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Transforming the Canadian History Classroom
Imagining a New "We"
Samantha Cutrara (Author)
9780774862837
Paperback / softback, published 1 October 2020
256 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.4 kg
"…Cutrara calls on teachers to be aware of the unintended impacts of the traditional history classroom that prioritizes 'approved' content over meaningful interactions."
We are all our history. Yet despite curricular revisions, the mainstream historical narrative that shapes the way we teach students about the Canadian nation can be divisive, separating "us" from "them." Responding to the evolving demographics of an ethnically and culturally heterogeneous population, Transforming the Canadian History Classroom calls for an innovative approach that instead places students – the stories they carry and the histories they want to be part of – at the centre of history education. Samantha Cutrara explores how teaching practices and institutional contexts can support ideas of connection, complexity, and care in order to engender meaningful learning and foster a student-centric history education. Applying insights gained from student and teacher interviews and case studies in schools, Transforming the Canadian History Classroom delineates a learning environment in which students can investigate the historical narratives that infuse their lives and imagine a future that makes room for their diverse identities.
1 Meaningful Learning: Imagining a New "We" 2 The Present of Today's Past: Current Trends and Curriculum 3 Students Speak: A Desire for Connected, Complex Canadian History 4 Teaching the Others in the Room: Limiting Connection, Removing Complexity 5 Meaningful Sites of Teaching: The Need for Time, Space, and Place 6 Historic Space: Meaningful Learning in Canadian History Notes; Works Cited; Index