Exploring Nationalism

" Exploring Nationalism includes a student basic resource and a related teaching resource that have been developed by McGraw-Hill Ryerson in conjunction with Alberta Education to meet the curriculum outcomes for the Social Studies 20-1 Program of Studies. These resource materials address the four general outcomes and related issues, in addition to supporting the specific outcomes and skills and processes. The student resource is divided into four sections, each of which contextualizes one of four related issues from the program of studies. Each section opens with a Your Challenge activity to help students anticipate the skills and processes, values and attitudes, and knowledge and understanding outcomes they will achieve as they explore the section's chapters and related issues. Each chapter in the student resource contains issues and inquiries that will facilitate students' understandings of key and related issues from the program of studies. The examples that are included in the narrative and margin features are pertinent to both the program of studies and students' lives and experiences. Multiple perspectives and points of view on issues are presented. This provides students with a model for becoming informed by seeking additional voices as new issues and inquiries emerge. The skill development activities are appropriately sequenced so that students can apply new competencies to more challenging contexts as the course unfolds and as they move to subsequent courses of study. Both resources are supported by Web Connection, the McGraw-Hill Ryerson Exploring Nationalism Web site, which contains links to pertinent background and supplementary sources. This resource is also available as a digital file for students with special education needs in the password-protected Digital Repository. For information on accessing the Digital Repository, please see the information flyer at http://www.lrc.education.gov.ab.ca/pdf/Digr-Info-Flyer.pdf. CAUTIONS/SENSITIVE ISSUES: • As the issues and content associated with globalization can be contentious and provocative, teachers should be aware of cautions that are connected to particular learning activities and content included in the student and teacher resources. • Teachers should also preview Web sites included in the Web Connection feature before using them in their classrooms. • Alberta Education has not reviewed or authorized any Web sites mentioned in the resources." --