Welcome! This site includes samples of work from student teachers in Ed. E 746--Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Social Studies. These resources or instructional tools support the Ministry Integrated Resource Package (IRP) for elementary social studies and/or personal planning. Instructional tools include sample critical challenges and resources for teaching concepts.

For access to the content listed below, please click on the individual underlined items.
 
 

• About critical challenges
• Some tools that students need to respond successfully to critical challenges
• Directory to samples of critical challenges

• About concepts
• About concept sets
• Directory to samples of concept sets

Education

• 1998: Ph. D. in Education--Elementary Social Studies, University of Victoria; title of Ph. D. dissertation: 'Educating Pre-service Teachers for Teaching for an Evaluative View of Knowledge and Critical Thinking in Elementary Social Studies'
• 1988: M. A. in Education--Curriculum and Instruction, University of British Columbia; title of masters thesis: 'Macro-implementation of Critical Thinking in British Columbia's Social Studies Curriculum
• 1979: B. Ed. in Elementary Education, University of British Columbia; reading education and psychology

University appointments:

• 2001 to 2003: Visiting assistant professor for University of Victoria for EDUC 404 (Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Social Studies) & practicum supervision
• 2000 to 2001: Visiting assistant professor for University of Victoria for Ed. E 746 (Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Social Studies)  & practicum supervision
• 1994 to 2000: Sessional instructor for University of Victoria for Ed. E 746 (Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Social Studies) and/or for Ed. E 446 (Approaches in Teaching the Social Studies Curriculum)
• 1999-2000: Sessional instructor for Malaspina University College for EDTE 524 (Methods: Social Studies/Personal Planning Part II) and for EDPB 504 (Instructional Design: Introduction to Assessment Strategies)
• Field Experience/practicum supervision: 1999-2000 for Malaspina University College; 1992 and 1993 for Malaspina College

• 1982-1985, grades 1 & 4, John T. Errington Elementary School, Richmond (District 38), British Columbia
• 1980-1982, grades 3 to 4, James McKinney Elementary School, Richmond (District 38), British Columbia
• 1962-1963, grades 1 through 4, Zeballos Elementary School, Zeballos (unattached), British Columbia

• 1992 for Dr. Ed Harrison toward publication in Horizon
• 1986 for the Ministry of Education--review of education research literature
• 1986 for Sharon Jeroski towards publication for Ministry of Education

• Teacher education
• Teaching for critical thinking in social studies
• The Critical Thinking Cooperative Social Studies Curriculum Project