General Education Sites
B.C.’s New Curriculum (Ministry of Education)
Focused Education Resources (ERAC)
The Critical Thinking Consortium (TC2)
Arts
Art Canada Institute: Art Education Teacher Resources
Coding
Microbits: Start Coding with the Javascript Blocks Editors
Copyright
Copyright Course for Educators (ERAC)
English
History
The Great War – a Youtube four-year series of videos take a week-by-week look at World War I.
The Historical Thinking Project – Promoting critical historical literacy
War & Peace: NFB Playlist – a collection of documentaries about Canada’s military involvement in the 20th and 21st centuries
World War II and the NFB – Discover several of the National Film Board of Canada films related to World War II.
Indigenous
First Nations Education Steering Committee
First Voices -website aims to archive, reclaim, and preserve 50 Indigenous language groups
Four Directions Teachings – Indigenous Knowledge and Philosophy from 5 diverse First Nations
Indigenous Education in British Columbia
Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council
iPortal – Indigenous Studies Portal Research Tool
Union of BC Indian Chiefs – Resources
Math
Desmos – an online array of mathematical tools
GeoGebra – designed to help students explore a wide range of mathematical concepts
Wolfram MathWorld – a repository of mathematical knowledge suitable for teachers and senior school and post-secondary students.
Media/Videos/Streaming
Brown University – Choices program has over 1800 free short videos.
Curio.ca – CBC’s collection of online videos
National Science Digital Library – science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education
thecinematheque – Education Department
War and Peace NFB Playlist – a collection of documentaries about Canada’s military involvement in the 20th and 21st centuries
Science
Exploratorium – an extensive online museum with an emphasis on helping teachers and learners explore Science, Math, and Art.
I Am a Scientist – a website to learn about different scientists and their fields of interest
Social Studies
BC Black History Awareness Society – this website commemorates the contributions and resilience of Black settlers in British Columbia
Black Strathcona – this website is designed to educate students about the history of Black people in the prominent Vancouver neighbourhood of Strathcona during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Canadian Museum for Human Rights – provides students and teachers virtual access to the Museum of Human Rights
Hastings Park 1942 – a reference site to provide information about the dark history of Hastings Park
Saffron Threads: South Asian Canadian Culture – introduces students to, and extends their understanding of, the contributions made by South Asian people and culture in BC.
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre: Primary Voices – Teaching Through Holocaust Survivor Testimony – highlights several Holocaust survivors’ eyewitness testimonies of persecution, loss, and survival.