In Wendy Driscoll’s History in the Baking project, her middle school class wonders how the conversation about Canadian Confederation may have differed with other voices.

Shannon Rankin's First World War artifact project requires students to create and compose critical reflections on and interpretations of Canada’s First World War story. This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2023 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Dans le cadre du cours d’histoire du Québec et du Canada de 3e secondaire, Pascal Bureau a mis sur pied un projet incitant les élèves à s’approprier le contenu du cours. Pour ce faire, ils devaient créer un jeu de société reflétant un thème de la Nouvelle-France. Dans cette série de balados, la Société Histoire Canada s'est entretenue avec les finalistes francophones de 2023 du Prix d'histoire du Gouverneur général pour l'excellence en enseignement.

Maliesha Muralidharan designed a unit plan for her grade 8 history class that shifted the focus on how students learn to allow them to showcase their knowledge through art, drama, pictures, quotes, social media, debates and rants. This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2023 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Jo Anne Broders organized and facilitated an international collaboration between her grades 9 and 11 students and a classroom in Germany. This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2023 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

The Story of a Soldier project is an investigation into the life of a local resident and an exploration of local history during the First World War. This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2023 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

Chantal Clabrough designed the Westmount High School Memorial Project as a way to engage students in preserving their school’s history. This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2023 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

High school teacher Brad Dowler designed a project that deals with past and current movements towards the creation, alteration, removal or replacement of historical monuments and namings. This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2023 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

La Révolution tranquille en chansons est un projet qui visait à faire découvrir les faits marquants et les personnages importants de cette période de l’histoire à l’aide de différentes sources primaires et secondaires. Dans cette série de balados, la Société Histoire Canada s'est entretenue avec les finalistes francophones de 2023 du Prix d'histoire du Gouverneur général pour l'excellence en enseignement.

Using primary and secondary sources, L. Andrea Izzo’s grade 8 students learned about the history of the No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canada’s first segregated unit and largest all-Black unit. This episode of the Teaching Canada’s History podcast is part of our series speaking with the finalists of the 2023 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Canadian history. To learn more, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.