Teacher Resources

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IN ADDITION

Please note: the resources on this page are IN ADDITION (this page is specific to teachers, and students may not access it) to the resources on the main library site.

Most of what you will need will be on the main page. Resources are mostly not duplicated from the main page.

Resources

List of 17 items.

  • BrainPOP

    BrainPOP
    For Students (regular hours):
    Username: ibschool | Password: stratford

    Students can join a class using a class code given to them by their teacher, BUT they must create an account first.

    For Teachers: Create student accounts, after-school access etc.
    Sign in to the Stratford Hall Google account and scroll all the way down (click "more") for BrainPop.

    Teachers may need the Educator Code to create a dashboard and classes. (Code: KDPC3186)

  • Breakout/Escape Rooms

    BreakoutEDU
    There are some freebies available.

    DO-IT-YOURSELF
    RESET LOCK TUTORIALS

  • Critical Thinking Consortium (TC2)

    TC2: Resources for BC Curriculum for Various Subjects

    We no longer have access as a school, but consider getting an individual educator's account TC2 has plenty of excellent BC-curriculum related criticl thinking teaching resources. 

    We also have some of their print resources, which include e.g. blackline masters, from TC2 in our Professional Development Libraries (located in the PYP staffroom and DP library). See a list of what we have here.

  • Curriculum

    Information/Digital Literacy and Reading for Pleasure: Scope and Sequence
    Draft Grade 6 - 12 librarian version (ISABC)

    Teaching Reading & Writing: Subject Specific

  • Digital Books

    • One-user and simultaneous-user (class sets) can be obtained through e.g. Overdrive, Follett, Mackin, and some textbook suppliers. Class sets may need to go on the classroom/subject budget rather than the library budget (check with Kirsten). Individual books can go on the library budget as long as there is room left - check-in with Kirsten for individual book purchasing. Please note: pricing is usually much higher for digital books purchased for institutions than print books, but class sets "rented" on a temporary basis can be quite cheap.

    • Please see the Ebook and audiobook tab on the main library page for our current offerings.
    • We also have some academic ebooks via our database hosts, such as EBSCO, GALE, and JSTOR.

    Wide Open School
    Resources for Grade 6 - 12 teachers from a variety of excellent
    sources. Built for the COVID shutdown (so a bunch of quality materials not usually available for free). Organized by subjects and topics.

  • Extended Essay

  • Focused Education - BC curriculum, educators

  • IXL

    All students from grades 6-10 have been added to IXL (personalized learning) by the Tech Services team.
    How to create classes and add students: video tutorial

  • Learning Differentiation

    Tools (Sukh)

    Websites (Kirsten's Diigo links)

    Wide Open School
    Resources for Grade 6 - 12 teachers from a variety of excellent
    sources. Built for the COVID shutdown (so a bunch of quality materials not usually available for free). Organized by subjects and topics.

  • Museum Kits

    These can be borrowed for your classroom. Fees are charged in some cases.

    MOA
    Museum of Anthropology (UBC) Teaching Kits: some online and some physical, for a fee.

    Nikkei
    Japanese/Japanese-Canadian cultural heritage centre - JOURNEYS education kits.

    Royal BC Museum
    Canadian War Museum
    Supply Line First World War Discovery Box

    Beaty Biodiversity Museum (UBC)
    Boxes with touchable objects for e.g. the Visual Arts and Sciences.

    COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: IN SCHOOL & FIELD TRIPS

    Sea Smart
    Sea Smart makes your life easier by coming to your school to deliver exciting school programs that fulfill the new BC Ministry of Education’s requirements!

    Vancouver Heritage Foundation
    Various resources - guides, school visits, professional development, links etc. Includes some Indigenous resource materials too.

  • Newsletters

    Kirsten's Library/Learning Commons Teacher Information Newsletter (latest edition)
    Information on books in our collection, and on a variety of resources for professional development, teaching, and learning.

    Archived Editions

  • Other Resources

    Economist Graphic Detail
    Teach critical thinking using graphs and charts about current world issues.

    Exploring Africa
    Teaching resources from Michigan State University.

    Faculty are welcome to add to this Google Doc.

    Faculty are welcome to add to this Google Doc.

    Faculty are welcome to add to this Google Doc.
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    LearnNowBC
    Tools and resources, especially for online learning, for BC educators, students, and parents. Includes the student physical activity tracker, free bookings (short and long term) of Elluminate (online classroom: Kirsten Davidson can show you how to set one up and its features), etc.

    Kirsten's Diigo bookmarks
    In subject/topic-based lists, sometimes delineated by grade, for students and teachers. Scroll down and look at the sidebar for various lists. I am always adding bookmarks as I stumble across good sites.
    Reminder: your username is your personal email.

  • Post-Secondary Education

  • Resource Evaluation

    Common Sense Media
    Resources and lesson plans

  • Social-Emotional Learning

    Wide Open School
    Resources for Grade 6 - 12 teachers from a variety of excellent
    sources. Built for the COVID shutdown (so a bunch of quality
    materials not usually available for free). Organized by subjects
    and topics.

    BIBLIOTHERAPY
    • Library resources: such as nonfiction and fiction books below. Keep checking back as we add items to the lists as we discover them. Also, please don't hesitate to make a resource/book suggestion here, and on the form indicate which SEL topics are addressed in the item. PLEASE SHARE THESE WITH STUDENTS where you see a need.
    • NOTE - the age ranges are a very loose recommendation only:
      • Some of that listed for Grades 8+ may be too mature for some students in this age range.
      • Older students may enjoy the materials listed for younger students and are absolutely welcome to check them out.
    Physical Disabilities

    Relationships (friendships, family, romantic, etc.)
    • Bullying
    • Abuse/assault
    • Dating/romantic
    • LGBTQ2+/SOGI specific: nonfiction and fiction which may feature an LGTBTQ2+ character of some significance and/or relevant story element. NOTE: some of that listed for grades 8. [ Grade 6 - 8 | Grades 8+ ]
    • Divorce
    • Friendships
    Learning Differences
    Learning differences, hidden disabilities - dyslexia, ADHD, autism etc. [ Grade 6 - 8 | Grades 8+ ]

    Ethnic / Cultural / Linguistic Diversity
    Books translated into English: Grades 6+
    Note we have a few books (or many, in the case of Chinese, Spanish, and French) in each of the following languages: Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Tagalog, Arabic, Persian/Farsi, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, German, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, and French.

    Mental Health

  • SOGI

    Faculty SOGI Resources Website: developed by Bri Turner

  • Video

    Legally you cannot stream most video to groups in a school. There are exceptions we have access to below. DVDs are okay if directly related to curriculum. We have DVD players you can plug into your laptops. See the "Additional Details" button below for more information as to what is and is not allowed. 



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    National Film Board of Canada/NFB Education (used to be called NFB Campus)
    Please note, your subscription offers two separate levels of access, one for students and one for educators.

    Students can access more than 6,000 films and other media simply by going to NFB.ca while using any school computer for which an IP address has been provided. Additionally, students have access to playlists and chapters, created and shared by an educator, while using any computer at home or school.

    Educators can access everything that students do, as well as all the tools and resources that make CAMPUS unique. To get access to these features, you will need to activate your individual TEACHER account here.

    To learn more about the features offered by NFB Campus, watch the video tutorials found here.

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    BrainPOP
    For Students (regular hours):
    Username: ibschool | Password: stratford

    Students can join a class using a class code given to them by their teacher, BUT they must create an account first.

    For Teachers: Create student accounts, after-school access etc.
    Sign in to the Stratford Hall Google account and scroll all the way down (click "more") for BrainPop.

    Teachers may need the Educator Code to create a dashboard and classes. (Code: KDPC3186)

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    Reel Canada DVDs and lesson plans sent to the school for free:
    *If you see a DVD from NFB Campus, we can already get that via streaming. as well as the associated lesson plans (see above).
    **These these are physical DVDs they lend, NOT streamed (this is because of the public performance restrictions with streaming video)
    Tip: when ordering, let them know we are an independent NOT-FOR-PROFIT school, or they will not send you DVDs without a significant charge.


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Educational Technology

List of 5 items.

Academic Honesty

List of 4 items.

  • Importance of Academic Honesty

    Caveat: as pointed out here by Anderson, it won't work with kids who are into Nietzsche.

    Anderson, Stephen. "The Golden Rule: Not So Golden Anymore." Philosophy Now. N.p., 2009. Web. 29 Aug. 2012.
    • One day, in the world of work (if by some miracle they are not caught before that, failing a course or thrown out of university), someone will nail them for not knowing what they are doing. Do they really want to be responsible for engineering a bridge when they have cheated their way through engineering school?

  • Avoiding Plagiarism

    • Ask Kirsten or Meg for help teaching students about academic honesty, research methods, and proper citation methods and tools: it takes years of practice to get this right, and many new students, for instance, simply don't know how to research or have never been required to cite in their previous schools.
    • Design your assessments so that students cannot, or have a very hard time, plagiarizing. For instance, have students complete summative assessments at school, or at least portions of most elements of the summative process and then observe and/or touch base (through conferencing, etc.) with them as they go through the assignment process during class time.

    • Noodletools: our handy-dandy referencing/citation tool. Access via your Stratford Hall Google account:

     

  • Spotting Student Plagiarism

    Tools
    • Use Turnitin: this won't catch everything, such as if the student uses material from a website in a language other than English and then translates it, or if they use an AI generator. Also, Turnitin is only as good as your viewing and analyzing the results it provides.
    • Catching AI-generated (e.g. ChatGPT) writing: try this AI content detector. (Thanks to Sue Hunt for finding this!)
    Tips
    • Watch for writing style, knowledge, or "voice" atypical of that student (or it changing within the assignment).
    • Watch for changing font, etc. within assignment.
    • Do an Internet search of suspicious passages.
    • Have them share their working Google doc with you, with editing permission, so you can view their version history.
    • Conduct a viva voce after a summative assessment.
    • Have them write annotated bibliographies based on resource evaluation - OPCVL 

  • Avoiding Breach of Copyright

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Indigenous Peoples: First Nations, Métis and Inuit

List of 6 items.

Additional Resources

List of 4 items.

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