In this podcast series, Canada’s History spoke with the finalists for the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Interviews with the 2024 Finalists of the GG History Award for Excellence in Teaching

The goal of Alma Bernier's project was for her Indigenous students to identify who they are, where they came from, and how their history continues to affect their lives.

This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Interview with Alma Bernier

This inclusive initiative of Alysa Ferguson unites Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, Knowledge Keepers, Elders, community members, organizations, and School District of Mystery Lake representatives.

This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Interview with Alysa Ferguson

Christopher Martinello’s students re-created Indigenous technologies like atlatl spear throwers through the Wendat Village Educational Archaeology Outreach Program.

This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Interview with Christopher Martinello

Debbie Mar’s grade three/four class paid tribute to local WWII veterans by educating their school and community about the special friendship between Canada and the Netherlands.

This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Interview with Debbie Mar

In Jason Vander Meulen’s grade 10 history project, students developed an Investor Pitch for an early 20th century invention to communicate historical findings.

This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Interview with Jason Vander Meulen

LouAnn Davis and fellow primary teachers used songs as a springboard for thinking about and discussing residential schools and students' Mi’kmaq culture and language.

This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Interview with LouAnn Davis

Michele Schwab led a project that included preservation of traditional knowledge, community engagement, empowerment of elders, and intergenerational connections by bringing in kehte-aya (old ones or knowledge carriers) to capture their viewpoints and teachings on a variety of subjects.

This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Interview with Michele Schwab

Sarah Stewart asked her students to explore topics such as the ‘60s Scoop, the Métis struggle for recognition, the 1969 "White Paper,” and the High Arctic Relocation for an awareness campaign project.

This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Interview with Sarah Stewart

Anchoring learning in food history, Ben Gross and Dan Kunanec's students studied Ashkenazi and Sephardic life in Europe and how that history travelled to Canada with survivors of the Holocaust.

This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Interview with Ben Gross and Dan Kunanec

The Canadian Roundtable Debate project brings to light the major issues in Canada "today" while putting Suzanne Uher’s students into the shoes of Canadian politicians.

This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Interview with Suzanne Uher

This project brings together students and elders, exploring both traditional cultural experiences and the history of the Kikino Métis Settlement.

This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Interview with Laurie Thompson

Led by grade 8 students in Jo Anne Broders’s class, this emotionally powerful project remembers the Mi’kmaq people and their valued contributions to local history in Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador.

This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Interview with Jo Anne Broders

“Through their Eyes” engages students with the historical thinking concepts as they explore twentieth-century Canadian history through the real-life experiences of 225+ (extra)ordinary Canadians.

This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Interview with David Lynch

“The Hidden Histories Project” was a student-led public history and art initiative showcasing significant historical figures and events from marginalized and diverse communities in New Brunswick and Wabanaki Territory.

This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Interview with Connie Shea

Jessica McIntyre implemented Project True North in order to engage students in primary document research, to challenge accepted versions of Canadian history, and to share these stories with the country.

This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Interview with Jessica McIntyre

Through this project, students learn about the importance of the horticultural history in Burlington while doing hands-on gardening work on the grounds of the Ireland House Museum.

This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2024 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Interviews with the 2024 Finalists of the GG History Award for Excellence in Teaching

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