What Teaching Canada Has to Offer

The Office Canadian Studies Outreach identifies multiple sources throughout North America for relevant teaching resources, collaborates to create teaching materials, and makes available the lesson plans and units from teacher participants in our Canadian Studies programming.

For your specific requests, contact either Betsy Arntzen (arntzen@maine.edu, 207.581.4225)
or Amy Sotherden (sotheral@plattsburgh.edu, 518.564.2385).

  • Curriculum
    • Teacher-Created Curriculum
    • On-Line Curriculum
  • References – Websites and Bibliographies
  • Teacher Backgrounders – On-line briefings on specific Canadian Studies topics
  • Resources to Borrow
    • Canada Valise – a suitcase of resources sent classroom to classroom
    • Teacher Resource Lending Library
      The Office of Canadian Studies Outreach maintains a lending library of elementary and youth fiction titles and trade books,  non-fiction references, documentary and other videos/dvds, and other materials suitable for classroom use by teachers and students.

      Contact the outreach coordinator with your goals for teaching the Canada Unit, and receive individualized consulting resulting in a loan of materials sent through the U.S. mail. Teacher Resource Library:  (207-581-4225) or e-mail: arntzen@maine.edu

  • Publications- publications by the Canadian-American Center, the Center for the Study of Canada, and Canadian Studies partners
    • Champlain map: “They Would Not Take Me There
    • Nokkahigas: Champlain and the Meeting of Two Worlds
    • O Canada textbook
    • Canada our Northern Neighbor
  • Instructional Resources for Specific Constituents
    • Community College Faculty
    • Elementary Level (K-5) Teacher
    • Middle School Level (6-8) Teacher
    • High School (9-12)Teacher
    • Teachers of French
    • Student Teachers
    • Life-Long Learners
  • Library: UMaine Fogler Library collections
    Learning Materials Center, Canadian Collection for Student Teachers is a collection of instructional resources comprised of fiction and non-fiction teaching materials for College of Education student teachers.
    Betsy Beattie, Canadian Studies Librarian
     Subject Guide to Canadian Studies