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Renting it Right - Preparing Students to Rent After Graduation
- Resource Type
- Activity
- Worksheet
- Grade Level
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Adult
- Submitted By
- TRAC Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre - 5 years ago
- Description
- A free online course created by TRAC Tenant Resou…
- Resource Type
- Activity
- Worksheet
- Grade Level
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Adult
- Submitted By
- TRAC Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre - 5 years ago
- Description
- A free online course created by TRAC Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre and the Justice Education Society. Designed for first-time renters, the course covers both practical and legal topics to consider before deciding to rent. Students can complete activities such as creating a budget, thinking about their housing needs, preparing a list of references, writing a cover letter and pet resume, and ordering a credit report. The course is video-based, and sections can be viewed in any order. Students who complete the course and pass the final exam earn a certificate that can be presented to landlords when they apply for tenancy. By completing the course, students will be better equipped to find rental housing and succeed in their tenancies. Core skills, such as financial literacy, smart decision making, effective communication, and problem solving are a key focus of the material.
- Subject
- Applied Skills
- Home Economics
- Social Studies
- Economics
- Law
- Keywords
- Financial Literacy
- Life Skills
- Residential Tenancy Law
- Communication
- Budgeting
- Housing
- Contracts
- Learning Standards
- Online videos, activities, worksheets, and a final exam.
- Duration
- 30 minutes- 5 hours
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- Feb 23, 2016
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These were the reasons
- Resource Type
- Lesson plan/Unit plan
- Grade Level
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Submitted By
- Labour History Project - 6 years ago
- Description
- Lesson activities to accompany the DVD "These wer…
- Resource Type
- Lesson plan/Unit plan
- Grade Level
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Submitted By
- Labour History Project - 6 years ago
- Description
- Lesson activities to accompany the DVD "These were the reasons” produced by Howie Smith which has been widely distributed at Workshops of the Labour History Project. The 10 chapters of the DVD explores the events and issues that shaped the labour movement in British Columbia throughout the 20th century. Additionally the film “explores the relationships of government and labour, and the role of unions in our society.” This is a unit created by the Labour History Project, a group of retired and current British Columbia teachers collaborating to develop a series of lesson plans, activities, and workshops focused on labour studies and labour history. See: https://www.labourheritagecentre.ca/educate/ for further information and release date for the on-line version of the DVD.
- Subject
- Social Studies
- Law
- Labour History
- Keywords
- Unions
- Industrial Workers of the World
- Wobblies
- Aboriginal People
- coal mining
- Relief camps
- Equal pay
- Charter of rights
- Learning Standards
- The materials address aspects of the key learning standards of the current social studies 10 and 11 curriculums. Critical thinking skills are applied throughout as well as research and writing skills as described in the “skills and processes of social studies”. Aspects of “Identity, Society and Culture” are addressed in the materials including gender roles, ethnicity and daily life as well the interactions of Aboriginal peoples in early Canada. For Social Studies 11 the development and impact of Canadian social policies and programs related to immigration, the welfare state, and minority rights are explored. Elements of the “Economy and Technology” learning outcomes are discussed in the examination of resource development and technological innovations. Relationships to the economic cycles with reference to the Great Depression and the labour movement in Canada are covered as well as descriptions of the roles of women in terms of social, political, and economic change in Canada For Social Studies 11 aspects of the Politics and Government learning outcomes are covered in explain how Canadians can effect change at the federal and provincial levels as well as the impact of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on Canadian Society. Additionally, aspects of the environmental impact and attitudes towards resource extraction are developed as they relate to the “Environment” learning outcome of the social Studies 10 IRP.
- Duration
- 15-90 minutes
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- Feb 16, 2015
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