controversial issues
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By the end of grade 3...
Students in Alberta are required to demonstrate:
Media literacy
Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
Research Cause and Effect
Provide conflict resolutionAlberta Social Studies Curriculum pg. 2
What are the big things?
Learning how to Meta
POV’s
Recognize Power, authority and decision making
Recognize time, continuity and change
How do we get there?
Controversial Issues and Current Events
Topics that are publicly sensitive
No consensus
“Important part of a democratic and pluralistic society”
Reason open-mindedly, respectfully
Important 2 Remember
Controversial topics in school are those that:
Are anticipated by the teacher
Those that may arise incidentally
Should be used to promote inquiry and teach thinking skills.
What The Big Deal?
Students in primary grades have a keen sense of the world around them
They notice changes in attitudes and beliefs
They NEED to develop opinions about the world around them
They WANT to share those opinions and be taken seriously
What Does This Look Like?
Grade 2 - Displacement of People
Acadian
Climate Change
Urban Sprawl and Struggling Local Growers
What Does This Look Like?
Grade 3 - Do Children Have Rights?
Free Trade & Child Labour
What Does it Mean to Belong?
Study of Homelessness and Displacement
What If The Unexpected Happens?
In Brazil...
Expect the Unexpected
Be open to explaining without giving details
Guiding Questions
What fears do you have when it comes to discussing controversial topics?
How do we overcome?
Guiding Questions
What tools of the trade can we use to share the knowledge/discussion or ask questions?