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AUTHOR Joyce, William W., Ed.; Beach, Richard, Ed. Introducing Canada DOCUMENT RESUME ED 429 856 SO 029 181 AUTHOR Joyce, William W., Ed.; Beach, Richard, Ed. TITLE Introducing Canada: Content Backgrounders, Strategies, and Resources for Educators. NCSS Bulletin 94. INSTITUTION National Consortium for Teaching Canada.; National Council for the Social Studies, Washington, DC. ISBN ISBN-0-87986-075-8 PUB DATE 1997-00-00 NOTE 187p. AVAILABLE FROM National Council for the Social Studies, P.O. Box 2067, Waldorf, MD, 20604-2067; Tel: 800-683-0812 (Toll Free); Web site: http://www.ncss.org PUB TYPE Books (010) Collected Works General (020) Guides Classroom Teacher (052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Area Studies; Class Activities; *Cultural Context; Economics; Foreign Countries; Geography; Global Education; Learning Activities; Secondary Education; Social Studies IDENTIFIERS *Canada; Canadian Government; *Canadian History; Technology Integration ABSTRACT Canada's present role in the new world order and its trade and economic dimensions are clarified in this book. Furthermore,the book explains the intricacies of Canada's history and multiculturalheritage. The chapters focus on the modes of social studies instruction, resourcesfor learning and teaching, the use of films and videos, and newtechnologies for the classroom. A student activities section provides aspringboard for teachers interested in sharing their knowledge of Canada withstudents. Following a foreword (Michael S. Bittner) and an introduction (Jeanne Kissner; Marion Salinger), chapters in the book are: (1) "An Introduction to the History of Canada" (Victor Howard); (2) "Geography of Canada" (Michael J. Broadway) ; (3) "Canadian Government and Politics" (George Sherman) ; (4) "Canada and the World" (Donald K. Alper; Matthew Sparke); (5) "The Canadian Economy" (Anthony Cicerone; Mark J. Kasoff); (6) "Canadian Culture in the Late 1990s" (William Metcalfe) ; (7) "Quebec, Past and Present" (Richard Beach); (8) "Canada within the Social Studies" (William W. Joyce); (9) "Instructional Activities" (Janet Alleman) ;(10) "Resources for Learning and Teaching about Canada" (Gail F. Curry Yvon); and (11)"Technology in the Classroom" (Matthew Smith; John Preston) . (BT) ******************************************************************************** * * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. ******************************************************************************** . I II I I U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND Office of Educational Research and Improvement 1:21 EDUC TIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS CENTER (ERIC) BEEN GRANTED BY This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. M. E. L Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES el' Points of view or opinions stated in this INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. edited by William W. Joyce and Richard Beach a, BEST COPY AVAILABLE tro ucin Content Backgrounders, Strategies, and Resources for Educators edited by .Joyce d Richard Beach Published by National Council for the Social Studies ir\ in association with NCSS Bulletin National Consortium for Teaching Canada 94 3 EST CPY AVA1ABLE NATIONAL CONSORTIUM NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHING CANADA FOR ME SOCIAL STUDIES Board of Directors President James Leming Donald K. Alper Richard Diem Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL Western Washington University University of Texas at San Antonio Jody Smothers Marcello Richard Beach San Antonio, TX Blatchley Middle School, Sitka, AK SONY Plattsburgh Mary Teague Mason Michael S. Bittner President-Elect Trickum Middle School, Lilburn, GA University of Washington, Seattle Tedd Levy Denee Mattioli Anthony Cicerone Nathan Hale Middle School, Norwalk, CT East Tennessee State University Bridgewater State College Johnson City, TN William W. Joyce Vice President Murry Nelson Michigan State University Richard Theisen Pennsylvania State University Mark J. Kasoff Osseo High School, Osseo, MN University Park, PA Bowling Green State University Pat Nickell Jeanne Kissner Board of Directors University of Georgia, Athens, GA SUNY Plattsburgh Peggy Altoff Shelly Singer William Metcalfe Carroll County Public Schools Bartlett High School, Bartlett, IL University of Vermont Westminster, MD Gary Swalley John Preston Linda Black Edwardsville Jr. High School University of Vermont Cypress Falls High School, Houston, TX Edwardsville, IL Marion Salinger Adrian Davis Emily Wood Duke University (emerita) National Board for Professional Teaching Eisenhower International George Sherman Standards, Detroit, MI Elementary School Beekmantown Central School Dorothy Dobson Tulsa, OK Plattsburgh, NY Edith Bowen Laboratory School, Logan, UT Gail Curry Yvon Syd Golston Ex Officio University of Maine, Orono Madison School District, Phoenix, AZ Carol Marquis Sandra Haftel World Affairs Council, CA Ex Officio Member Brookside Middle School, Allendale, NJ House of Delegates, Steering Committee Daniel Abele Michael Hartoonian Chair Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC Hamline University, St. Paul, MN Binta Jalloh Publications Committee Chair 1997-1998 Honorary Members Jane Addams Vocational High School Carol Bloom Bronx, NY Norman T. London Bloom Ink Publishing Professionals Stephen Johnson Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC West Lafayette, IN (retired) Monterey High School, Lubbock, TX Terry Kuseske Don Wilson NCSS Executive Director Patrick Hamilton Middle School Martharose Laffey University of British Columbia Dowaglac, MI Bernard R. Yvon Eric Ladue University of Maine, Orono (emeritus) Publications Director Corona del Sol High School, Tempe, AZ Michael Simpson Editorial staff on this publication: Michael Simpson, TerriAckerman, Melissa Spead, Rainey Tisdale Editorial services provided by Lynn Page Whittaker, Charles RiverPress Art Director/Production Manager: Gene Cowan Cover design: George Sherman Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-075637 ISBN 0-87986-075-8 Copyright ©1997 National Council for the Social Studies 3501 Newark Street, NW Washington, DC 20016-3167 www.ncss.org All rights reserved. No part of this publicationmay be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,recording, or othenvise, without the prior written permission of the copyright holder. Printed in the United States of America 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 4 Contents Acknowledgments 4 Foreword 5 By Michael S. Bittner Introduction 7 By Jeanne Kissner and Marion Salinger Chapter 1: An Introduction to the History of Canada 13 by Victor Howard Chapter 2: Geography of Canada 29 by Michael J. Broadway Chapter3:Canadian Government and Politics 47 by George Sherman Chapter 4: Canada and the World 61 by Donald K. Alper and Matthew Sparke Chapter5:The Canadian Economy 75 by Anthony Cicerone and Mark J. Kasoff Chapter 6: Canadian Culture in the Late1990s 91 by William Metcalfe Chapter 7: Quebec, Past and Present 105 by Richard Beach Chapter 8: Canada within the Social Studies 123 by William W Joyce Chapter9:Instructional Activities 131 by Janet Alleman Chapter 10: Resources for Learning and Teaching about Canada 153 by Gail F. Curry Yvon Chapter 11: Technology in the Classroom 167 by Matthew Smith and John Preston About the Authors 179 Index 183 Introducing Canada Acknowledgments We wish to acknowledge and thank Dr. Norman London,Chief Academic Relations Officer at the Canadian Embassy inWashington, D.C., who recently retired, for his longstanding support andencouragement of the National Consortium for Teaching Canada since its inception; andLois Bouvier, senior secretary at the Center for the Study of Canada at the StateUniversity of New York, Plattsburgh, for her assistanceover many months with the preparation of this book. William W. Joyce Richard Beach 6 4 Introducing Canada The National Consortium for Teaching Canada (NCTC) was founded in 1988 by a group of academics who believe wholeheartedly in the importance of a professional outreach organization dedicated to helping teachers gain an understanding of Canada. Today, the NCTC is comprised of thirteen college and university Canadian studies programs throughout the United States. The NCTC's mission is to capture the imagination and attention of K-12 teachers, students, media-resource specialists, businesspeople, and the general public by communicating to those audiences the most recent research, themes, and ideas about Canada and its place in the world. Introducing Canada is made possible by the generous contributions of Bridgewater State College, Michigan State University, the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, the University of Maine, the University of Vermont, the University of Washington, and Western Washington University. Its precursor was the 1985 Canada in the Classroom, edited by William W. Joyce and published by National Council for the Social Studies. Because that publication is now dated, the NCTC decided to write a new book represent- ing the latest insights and trends concerning Canada and that country's role and relations in the world. Introducing Canada also offers innovative sug- gestions about how to incorporate Canada into the social studies. Since the publication of Canada and the Classroom in 1985 and the founding of the NCTC in 1988, our organization has maintained a close relationship with NCSS. That role has expanded to include regular participa- tion by the NCTC
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