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THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 9–12 | First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies
• obtain access to programs, resources, and integrated technologies that support all curriculum areas;
• understand and value the role of public library systems as a resource for lifelong learning.
The school library program plays a key role in the development of information literacy and research skills. Teacher-librarians, where available, collaborate with classroom or content-area teachers to design, teach, and provide students with authentic information and research tasks that foster learning, including the ability to:
• access, select, gather, process, critically evaluate, create, and communicate information;
• use the information obtained to explore and investigate issues, solve problems, make decisions, build knowledge, create personal meaning, and enrich their lives;
• communicate their findings to different audiences, using a variety of formats and technologies;
• use information and research with understanding, responsibility, and imagination. In addition, teacher-librarians can work with teachers of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit
studies to help students:
• develop literacy in using non-print forms, such as the Internet, CDs, DVDs, and videos, in order to access relevant information, databases, demonstrations, and a variety of performances;
• design inquiry questions for research for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit studies projects;
• create and produce single-medium or multimedia presentations.
Teachers of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit studies are also encouraged to collaborate with both local librarians and teacher-librarians in collecting digital, print, and visual resources (e.g., culture-specific image collections; informational and performance videos) that are culturally appropriate and relevant, as well as age and grade appropriate. Librarians may also be able to assist in accessing a variety of online resources and collections
(e.g., professional articles, image galleries, videos).
Teachers need to discuss with students the concept of ownership of work and the impor- tance of copyright in all forms of media.
THE ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY IN THE
FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS, AND INUIT STUDIES PROGRAM
Information and communications technology (ICT) provides a range of tools that can significantly extend and enrich teachers’ instructional strategies and support student learning. ICT can help students not only to collect, organize, and sort the data they gather and to write, edit, and present reports on their findings but also to make connec- tions with other schools, at home and abroad, and to bring the global community into the local classroom.
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