologies in HIS621A ................................22 Vision for the Integration of Communication and Information Technologies ...............................................22

Equity and Diversity ............................................................24 Principles of Learning............................................................25

A Variety of Learning Styles and Needs...........................27 The Senior High School Learning Environment....................28

Creating Community .....................................................28 Engaging all Students......................................................29 Learning Beyond the Classroom............................................30 Meeting the Needs of All Students..................................30

Introduction..........................................................................34 Assessment ............................................................................34 Evaluation .............................................................................35 Reporting ..............................................................................35 Guiding Principles.................................................................35

Introductory SCOs ...............................................................41 Independent Study................................................................47 Globalization.........................................................................55 Development.........................................................................75

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Appendices

Governance ...........................................................................99 Sovereignty............................................................................119 Justice....................................................................................135

Appendix A: A Canadian History 621A Outcomes Framework ..155 Appendix B: Learning and Teaching History .........................165 Appendix C: Literacy and Canadian History 621A ...............167 Appendix D: Goals of History Teaching ................................171 Appendix E: Students Learning History ................................173 Appendix F: Perspectives and Interpretations.........................175

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