For Excellence in Teaching Canadian History
The GGA annually salutes history teachers in the classrooms of our nation who have inspired and challenged students to explore Canada's past.

While reading, writing and arithmetic are the cornerstone of a child's education, seven teachers from across the country are pioneering a new lesson in learning.

Students in Alberta are being empowered with 21st century tools as they employ cyberspace to explore Canada's past. While in Quebec, Grades 5 and 6 students in one school have landed a leading role in history by starring in their own documentary. And in Ontario, one teacher has created Parliament Hill-style question periods in the classroom to debate controversial laws.

For these innovative and interactive teaching concepts, Canada's National History Society has selected the following seven educators as the recipients of the 2009 Governor General's Awards for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History.

• Lindsay Hall — Huron Park Secondary, Woodstock, Ontario
• Michel Marcotte — École Primaire Primadel, Saint-Adelphe, Québec
• Brent Pavey — Waterloo Collegiate Institute, Waterloo, Ontario
• Neil Robinson — Westmount Charter School, Calgary, Alberta
• Neil Stephenson — Calgary Science School, Calgary, Alberta
• Karen Wight & Alison England — Longview School, Longview, Alberta

Read the press release about the Governor General's Awards.

This year's ceremonies are going to be bigger and better than ever with the aggregation of six history awards. See the bios and images of the Canada's History Awards recipients; read the press release.

To learn more about these other awards, visit their websites: the Begbie Contest, the Macdonald Prize and the Great Questions Essay.

See our other 2008 winners.

See who our past participants have been.

DON'T THROW OUT YOUR BEAVERs
Impassioned educator and 2007 GG Award winner Susan Haynes offers multiple examples of how The Beaver can be used to make history come alive—they never go out of date. Read her letter