Matt Russell
@historyrussell.bsky.social
Pedagogical Consultant for the Western Quebec School Board. History Education, Citizenship, Historical Thinking, Historical Consciousness, Assessment
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From the vaults for Remembrance Day: for TVO @tvotoday.bsky.social I wrote about how communities across Ontario built First World War memorials during the 1920s and 1930s #cdnhistory #remembranceday
www.tvo.org/article/lest...
www.tvo.org/article/lest...
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
From the vaults for Remembrance Day: for TVO @tvotoday.bsky.social I wrote about how communities across Ontario built First World War memorials during the 1920s and 1930s #cdnhistory #remembranceday
www.tvo.org/article/lest...
www.tvo.org/article/lest...
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November 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Side research find: here's an encyclopedia ad where the main question would stir up plenty of debate as to some of the answers provided.
(I mean, c'mon...Henry Hudson as the birth of Canada?)
Source: Chatelaine, November 1965 #vintagead #canadianhistory
(I mean, c'mon...Henry Hudson as the birth of Canada?)
Source: Chatelaine, November 1965 #vintagead #canadianhistory
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Side research find: here's an encyclopedia ad where the main question would stir up plenty of debate as to some of the answers provided.
(I mean, c'mon...Henry Hudson as the birth of Canada?)
Source: Chatelaine, November 1965 #vintagead #canadianhistory
(I mean, c'mon...Henry Hudson as the birth of Canada?)
Source: Chatelaine, November 1965 #vintagead #canadianhistory
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Cannot recommend this book highly enough: it takes history education seriously and is a history of ideas about it - it’s also a powerful philosophical enquiry.
#historyeducation
#historyeducation
Empathy and History @berghahnbooks.bsky.social—the principal arguments:
1) Empathy designates the attempt to grasp the 'context' in which people’s actions made sense
2) The methodological question raised by empathy concerns the way in which this 'context' enters a historical explanation 1/2
1) Empathy designates the attempt to grasp the 'context' in which people’s actions made sense
2) The methodological question raised by empathy concerns the way in which this 'context' enters a historical explanation 1/2
Empathy and History: Historical Understanding in Re-enactment, Hermeneutics and Education | Berghahn Books
Independent Publishing since 1994
www.berghahnbooks.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Cannot recommend this book highly enough: it takes history education seriously and is a history of ideas about it - it’s also a powerful philosophical enquiry.
#historyeducation
#historyeducation
And Sportsnet crashed. Radio time for the eleventh
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
And Sportsnet crashed. Radio time for the eleventh
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Another egregious use of the notwithstanding clause. The right wing populist governments in this country are a scourge.
"The bill also includes penalties of up to $500 per day for teachers as well as organizations that disobey the back-to-work order."
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Alberta introduces back-to-work legislation, imposes new contract to end teachers strike
The Alberta government is ordering thousands of striking teachers back to work and imposing a four-year collective contract.
edmontonjournal.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Another egregious use of the notwithstanding clause. The right wing populist governments in this country are a scourge.
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In 1890, Expresses left Halifax at 1.30pm and arrived at Lévis at 10.40am the following day - about 20hrs of travel time. But how often was it on time? LAC has govt railway logs for the period, so I suppose average performance could be (maybe has been) calculated.
archive.org/details/inte...
archive.org/details/inte...
Intercolonial Railway of Canada : pocket time table, September 15th, 1890 : Intercolonial Railway (Canada) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Cover title
archive.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:07 PM
In 1890, Expresses left Halifax at 1.30pm and arrived at Lévis at 10.40am the following day - about 20hrs of travel time. But how often was it on time? LAC has govt railway logs for the period, so I suppose average performance could be (maybe has been) calculated.
archive.org/details/inte...
archive.org/details/inte...
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Help your students navigate a complex online world in this new age of AI.
This free workshop will provide an overview of the CTRL-F resources designed for students in grades 4-12 to strengthen their digital media literacy skills.
Register today at ctrl-f.ca/workshops
This free workshop will provide an overview of the CTRL-F resources designed for students in grades 4-12 to strengthen their digital media literacy skills.
Register today at ctrl-f.ca/workshops
October 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Help your students navigate a complex online world in this new age of AI.
This free workshop will provide an overview of the CTRL-F resources designed for students in grades 4-12 to strengthen their digital media literacy skills.
Register today at ctrl-f.ca/workshops
This free workshop will provide an overview of the CTRL-F resources designed for students in grades 4-12 to strengthen their digital media literacy skills.
Register today at ctrl-f.ca/workshops
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People always aske me "What does SIFT for AI look like?" Meaning, what is the minimal set of habits you need to teach students to use it effectively for exploration of claims online? It's taken a couple years to get here but this is a start at a response mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/get-it-in-...
Get it in, track it down, follow up
Three essential moves to using AI for verification and contextualization, with a bit of LLM-specific guidance
mikecaulfield.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
People always aske me "What does SIFT for AI look like?" Meaning, what is the minimal set of habits you need to teach students to use it effectively for exploration of claims online? It's taken a couple years to get here but this is a start at a response mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/get-it-in-...
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“When democracy deteriorates, you need more and better civic education. If there is a pandemic, you need to send in the nurses and the doctors. It’s the same thing with a democracy crisis — civic educators are the nurses.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...
Civics Education Struggles, Even as Government and Politics Saturate Daily Life
www.nytimes.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“When democracy deteriorates, you need more and better civic education. If there is a pandemic, you need to send in the nurses and the doctors. It’s the same thing with a democracy crisis — civic educators are the nurses.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...
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Laurence Rees offers important insights into the Nazi mind, as explored in his recent publication ‘The Nazi Mind: Twelve Warnings From History’, in our 'Dialogues in Holocaust Education' podcast series.
Listen here: holocausteducation.org.uk/dialogues-in...
Listen here: holocausteducation.org.uk/dialogues-in...
September 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Laurence Rees offers important insights into the Nazi mind, as explored in his recent publication ‘The Nazi Mind: Twelve Warnings From History’, in our 'Dialogues in Holocaust Education' podcast series.
Listen here: holocausteducation.org.uk/dialogues-in...
Listen here: holocausteducation.org.uk/dialogues-in...
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Take a glance at this 2 minute read on why maps are such an asset in the history classroom and how to use them as an effective historical source. Can you tell we love them? bit.ly/47WiDfS
October 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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My op-ed, in today's Toronto Star, on the notwithstanding clause. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
When governments trample on our rights, the courts must be free to weigh in. Full stop
Invoking the so-called notwithstanding clause doesn't prevent judicial review, despite what some provincial leaders might say.
www.thestar.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My op-ed, in today's Toronto Star, on the notwithstanding clause. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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England have been so efficient in the red zone and Canada do wasteful in the same spots and that’s your ball game.
Brilliant game from the hosts. Canada had such a brave tournament. Tough to lose like this.
Brilliant game from the hosts. Canada had such a brave tournament. Tough to lose like this.
September 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
England have been so efficient in the red zone and Canada do wasteful in the same spots and that’s your ball game.
Brilliant game from the hosts. Canada had such a brave tournament. Tough to lose like this.
Brilliant game from the hosts. Canada had such a brave tournament. Tough to lose like this.
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Here is a question for #HistoryEducation. What makes a good Teaching History article? A short thread for #historyteacher s.
Teaching History is a journal published by @histassoc.bsky.social and read by thousands of teachers. (Is that the right 'number'?)
1/n 🧵
Teaching History is a journal published by @histassoc.bsky.social and read by thousands of teachers. (Is that the right 'number'?)
1/n 🧵
September 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Here is a question for #HistoryEducation. What makes a good Teaching History article? A short thread for #historyteacher s.
Teaching History is a journal published by @histassoc.bsky.social and read by thousands of teachers. (Is that the right 'number'?)
1/n 🧵
Teaching History is a journal published by @histassoc.bsky.social and read by thousands of teachers. (Is that the right 'number'?)
1/n 🧵
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My book "On Freedom," the case for the value of freedom and a proposal for a better future, with a new foreword accounting for where we are today, will be out in paperback October 28th.
timothysnyder.org/on-freedom
timothysnyder.org/on-freedom
September 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
My book "On Freedom," the case for the value of freedom and a proposal for a better future, with a new foreword accounting for where we are today, will be out in paperback October 28th.
timothysnyder.org/on-freedom
timothysnyder.org/on-freedom
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Learn more about the Portraits of Professional Practice: thinking-historically.ca/ppp/
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September 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Learn more about the Portraits of Professional Practice: thinking-historically.ca/ppp/
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The efficiency and power of Canada remains so impressive at the Rugby World Cup. These women are so well prepared. Next week vs NZ is going to be such a battle.
September 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The efficiency and power of Canada remains so impressive at the Rugby World Cup. These women are so well prepared. Next week vs NZ is going to be such a battle.
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Wow what a week the @uonsoe.bsky.social #ITT #historyteacher s have had as we've begun our journey towards becoming a teacher together. We've thought about our preconceptions around effective history teaching, influences on the curriculum, role of textbooks and examinations...1/5
September 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Wow what a week the @uonsoe.bsky.social #ITT #historyteacher s have had as we've begun our journey towards becoming a teacher together. We've thought about our preconceptions around effective history teaching, influences on the curriculum, role of textbooks and examinations...1/5
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Diane discusses her approach to teaching historical thinking by emphasizing the importance of understanding different perspectives and avoiding presentism.
Learn more about Diane's experiences at: thinking-historically.ca/diane-vautour/
@carlapeck.bsky.social
@ualbertaed.bsky.social
Learn more about Diane's experiences at: thinking-historically.ca/diane-vautour/
@carlapeck.bsky.social
@ualbertaed.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Diane discusses her approach to teaching historical thinking by emphasizing the importance of understanding different perspectives and avoiding presentism.
Learn more about Diane's experiences at: thinking-historically.ca/diane-vautour/
@carlapeck.bsky.social
@ualbertaed.bsky.social
Learn more about Diane's experiences at: thinking-historically.ca/diane-vautour/
@carlapeck.bsky.social
@ualbertaed.bsky.social
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Heritage designations are very often contentious. There's a tension between preserving our history and the additional resources that sometimes requires, and cities lack tools to enforce heritage protections. The City could be less parsimonious with help; we need legal teeth from the Province.
These Ottawa churches opposed heritage status, the city is pushing forward anyway
The city is in a rush to give historic buildings heritage status, but several Catholic churches are against the move. Here's why.
ottawacitizen.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Heritage designations are very often contentious. There's a tension between preserving our history and the additional resources that sometimes requires, and cities lack tools to enforce heritage protections. The City could be less parsimonious with help; we need legal teeth from the Province.
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Not available until June 2026, but we have a cover! #earlymodern #skystorians
September 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Not available until June 2026, but we have a cover! #earlymodern #skystorians
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Ken Dryden truly cared about what went on around him and wanted to make the world better.
Wrote him a letter as a kid. He wrote back, thoughtfully. That stuck with me.
Met him as an adult in 2011. Told him about the letter. Had a casual chat about cheeseburgers of all things.
A great Canadian.
Wrote him a letter as a kid. He wrote back, thoughtfully. That stuck with me.
Met him as an adult in 2011. Told him about the letter. Had a casual chat about cheeseburgers of all things.
A great Canadian.
September 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Ken Dryden truly cared about what went on around him and wanted to make the world better.
Wrote him a letter as a kid. He wrote back, thoughtfully. That stuck with me.
Met him as an adult in 2011. Told him about the letter. Had a casual chat about cheeseburgers of all things.
A great Canadian.
Wrote him a letter as a kid. He wrote back, thoughtfully. That stuck with me.
Met him as an adult in 2011. Told him about the letter. Had a casual chat about cheeseburgers of all things.
A great Canadian.
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