Geography
Browse the sections below for access to our Teacher and Student Resources and to
various opportunities for Professional Development.
LEARN Educational Resources
Teaching Resources
Our teaching resources for the Cycle 1 Geography program often contain documents and other resources for students to use. Browse the complete list below or visit the Educational Resources page to perform your own search.
Rome – An Urban Heritage Territory
In this Learning and Evaluation Situation (LES), students examine the notion of the heritage city. They visit example sites and learn about existing organizations and
Nunavut: An Indigenous Territory
This Learning and Evaluation Situation (LES) allows students to characterize and understand the history of Nunavut (and other Indigenous territories) to better respond to guiding
What is a Metropolis? Interactive models with Scratch and Makey Makey (or Micro:bit)
Students use the Scratch programming application, and a Makey Makey or Micro:bit microcontroller that lets them create interactive models of in Social Sciences. It’s a
Primary Sources Database
Primary resource collection is made up of visual documents, artifacts, and written documents. Resources have also been tagged to different time periods, themes, and societies
Cartograf
An online mapping tool
Cartograf is an open-source, interactive web-based mapping and drawing application. It allows students and teachers to create and share maps, collect and analyze images, and work collaboratively on class projects!
We also provide many sample maps that can be used as student and teaching resources in your class!
Student Resources
Some resources are specifically designed for student use. For example, our LEARN How-To series. Browse a few highlighted student tools below, or visit the Educational Resources page to perform your own search.
Use Intellectual Operations
Ways to use the I.O.s to describe anything, including what you are passionate about!
Create a simple map
Create a simplified representation, a drawing of the essential elements of a territory or geographic phenomenon.
Interpret a Picture
Steps to interpret a picture: First Impressions, Identifying Source, Digging deeper into Dates, Contexts.
Professional Development Resources
Browse some recent professional learning resources below, or refine your search via Educational Resources here.
Makey Makey interactive model – Metropolis – Support Guide
Slides to support What is a Metropolis? Interactive models with Scratch and Makey Makey. Students use the Scratch programming application, and a Makey Makey microcontroller
Financial Issues and Global Planning
This video capsule aims to identify the three key financial Issues (or themes) covered in the Quebec programs, and to provide teachers with a global
Tips to Make Financial Education Engaging
This video capsule aims to identify strategies and available online content that teachers can use to organize and manage their classes in order to maximize
Interpreting a Written Source
Presentation to help students understand and created different types of graphs.
Professional Learning
Workshops
Visit our Workshops and Pedagogical Opportunities page for information on what is coming up! Browse some events below.
OCS Day : Arts For All
4190 rue Garand, Suite 201, Laval, Québec, H7L 5Z6
Pedagogical Support
Please contact us if you are looking for personalized support in the form of workshops, classroom support, or curriculum planning.
Curated Resources
Curated Teaching and Learning Resources
Follow us on Twitter (X) for the latest resources and events we are sharing out for the Social Sciences. Below you can also browse some general sites that can be used throughout the History of Québec & Canada program!
Curated Professional Development Resources
Check out our suggestions for professional development resources for teachers.
Have you got a favourite Podcast or Youtube station or other online media source you use for PD or in your classes? Tweet it to @paulrombo or contact us directly.
Podcasts are a great way to engage with recent scholarship. History podcasts, for example, often feature interviews with historians who are discussing their current or past work.
In many cases, these interviews not only provide excellent information to incorporate into your lessons, but they can also direct you to other books, sites, blogs, and more. Read more in Matt’s post, Podcasts for Professional Development, on the LEARN blog.
Are Youtube channels the new Podcasts?
Up to you to judge. Here are a few media channels you can follow to brush up on your pedagogy, or just for fun!
View this series of seven video capsules, designed to help Social Science teachers acquire a deeper understanding of the Intellectual Operations.
Thanks to Andrew D’Anna, Consultant at English Montreal School Board, and his team. These capsules were inspired by the research of Dr. Catherine Duquette (UQAC), Dr. Nicole Monney (UQAC), Dr. Sylvie Fontaine (UQO), and Laurie Pageau (PhD candidate, ULaval).
Learning Communities & Professional Associations
Various associations and groups allow SocSci teachers to communicate and share, and to develop as professional learners. Here is a list of few key groups:
