Teachers and Students!
If you are a teacher of secondary school students or a student in junior or senior high school in Alberta, our Human Rights Education Project is for you.
For everyone else this project provides handbooks and manuals that may be of interest to you. If you have an interest in human rights, check out our Human Rights Education Library for some useful resources. The library is located at ACLRC, Room 2350 Murray Fraser Hall, University of Calgary, 2940 University Way N.W., Calgary, Alberta.
On-line bibliography of websites: Engaging Students in Social Responsibility: An Annotated Bibliography of Web Sites
Teaching materials:
• complement the current curriculum for Grades 7 and up in Alberta;
• can be used in several subject areas;
• include instruction on:
• international human rights instruments;
• the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms;
• federal and provincial human rights legislation;
• depending on the subject, include:
• a teacher's guide and lesson plans;
• student materials such as booklets;
• videos suitable for secondary students on various topics
The Staff
Melissa Luhtanen is the person responsible for developing new materials and she contributes to the teaching. Two other contract educators, Pamela Dos Ramos and Yessy Byl, also teach. The teachers are not only available to schools but also will teach teachers about human rights through presentations at teachers' conventions, in-service training, and professional development, and through participation in teachers' groups and networks.
You can help in many ways. Click here for details.
MATERIALS COMPLETED AND AVAILABLE
International Human Rights Law
Guide to International Human Rights Law for teachers and students:
Basic Guide to International Human Rights Law
International Human Rights Law — Legislation
Background to International Human Rights Law
Sexual Harassment in Schools:
Harassment and What You Can Do About It — Video
The Rights Angle
The Rights Angle: Human Rights Education Using the Newspaper — Teacher and student materials — excellent background for teachers and students on human rights and the newspaper. Special thanks to the Alberta Law Foundation, the United Way of Calgary and Area and the Calgary Community Lottery Board, for making a free copy of this publication available to every secondary school in Alberta.
Click here to go to the The Rights Angle regional download page.
Discrimination, Human Rights
Discrimination, Human Rights and You — Student Guide (Senior High)
Discrimination, Human Rights and You — Student Guide (Junior High)
Discrimination, Human Rights and You — Teacher's Guide
Discrimination, Human Rights and You — Set
Discrimination, Human Rights and You — Video
Online samples — sample lesson and table of contents of the teacher's manual.
Sample lesson online: Beyond Blame Reacting to the terrorist attack