Archived Webinars

In this 3-part webinar series, you will learn how to use the tools and features in SMART Notebook to create a lesson resource that addresses and supports the Alberta Social Studies Online Guides' Critical Challenges.

• Day 1: Critical Thinking with Notebook Tools
• Day 2: Critical Thinking with the Notebook Gallery
• Day 3: Sharing Collaboratively Designed Resources

This informational webinar provides a comprehensive overview of The Critical Thinking Consortium's (TC2) model. An interactive example of a critical thinking challenge is explored to give you a practical application of critical thinking in a Social Studies context. In addition, critical thinking resources that support implementation of the Social Studies program are accessed and introduced via the LearnAlberta website.

Building on lessons learned in Session 1, Using Google Earth in the Inclusive, UDL Classroom, you will engage in specific activities for using Google Earth in language arts and social studies, both as a full-class instructional tool as well as a learning tool for each student in a laptop or computer lab environment.

Unit assessment plans in grades 6, 7, 8, and 9 social studies model how to anchor a unit with performance assessment, and then to design instruction and formative assessment backwards from the end goal.

This session provides a definition of assessment for learning and addresses the following questions: What does it look like? Why is it important? And How can it be used to improve student learning?