--- title: Facing Canada - A Facing History Blog | Innovative Classrooms description: Innovative Classrooms | --- [![Home](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/hubfs/DXP%20Email/dxp-logo.svg)](https://www.facinghistory.org) ## Breadcrumb 1. [Home](https://www.facinghistory.org) 2. Facing Canada [![FacingCanadaBanner2_option2](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/hs-fs/hubfs/FacingCanadaBanner2_option2.png?width=1000&name=FacingCanadaBanner2_option2.png "FacingCanadaBanner2_option2")](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/) [Home](https://www.facinghistory.org/) > [Our Blogs](https://www.facinghistory.org/about-us/our-blogs) > [Facing Canada](http://onnetwork.facinghistory.org/) > [Facing Canada](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/innovative-classrooms) # [Chop Suey as an entry point for historical learning and inquiry](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/chop-suey-as-an-entry-point-for-historical-learning-and-inquiry) Posted by [Jse-Che Lam](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/author/jse-che-lam) on May 19, 2026 [![](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/hubfs/undefined-2.png)](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/chop-suey-as-an-entry-point-for-historical-learning-and-inquiry) *How do we transform reluctant students into inquisitive historians and make the past feel tangible? How do we spark a student’s journey into curiosity and develop an understanding about others as well as ourselves?  For me, centering learning around a meal is just the thing.* [Read More](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/chop-suey-as-an-entry-point-for-historical-learning-and-inquiry) Topics: [Innovative Classrooms](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/innovative-classrooms), [Canadian History](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/canadian-history) # [Engaging Students in Film Analysis in ELA Classrooms (and Online!!)](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/engaging-students-in-film-analysis) Posted by [Claire Ahn](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/author/claire-ahn) on April 20, 2020 [![](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/hubfs/netflix-4011346_960_720.webp)](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/engaging-students-in-film-analysis) **Claire Ahn**, an [Assistant Professor of Multiliteracies in the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University](https://educ.queensu.ca/claire-ahn), provides a framework to engaging students in film analysis (in the classroom and online) as well as access to [film units](https://claireahntheacademic.com/films-resources/) and [resources](http://www.filmlit.ca/files.html). Facing History's ['Close Viewing Protocol'](https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/teaching-strategies/close-viewing-protocol) is also a great resource that explores questions surrounding what the filmmaker is trying to convey, the choices the filmmaker has made, the role of images, narration, editing, and sound, and what the film’s purpose might be. [Read More](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/engaging-students-in-film-analysis) Topics: [English Language Arts](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/english-language-arts), [Film](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/film), [Innovative Classrooms](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/innovative-classrooms), [Online Learning](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/online-learning), [Lesson Ideas](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/lesson-ideas), [English Classroom](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/english-classroom), [Tech Innovation](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/tech-innovation), [Facing Canada](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/facing-canada), [Digital Learning](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/digital-learning), [Creative](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/creative) # [An Award Winning Initiative for Engaging Students and Communities in Learning History](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/engaging-students-and-communities-in-history) Posted by [Gillian Aitken](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/author/gillian-aitken) on January 2, 2018 [![](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/hubfs/FHAO_nk-93.jpg)](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/engaging-students-and-communities-in-history)   We work with so many amazing educators who give their students exceptional learning experiences. For this blog, we sat down with history teacher and **2017 Governor General's Award for Excellence in Teaching History Award winner Rob Flosman** to find out what he has learned about engaging students and communities in learning history through building a classroom museum, **[the Waterdown Museum of History](https://waterdownmuseumofhope.ca/)**. [Read More](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/engaging-students-and-communities-in-history) Topics: [Innovative Classrooms](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/innovative-classrooms), [Museum Studies](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/museum-studies), [Holocaust Education](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/holocaust-education), [Margot Stern Strom Innovation Grants](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/margot-stern-strom-innovation-grants), [Canadian History](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/canadian-history), [Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/culturally-responsive-and-relevant-pedagogy), [classroom lesson](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/classroom-lesson), [Genocide and Crimes Against Humanities Course](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/genocide-and-crimes-against-humanities-course), [CHG](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/chg) # [Youth and Teachers Respond Collectively to Art Spiegelman's Maus Through Art and Inquiry: An Interview with Professor Rob Simon and Delta Senior Alternative School Teacher Sarah Evis](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/youth-and-teachers-respond-collectively-to-art-spiegelmans-maus-through-art-and-inquiry-an-interview) Posted by [Rob Simon](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/author/rob-simon) on December 21, 2015 [![](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/hs-fs/file-4060437027-jpg/blog-files/figure-1-curriculum-plan-and-final-mobile-exploring-social-issues-in-absolutely-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian-300x199.jpg)](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/youth-and-teachers-respond-collectively-to-art-spiegelmans-maus-through-art-and-inquiry-an-interview) *In 2015, Dr. Rob Simon, Associate Professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE), and students from his teacher education course partnered with Sarah Evis, a teacher from Delta Senior Alternative School in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), and her grade 8 students, to study Art Spiegelman’s popular intergenerational Holocaust survivor memoir and graphic novel, Maus: A Survivor’s Tale.* [Read More](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/youth-and-teachers-respond-collectively-to-art-spiegelmans-maus-through-art-and-inquiry-an-interview) Topics: [Art](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/art), [Books](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/books), [Antisemitism](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/antisemitism), [Choosing to Participate](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/choosing-to-participate), [Holocaust](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/holocaust), [Facing History and Ourselves](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/facing-history-and-ourselves), [Innovative Classrooms](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/innovative-classrooms), [Holocaust Education](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/holocaust-education), [Middle School](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/middle-school), [Strategies](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/strategies), [Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/culturally-responsive-and-relevant-pedagogy), [Night](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/night), [genocide](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/genocide), [Lesson Ideas](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/lesson-ideas), [big paper](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/big-paper), [Inside a Genocide Classroom](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/inside-a-genocide-classroom), [Social Justice](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/social-justice), [Personal history](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/peronsal-history) # [Turning a Class into a Museum (Part II): Bridging Continents](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/turning-a-class-into-a-museum-part-ii-bridging-continents/) Posted by [Rob Flosman](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/author/rob-flosman) on June 12, 2015 [![](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/hs-fs/file-4060153887-jpg/blog-files/img_0279.jpg)](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/turning-a-class-into-a-museum-part-ii-bridging-continents/) In 2013, Waterdown District High School teacher Robert Flosman applied for and won a [Margot Stern Strom Innovation Grant](https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-network/innovation-grants)to create a Museum of History in his classroom as a way to engage students deeply and differently in the study of history. In November 2014, he wrote [a post](http://onnetwork.facinghistory.org/turning-a-classroom-into-a-museum/) for this blog describing his museum. One year later, Rob has more to tell us about the museum Facing History and Ourselves’ grant made possible. [Read More](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/turning-a-class-into-a-museum-part-ii-bridging-continents/) Topics: [History](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/history), [Canada](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/canada), [Innovative Classrooms](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/innovative-classrooms), [Museum Studies](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/museum-studies), [Margot Stern Strom Innovation Grants](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/margot-stern-strom-innovation-grants), [Memorial](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/memorial), [Genocide and Crimes Against Humanities Course](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/genocide-and-crimes-against-humanities-course) # [A Classroom Project with Community Impact: The Regent Park Immigrant Memorial Project](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/a-classroom-project-with-community-impact-the-regent-park-immigrant-memorial-project/) Posted by [Jasmine Wong](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/author/jasmine-wong) on May 26, 2015 [![](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/hs-fs/file-4010738434-jpg/blog-files/img_2213-1024x683.jpg)](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/a-classroom-project-with-community-impact-the-regent-park-immigrant-memorial-project/) Earlier in May, Facing History and Ourselves announced the 2015 winners of our annual [Margot Stern Strom Innovation Grant](https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-network/innovation-grants#homepage-slider)s. Facing History selected nine projects, all of which focus on collaborative learning, and were selected from a pool of international applications for their potential to inspire students to make a difference. [Read More](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/a-classroom-project-with-community-impact-the-regent-park-immigrant-memorial-project/) Topics: [Facing History Together](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/facing-history-together), [Canada](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/canada), [Innovative Classrooms](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/innovative-classrooms), [Margot Stern Strom Innovation Grants](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/margot-stern-strom-innovation-grants), [Memorial](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/memorial), [Middle School](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/middle-school) # [Classroom Ideas Inspired by #MuseumWeek](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/classroom-ideas-inspired-by-museumweek/) Posted by [Jasmine Wong](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/author/jasmine-wong) on March 23, 2015 [![](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/hs-fs/file-4060151567-jpg/blog-files/flosman-waterdown.jpg)](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/classroom-ideas-inspired-by-museumweek/) This week is #[MuseumWeek](http://museumweek2015.org/en), where museums from around the world will be convening with museum lovers on twitter to journey behind the scenes, to explore the grounds, and to share ideas about what we choose to remember for the future. [Read More](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/classroom-ideas-inspired-by-museumweek/) Topics: [Art](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/art), [Facing History Resources](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/facing-history-resources), [History](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/history), [Innovative Classrooms](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/innovative-classrooms), [Museum Studies](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/museum-studies) # [Best of 2014: Top 6 Most Read Ontario Blogs](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/best-of-2014-top-6-most-read-ontario-blogs/) Posted by [J H Slater](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/author/j-h-slater) on December 16, 2014 [![](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/hs-fs/file-4010735999-jpg/blog-files/best-of-2014-1.jpg)](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/best-of-2014-top-6-most-read-ontario-blogs/) Reviewing the year we will soon be leaving behind, here are the Top Six Most Read Blogs from our Ontario educators: [Read More](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/best-of-2014-top-6-most-read-ontario-blogs/) Topics: [Innovative Classrooms](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/innovative-classrooms), [Media Skills](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/media-skills), [Museum Studies](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/museum-studies), [Best of...](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/best-of), [Inside a Genocide Classroom](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/inside-a-genocide-classroom) # [8 Lessons the Museum of Human Rights Taught Me about My Classroom](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/8-lessons-the-museum-of-human-rights-taught-me-about-my-classroom/) Posted by [Jamie](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/author/jamie) on November 27, 2014 [![](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/hs-fs/file-4010735104-jpg/blog-files/picture1.jpg)](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/8-lessons-the-museum-of-human-rights-taught-me-about-my-classroom/) Museums are invaluable to education. The carefully selected exhibits, information, and artifacts provide tangible and visual evidence for exploration, reflection, and dialogue that support lessons in the classroom. Museums allow students to build upon prior knowledge – to see things differently. [Read More](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/8-lessons-the-museum-of-human-rights-taught-me-about-my-classroom/) Topics: [Art](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/art), [Choosing to Participate](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/choosing-to-participate), [Facing History Resources](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/facing-history-resources), [Holocaust](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/holocaust), [Canada](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/canada), [Innovative Classrooms](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/innovative-classrooms), [Museum Studies](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/museum-studies), [Strategies](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/strategies) # [Turning a Classroom into a Museum](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/turning-a-classroom-into-a-museum/) Posted by [Julia R](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/author/julia-r) on November 5, 2014 [![](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/hs-fs/file-4060151567-jpg/blog-files/flosman-waterdown.jpg)](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/turning-a-classroom-into-a-museum/) Trips to the museum are a regular part of many history or humanities classrooms. A Facing History and Ourselves teacher in Waterdown and his Grade 11 Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity course students created one in their own classroom. [Read More](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/turning-a-classroom-into-a-museum/) Topics: [Holocaust](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/holocaust), [Facing History and Ourselves](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/facing-history-and-ourselves), [Canada](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/canada), [Innovative Classrooms](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/innovative-classrooms), [Museum Studies](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/museum-studies), [Margot Stern Strom Innovation Grants](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/margot-stern-strom-innovation-grants), [In the news](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/in-the-news-2), [Inside a Genocide Classroom](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/inside-a-genocide-classroom) [All posts](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/all) [Next](https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/topic/innovative-classrooms/page/2) ### WELCOME This is where Canadian Facing History and Ourselves teachers and community members meet to share reflections, scholarship and teaching practices that will inspire, challenge and improve teaching and student learning. 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