The Teacher Resource section provides educational resources that allow for excellent learning opportunities for students. Ready-to-use project plans and classroom ideas have been developed by Alberta teachers and may be easily adapted to the needs of any group of students. All of the resources are designed to be flexible enough to be pulled out and used in a variety of ways depending on the needs of students and teachers. The project plans provide suggestions for each activity. Teachers may use these as they are, or adapt them to their specific needs.

Maximize the Potential of This Resource in Desire2Learn! (D2L)

Contact us to find out more information about how Calgary Board of Education students and teachers can gain access to a customizable version of these modules in Desire2Learn. Teachers can customize how and when students access content and can create online discussions, quizzes and surveys to support teaching and learning.

In this password protected environment, teachers have the ability to:

• customize the access to sections of the site and various content
• track student logins and what resources are utilized by students
• offer opportunities for threaded discussions
• create quizzes and surveys to practice or assess concepts

The purpose of this site is to present safety issues of concern to the City of Calgary and its various communities in ways that tie directly to the Alberta Curriculum of Studies. Students and teachers can use the material presented on these pages to address outcomes of Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, Science, ICT and Health.

This site is divided into seven modules, each module deals with one important safety concern that requires responsible citizenship choices. Each module is then further broken down into the following categories:

• Be Aware as a Responsible Citizen
• Learn as a Responsible Citizen
• Understand as a Responsible Citizen
• Act as a Responsible citizen

In the upper portion of each page you will find several links to important background information related to the module. These links include video clips, sound bytes, interesting games and quizzes, and links to other websites. This information may be viewed by the class as a whole using an LCD projector, or students can go through the information individually, in pairs or in groups. The purpose of this section is to give everyone a base level of knowledge from which to proceed.

The Student Resource Section

The bottom of each student page offers 3 to 6 Think Challenges (inquiry-based learning activities) associated with each topic. These project ideas can be submitted by students interested in participating in this contest. Usually one of these activities is a discussion exercise which may be used on its own or in preparation for the other activities. It is important to note that although these activities are related, they can all be used on their own. Teachers can adapt and use each activity depending on their students’ abilities, and interests. Teachers should also feel free to pick and choose which activities they use. We would suggest, however, that classes use at least one activity from each issue page to help students internalize their understanding of the issue.