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Learning Strategies for Elementary and Middle Schools

1997

2. Creating Laws
Louise Halle (QC), René Hurtubise (PE), Marcel Leblond (QC)
3. Three R's on the Hill : Roles, Responsibilities, Relationships
Lynn Brookes (AB), Anita Noseworthy (NL), Thomas G. Ryan (ON)
4. Who 's Who on the Hill
Lisa Luyt-Dozois (ON), Randy Lyseng (AB), Amarjit Poar (BC), Rick Thorne (NL), Daniel Webster (QC)

1998

1. The Quality of Equality 5-6
Margaret Chapman (BC), Glenda Ripley (NL)
2. Democracy and Democratic Representation/Lesson 1 : Democracy 4-5
Line Dubé (QC), Robert Lévesque (QC), Johanne Robitaille (QC)
3. Democracy and Democratic Representation/Lesson 2 : Democracy Four Levels of Political Players 4-5
Line Dubé (QC), Robert Lévesque (QC), Johanne Robitaille (QC)
4. Democracy and Democratic Representation/Lesson 3 : Roles and Functions of Political Players 4-5
Line Dubé (QC), Robert Lévesque (QC), Johanne Robitaille (QC)
5. Equality/Lessons Plan 1 : Equal Shares for Each Province 5-6
Allan Hux (ON)
6. Equality/Lesson Plan 2 : Equal Shares for Each Province 5-6
Allan Hux (ON)
7. Equality/Lesson Plan 3 : Equal Shares By Regions ? The Senate's Approach 5-8
Allan Hux (ON)
8. Placing the Players 4-6
Louanne Henderson (ON), Ken Valainis (MB)
9. Talking it Out 4-6
Louanne Henderson (ON), Ken Valainis (MB)
10. Who Collects the Garbage ? 4-6
Louanne Henderson (ON), Ken Valainis (MB)
11. Passport to Parliament 4-6
Dianna Alain (NB), Joyce Bennet (ON), Ellen Kolisnyk (MB), Robena Maclaren (BC), James McGrane (SK), Laurel Robinet (ON), William Whalen (NL)
12. Media Scrapbook
Willemina Gurtler (AB), Arlene Walker (AB)
13. Unity Through Understanding 5-6
Derek Carter (NS), Perry Johnson (SK)
14. Confederation Debates : Then and Now 6-8
Teresa Macera (ON), Alan Mason (MB)
15. Current Issues/Lesson Plan 1 : What Matters To You 7-9
Lois Gluck (AB)
16. Current Issues/Lesson Plan 2 : What I Think Should Happen 7-9
Lois Gluck (AB)
17. Minorities in Government 7-9
Kona Bryson (SK), Harparminder Kaur (BC)

1999

1. Standing Up For What is Right, Even If You Are Standing Alone
Kim Engel (SK)
2. Using Free Resources to Learn about Canada's Symbols and Governance
Michael Ball (ON)
3. A Bill On the Hill
Cynthia Arseneault (NB), Vivienne Bradbury (ON), Amanda Elkerton (ON), Reginald Johnston (NS), Valerie Lupieri (BC), Michaela Murphy (ON), Cheryl Scholly (AB)
4. The Voting Game
Cynthia Arseneault (NB), Vivienne Bradbury (ON), Amanda Elkerton (ON), Reginald Johnston (NS), Valerie Lupieri (BC), Michaela Murphy (ON), Cheryl Scholly (AB)
6. A Research Project on the Unique Jobs in Canada's Parliamentary Democracy
Todd Foss (SK)
7. A Woman's Place in the House of Commons
Glyn Hughes (AB), Karen Larsen (BC)
8. Little Stories - Women in the 36th Parliament
Harry Mac Neil (NS)
9A. Elections Activity Package
Paul Hertel (ON)
9B. Elections Activity Package
Paul Hertel (ON)
9C. Elections Activity Package
Paul Hertel (ON)
10. Healing the Heart
Harry Mac Neil (NS), Gary Raymond (NS)
11. Developing a Class Constitution through Participatory Democracy
Martin Doucette (NS), Derryk Flemming (ON), Bernie Rubinstein (ON)
12. Lights Camera - Action! The Role of SCRUM in Parliament
Randy Head (NL), Patricia Lychak (AB)
13. Citizenship in Action : Organised for Teachers by Student
Barbara Corbett (NB)
14. Illustration of Powers and Institutions
Michel Barrette (QC), Jo-Anne Belliveau (NB), Philippe Boudreau (QC), Jean deDenus (QC), Marie-France Jungas (QC), Philippe Lang (QC)
15. A New Political Party
George Wittet (ON)
16. A Day in the Life of Parliament
John J. Kelly (ON), P. Kathleen Shigemi (AB)
17. Canada Belongs to Us All
Hazel Keefner (ON)
18. The Look of Absolutism; the Feel of Democracy
Leslie Tivas (SK)
19. Parliamentary Structure and Process on " Deck"
Patricia McGoldrick Goldberg (ON)
20. You Be the Member
Susan J Haynes (ON)
21. Great Expectations : Civic Participation
Linda Rae Carson (AB)
22. The Dynamics of the Leadership Process
Ian Andrews (NB)
23. Who has the Real Power - Dissecting Democracy
Amrik Prihar (BC)
24. What Does a Real MP Do ? Case Study of Svend Robinson : A Rebel with a Cause
Kim Manning (BC)
25. Riel Dialectic - Hero or Traitor
Dave Herron (SK)
26. A Simulation of the Electoral Process and the Resulting House of Commons
Tanya Awram (ON), Timothy Krutzmann (BC)
27. Hyperlinking the Hill
Rita Normand (AB)
28. Hey Kids! What do you know about Canada's Parliamentary Democracy
Glyn Hughes (AB)
29. How Do You Get to the Hill ?
Nicholas Mew (ON)
30. Mock Standing Committee
Evelyn Amado (BC)
31. Opportunity for Students in the Parliamentary System
Ellen Ellis (BC)
32. Timewarp
Julie Hunt Gibbons (ON)
33. What if the Senate were Reformed on the Triple E Model
Allan Walker (SK)
34. Who is in Charge in Ottawa ?
Claude Aubin (QC), Pierre A. Beaupré (ON), Daniel Buteau (AB), Alain de Bellefeuille (QC), Isabelle Denizot (BC), Rolland Glaude (QC)
35. Citizens' Power : Deliberative Assemblies
Janet Maillet MacInnis (NS), Julie Philippon (QC), Lynne Rodier (QC), Nicole Thériault (NB)
36. Rebellion, Resolution, Empowerment; Embracing the Challenge to Make a Difference, Past and Present
J. Craig Harding (AB)
37. Teachers Trip to Ottawa
Linda Dodge (NB), Lillian Gail Gossfield (MB)

2001

1. Whose House is it Anyway?
Ann Miller (BC), Rosemary Webb (BC)
2. Celebrating Canadian Stories - Tool Kit
Deborah Burnside (MB), Gordon Campbell (MB), Sam DiNatale (ON), Lisa Noble (ON)
3. I Can Be Prime Minister
Jean MacDonald (NS), René Schmidt (ON)
4. Canadian Citizenship Game
Heather Campbell (ON), Linda Mlodzinski (MB)
5. Campaign ! The Election Simulation Game
Mitchell Barnes (BC)
6. Understanding Symbolism in Canada's History
Eileen Maga (ON)
7. Carousel on Democracy
Linda Clark (MB), Gwen Johnstone (ON)
8. An Anecdote is Worth a Thousand Pictures
Simon Beatty (ON), Darryl Christiansen (AB), Bruce Fisher (NS), Larry Gill (SK), Ronald Jessome (NB), Michael Perry-Whittingham (BC)
9. The Senate by a Senator
Renée-Paule Beaulne (ON), Alégria Berros (ON), France Parent (QC)
10. My Canadian Citizenship
Agnes Anestin (MB), Sylvie Basque (NB), Marie-Lyne Bédard (PE), Renée Gillis (MB)
11. Democracy Week
Josée Yelle (QC)
12. Parliamentary Committee
Blair Boudreau (NS)
13. Reaffirmation of Citizenship
Antonia Cetin (ON)

2002

2. Government Bingo
Brenda Jones (BC), Linda Liebrecht (SK), Linda Speelman (AB)
3. Government in a Bag
Brenda Jones (BC), Linda Liebrecht (SK), Linda Speelman (AB)
4. Government Role Plays
Sharon Nehring-Wilson (YT)
5. Teachers' Tool Kit for Government and Democracy
Daniela Bodman (BC), Teresa Brinton (BC), Randy Cline (SK), Shauna Cornwell (MB), Sharon Donovan (NS), Cherie Ling (ON), Don McLaughlin (AB), Greg Smith (BC)
6. Government Jeopardy Relay
Brenda Jones (BC), Linda Liebrecht (SK), Linda Speelman (AB)
7. Making a Mace
Brenda Jones (BC), Linda Liebrecht (SK), Linda Speelman (AB)
8. Passing a Bill
Brenda Jones (BC), Linda Liebrecht (SK), Linda Speelman (AB)
9. The Great Debate
Brenda Jones (BC), Linda Liebrecht (SK), Linda Speelman (AB)
10. The Walk in My Shoes Project
Laurie Collins (SK)
11. What’s happening in our Government?
Brenda Jones (BC), Linda Liebrecht (SK), Linda Speelman (AB)

2003

44. Schoolwide Parliamentary Democracy Simulation
Kenneth Andrews (BC)
45. Patriotism Through Art
Mary Campone (BC)
46. How the People of Canada Are Represented - Symbols Studies of the House of Commons
Lynn Page-Scott (AB)
47. For All Time
Joan Falk (SK), Hazel Lane-Coates (NS)
48. Living in a Democracy
Karine Bernier (QC), Monique Brisson (PE), Marc Dalton (BC)
49. It’s Debatable!
Brenda Gallander (ON)
50. Building a Model Courtroom
Kenneth Marland (SK)
51. House of Commons Page Programme "Mock" Application and Interview
Susan Noble (BC)
52. Canadian Symbols - Parliament Hill
Tamara Freeman (AB), Denise Pitts (NL)

2004

3. Children's Rights
Cécile Alarie-Skene (MB), Nathalie Beauchamp (QC), Julie Bell (ON), Marie-Eve D'Ascola (QC), Patrice Dufort (QC), Jeannine LeBlanc (NB), Sophie Leroux (QC), Mireille Ménard (ON), Evi Pachis (QC)
4. My Story, Our Stories (Rights and Freedoms)
Gillian Blackmore (NL), Debra Curtis (ON), Eve Haveman (BC), Christina Huang (ON), Mervin McKay (MB), Melvin Mercer (NL), Eric Smith (NB), Norine Tourangeau (SK)
5. Passport to Citizenship
Linda Belben (NL), Margo Broadbent (ON), Jennifer Crits (ON), Joanne Espinel (BC), Don Flaig (AB), Karen Kahler (AB), Sidney Williamson (MB)
6. Youth Engagement
Jeffrey Avery (NU), Michael Beetham (ON), Wendy Hughes (ON), Laura Ann Noye (PE), Derek Rankin (AB), Sandra Shepherd (NL), Ellen Smiley (QC), Janice Wycherley (BC), Darrell Yetman (NL)

2005

1. Aspects of Participatory Citizenship
Alan Colpitts (SK), Bev den Ouden (AB), Karen Green (ON), Anne Marie MacLean (NB), Greg Miyanaga (BC), Cori Pitre (ON)
2. Belonging in Canada
Bev Buchan (SK), Andrea Daly (AB), Tim Illman (ON), Heather Laine (NS), Stephanie White (YT), Gordon Wotherspoon (ON)
3. Exploring Historical and Current Leaders of Canada
Catherine Chau (ON), Marilyn Dunford (NU), Geoff Hunter (AB), Kenneth Marland (SK), Arla Strauss (MB), Michelle Swyers (ON)
4. Vocabulary Related to the Attire, Accessories and Décor of the Parliament of Canada
Marcelle Boulanger (ON), Martine Desjardins (QC), Yannick Dufour (AB), Nathalie Galarneau (NS), Carmen Lachance (MB), Victorine Robichaud (NB)

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