Social Studies - Foundational Resources

Social Studies Program of Studies
"Alberta's Social Studies curriculum supports students in their journey to become responsible citizens and leaders who will shape Canada's future. Students learn about Canadian and world history, geography, economics, other social sciences and the humanities." _{Alberta Education 2005}

Current Programs of Study
Identify what students are expected to know and be able to do at each grade level.

• Social Studies, Kindergarten to Grade 3, 2005 (pdf)
• Social Studies, Grade 4, 2006 (pdf)
• Social Studies, Grade 5, 2007 (pdf)
• Social Studies, Grade 6, 2007 (pdf)

• Social Studies, Grade 7, 2006 (pdf)
• Social Studies, Grade 8, 2007 (pdf)
• Social Studies, Grade 9, 2007 (pdf)
• Knowledge and Employability Social Studies, Grade 8, 2007 (pdf)
• Knowledge and Employability Social Studies 9, 2007 (pdf)

Senior High

• Social Studies 10-1 [Course Code SST1771], 2007 (pdf)
• Social Studies 10-2 [Course Code SST1772], 2007 (pdf)
• Social Studies 20-1 and 20-2 [Course Codes SST2771 and SST2772], 2007 (pdf)
• Social Studies 30-1 and 30-2 [Course Code SST3771 and SST3772], 2007 (pdf)
• Knowledge and Employability Social Studies 10-4 [Course Code KAE1781], 2007 (pdf)
• Knowledge and Employability Social Studies 20-4 [Course Code KAE2781], 2007 (pdf)

• Grades K - 3, M-3e (Francais)
• Grades 4 - 6, 4e-6e (Francais)
• Grades 7 -9, 7e-9e  (Francais)
• Knowledge and Employability 8 - 9, Francais
• 10-1, 10-2, 10-4, Francais
• 20-1, 20-2, 20-4, Francais
• 30-1, 30-2, Francais

Social Studies Tutorials (Updated Fall 2009 - power point download)

• LearnAlberta - Creating and Using My Workspace to use with www.learnalberta.ca/
• LearnAlberta - Enhancing Social Studies Planning Using Online Resources to use with www.learnalberta.ca/

Social Studies Newsletters - Archive Articles

• Spring 2008, Volume 2, Issue 3 (pdf)
  Hidden Stories: Using Digital Historical Narratives to Teach Thinking Submitted by Brenda Dyck
  
• Winter 2008, Volume 2, Issue 2 (pdf)
  Social Participation as Democratic Practice Submitted by Patricia Shields-Ramsay
  
• Fall 2007, Volume 2, Issue 1 (pdf)
  Multiple Perspectives Submitted by Warren Woytuck
  
• 2007 - Volume 1, Issue 4 (pdf)
  Inquiry-Based Learning Submitted by Lorine Sweeney
  
• 2007 - Volume 1, Issue 3 (pdf)
  The Role of History and Historical Thinking in the New Social Studies Program Submitted by Dr. Amy von Heyking
  
• 2007 - Volume 1, Issue 2 (pdf)
  Assessment - Linking Teaching and Learning in Alberta Social Studies Submitted by Robert Hogg and Sherry Bennett, Alberta Assessment Consortium
  
• 2007 - Volume 1, Issue 1 (pdf)
  Critical Thinking - at the heart of the new social studies program Submitted by Roland Case and Wally Diefenthaler, The Critical Thinking Consortium

An Administrator's Toolkit: Supporting Teachers in Social Studies Implementation (pdf)

Focus On Inquiry, 2004 (pdf)

Authorized Resource Database
This is a searchable database of all authorized resources.