Publisher of The Beaver and Kayak honours outstanding high school history teachers
Publishing magazines is a pretty important part of what Canada's National History Society does (The Beaver and Kayak), but it also operates two high profile award programs, one of them for outstanding Canadian high school history teachers. The prestige of the awards doubtless rebounds to the magazines' advantage.
The 25 finalists for the 2007 Governor General's Awards for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History have been announced. They are recognized for innovations that bring history alive for their students, whether lesson plans include a boot camp for World War I training, an archaeological dig to unearth aboriginal artifacts or a mock trial of William Lyon. The awards are now in their 12th year.
"These are the types of teachers we all wish we had when we were in school. So our goal is to inspire more teachers by creating opportunities for others to benefit from their expertise and techniques." said Deborah Morrison, president and CEO of the History Society.
Out of the 25 finalists, 6 will be chosen by a committee of judges to receive $2,500, a gold medal and a trip for two to the Awards ceremony in Ottawa at Rideau Hall on Friday, November 2, 2007. Their respective schools will also receive a $1,000 cash award. The finalists will also be guests at a private luncheon with Her Excellency, The Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, be the guests of the Speaker in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill and have a rare insiders'tour of the Library and Archives Canada Preservation Centre, one of theprogram partners.
One of the award's partners is the TD Bank Financial Group.
Canada's National History Society is a Winnipeg-based charitable organization devoted to popularizing Canadian history. In addition to publishing The Beaver magazine, and Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for Kids, the Society also operates the Pierre Berton Award for popularizing Canadian history.
The 25 finalists for the 2007 Governor General's Awards for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History have been announced. They are recognized for innovations that bring history alive for their students, whether lesson plans include a boot camp for World War I training, an archaeological dig to unearth aboriginal artifacts or a mock trial of William Lyon. The awards are now in their 12th year.
"These are the types of teachers we all wish we had when we were in school. So our goal is to inspire more teachers by creating opportunities for others to benefit from their expertise and techniques." said Deborah Morrison, president and CEO of the History Society.
Out of the 25 finalists, 6 will be chosen by a committee of judges to receive $2,500, a gold medal and a trip for two to the Awards ceremony in Ottawa at Rideau Hall on Friday, November 2, 2007. Their respective schools will also receive a $1,000 cash award. The finalists will also be guests at a private luncheon with Her Excellency, The Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, be the guests of the Speaker in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill and have a rare insiders'tour of the Library and Archives Canada Preservation Centre, one of theprogram partners.
One of the award's partners is the TD Bank Financial Group.
Canada's National History Society is a Winnipeg-based charitable organization devoted to popularizing Canadian history. In addition to publishing The Beaver magazine, and Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for Kids, the Society also operates the Pierre Berton Award for popularizing Canadian history.
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