The document provides a list of additional resources related to lessons on civic engagement and government in Canada, including:
- Links to websites on voting, citizens' rights, different levels of government.
- Questions for students to reflect on topics like voting, democracy, responsibilities of government.
- Tools for teachers like websites for creating presentations, mind maps, and assessing literacy.
Mattingly "AI & Prompt Design" - Introduction to Machine Learning"
Municipal Election Lessons Additional Resources
1. Additional Resources
Additional Reading
Questions for Reflection
Valuable Teaching Tools
Additional Reading
Valuable resources related to each lesson
Why Vote? Voter Turnout & Our Right and Responsibility to Vote
Rick Mercer Report: Rick’s Rant – Voting 101
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOWtXc2dUHw
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter/1.html
Fundamental Freedoms: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
http://www.charterofrights.ca/
Estimation of Voter Turnout by Age Group at the 39th Federal General Election
http://www.elections.ca/loi/res/rep39ge/estimation39ge_e.pdf
Elections Ontario Statistics
http://results.elections.on.ca/results/history/statistics/default.jsp?flag=E&layout=G
2006 Ontario Municipal Elections Report
http://www.amcto.com/wb3/db2file.asp?fileid=25094
Volunteering in Ontario
http://www.givingandvolunteering.ca/files/giving/en/factsheets/volunteering/volunteering_ontario_
2004.pdf
Canada’s Top 20 Under 20
http://www.top20under20.ca/
Ontario Student Trustees Association
http://www.osta-aeco.org/
World Youth Movement for Democracy
http://www.wymd.org/
Taking IT Global
http://www.tigweb.org/
The Canadian Vimy Memorial
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=memorials/ww1mem/vimy
Juno Beach Centre
http://www.junobeach.org/e/2/can-eve-rod-nor-e.htm
Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/const/1.html
Ontario Education Act, 1990
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90e02_e.htm
Government Across Canada: Providing Guidance, Boundaries & Structure
Parliament of Canada
http://www.parl.gc.ca/
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/home.do
yourlocalgovernment.com (provides links to municipal government websites)
http://www.yourlocalgovernment.com/ylg/ontario.html#REGIONS
Ontario Municipalities, Municipal Status, and Geographic Area
http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page1591.aspx
Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/const/Const_index.html
Ontario Municipal Act, 2001
2. http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_01m25_e.htm#BK10
Canadian Municipal History
http://www.localgovernment.ca/show_libary.cfm?id=56
How Canadians Govern Themselves
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/sites/lop/aboutparliament/forsey/PDFs/How_Canadians_Govern_Themselv
es-7ed.pdf
Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/const/1.html
AMCTO Primer on Local Government
http://www.amcto.com/wb3/db2file.asp?fileid=26643
Municipal Governments & Councillors
Ontario Municipalities, Municipal Status, and Geographic Area
http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page1591.aspx
Present and Previous Municipal Boundaries
http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page5383.aspx
yourlocalgovernment.com (provides links to municipal government websites)
http://www.yourlocalgovernment.com/ylg/ontario.html#REGIONS
AMCTO Primer on Local Government
http://www.amcto.com/wb3/db2file.asp?fileid=26643
Ontario Municipal Elections Act, 1996
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_96m32_e.htm
2010 Ontario Municipal Elections Guide
http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=7269
School Boards & Trustees
Ontario School Board Boundary Maps
http://esip.edu.gov.on.ca/english/core/BoardByBoundaryMap.asp
Ontario School Boards and Authorities
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/sbinfo/boardList.html
Ontario Education Act, 1990
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90e02_e.htm
Ontario Public School Boards’ Association
http://www.opsba.org/
Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association
http://www.ocsta.on.ca/
OPSBA Guide for School Board Trustee Candidates
http://www.opsba.org/files/2010PreElectionGuide.pdf
Who’s Responsible for Your Child’s Education?
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/brochure/whosresp.html
Ontario Municipal Elections Act, 1996
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_96m32_e.htm
2010 Ontario Municipal Elections Guide
http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=7269
“School Board's Pain Is Not Unique” The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/gary_mason/vancouver-school-
boards-pain-is-not-unique/article1618959/
“Should Governments Close Our School Boards?” The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/should-governments-close-our-school-
boards/article1643119/
“Schools Under Fire” The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/1963-school-boards-under-fire
“Editor’s Note: Is It Time to Eliminate the Middle Man in Education?” The Walrus
3. http://walrusmagazine.com/articles/2010.09-editors-note-editors-note/
Possible Extension: Evolution of Public Education in Ontario – Archives of Ontario “Vancouver
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/on-line-exhibits/education/index.aspx
Election Issues in Your Municipality & School Board
Ontario School Boards and Authorities
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/sbinfo/boardList.html
yourlocalgovernment.com (provides links to municipal government websites)
http://www.yourlocalgovernment.com/ylg/ontario.html#REGIONS
Google Alerts
http://www.google.com/alerts
What is Media Literacy?
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/teachers/media_literacy/what_is_media_literacy.cfm
Issue Importance and Performance Voting
http://www.crcee.umontreal.ca/pdf/blais004.pdf
Candidates in Your Municipality & School Board
Ontario School Boards and Authorities
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/sbinfo/boardList.html
yourlocalgovernment.com (provides links to municipal government websites)
http://www.yourlocalgovernment.com/ylg/ontario.html#REGIONS
Google Alerts
http://www.google.com/alerts
Canada Federal Leaders’ Debates (1968-2008)
http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/elections/topics/3601/
Does the Local Candidate Matter?
http://www.crcee.umontreal.ca/pdf/blais004.pdf
Making Your Decision
Viewpoint: The Youth Vote – CBC
http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_holukoff/20051206.html
Questions for Reflection
Questions intended for focusing journaling and discussion at home and in the classroom
Why Vote? Voter Turnout & Our Right and Responsibility to Vote
Essential: Why should voting be considered both a right and a responsibility?
Essential: How can I “have a voice” in my community?
Essential: What are the characteristics of a democracy?
Essential: Why should I pay attention to elections now if I cannot legally vote?
Who should have a say in how my community is run?
What would I like to change or keep the same in my community?
Who is affected when a person decides to vote or not to vote?
How can my participation in an election improve my life or the lives of others?
How does my opinion count in how my school is led?
How does my opinion count in how my community grows and how my community is used?
When is democracy not the best option?
What would it be like to live within another form of government?
How much consideration are minorities given in a democracy?
Are elections with high voter turnout evidence of a healthy democracy?
Why are people becoming uninterested in voting?
How might low voter turnout look from the perspective of a politician?
What should be done to ensure that people understand the importance of voting?
4. Should voting in elections be compulsory?
Government Across Canada: Providing Guidance, Boundaries & Structure
Essential: How do the purposes of separate levels of government differ?
Essential: How is the Canadian citizen connected to each of the separate levels of government?
Essential: How is the Canadian citizen represented by each of the separate levels of government?
What is the purpose of a government?
Why are there different levels of government?
What level of government is most important to me?
What departments in each level of government are most important to me?
How do the different levels of government affect my daily life?
How are governments connected to one another?
How would questions or problems be effectively addressed to government?
Municipal Governments & Councillors
Essential: What does a councillor do and what does a council do?
Essential: How do municipal councillors plan for a safe, sustainable community?
Essential: How is my municipality structured and how does it function?
What is a municipality?
Who leads a municipality?
What do councilors do once they’re elected?
What do I know about my municipality?
What subdivisions of government make up my municipality?
Who is involved in an election?
What is your municipality involved in the most?
What is the electoral process for a municipality?
How does one become a councillor and what do you need to do to be a candidate?
How do you fill out a ballot to elect a councillor?
School Boards & Trustees
Essential: What does a school board do and what does a school board trustee do?
Essential: How do trustees make an impact on education of students?
Essential: Has my school board been functioning effectively?
What is my school board and who is my trustee?
Where are school boards located?
What are the responsibilities and functions of school boards?
How do school boards come to decisions?
How do students, teachers, and parents communicate with trustees?
How are trustees held accountable to their constituents?
How does one become a trustee and what do you need to do to be a candidate?
How do you fill out a ballot to elect a trustee?
Election Issues in Your Municipality & School Board
Essential: What are the issues in my community?
Essential: Where can I get reliable information about these issues?
Essential: What issues am I concerned about?
What do I know about the election?
What is an example of good reporting?
What is an example of poor or biased reporting?
Which type of reporting has a greater impact on the way that people vote or engage with others?
What do I want to see happen in an election?
How can I define issues of importance to me?
What are the issues in my community and about which I care?
5. What are the different perspectives to these issues?
How can I get people to care or give an opinion of my issue of choice?
Candidates in Your Municipality & School Board
Essential: Who are the candidates?
Essential: What are the differences between the candidates?
Essential: What candidates reflect my own beliefs?
Why is it important to know the candidates?
What issues are represented by the candidates?
How well are the issues represented by the candidates?
What are the qualities of a strong candidate?
What if only one candidate is running for a particular position?
Is competition between two or more candidates beneficial for voters?
Are acclamations necessarily negative?
Making Your Decision
Essential: What information am I using to back up my voting decision for a particular candidate?
Essential: In general, what should I know and/or have done before I make a voting decision?
Essential: Do I feel I have enough information to vote?
How do you support a candidate?
How do you mark a ballot?
How does your ballot translate into the election of a candidate?
How do you show that you do not support any of the candidates or the election campaign?
What information should be used when making a decision on who to vote for?
Valuable Teaching Tools
Internet Resources and Tools
Anthologize
http://anthologize.org/
Bitstrips
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/
Edublogs
http://edublogs.org/
Prezi
http://prezi.com/
Text 2 Mindmap
http://www.text2mindmap.com/
Think Literacy Library
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/studentsuccess/thinkliteracy/library.html
Wordle
http://www.wordle.net/
abc123 – Ontario Literacy and Numeracy Resource
Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment
Reeves, Douglas, ed. Ahead of the Curve, The Power of Assessment to Transform Teaching and
Learning. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree, 2007.
Wiggins, Grant and McTighe, Jay. Understanding By Design, 2nd Edition. Alexandria: Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2005.