"Teaching Human Rights in Ontario"

What is Teaching Human Rights in Ontario?

• Teaching Human Rights in Ontario is an educational package developed by the Ontario Human Rights Commission to be used by teachers in Ontario schools to teach their students about the provisions of the Ontario Human Rights Code and the work of the Commission.
• The package was reviewed for use in Ontario Schools and has been endorsed by the Ministry of Education and Training. It will complement current Ministry objectives related to equal opportunity and anti-discrimination.
• Teaching Human Rights in Ontario was field tested in schools across the province and received positive reviews wherever it was used.
• It is available in both English-language and French-language versions.

Who is this package intended for?

• Teachers in Grade 11 and Ontario Academic Credit (OAC) Law courses in Ontario secondary schools.
• Teachers in Cooperative Education Programs in Ontario secondary schools.
• It will also be useful to:
  • teachers in other programs who could incorporate parts or all of the package into their classes from Grades 9 through OAC.
  • teachers in adult literacy, work retraining programs, and other similar types of programs where knowledge of the Human Rights Code and the Commission would be of benefit.

What's in it?

• The package is designed to be used as a teacher's resource for teaching the concept of respecting and protecting each others' rights. It is not meant as a student manual, although students will receive materials to take away with them.
• It consists of three main sections:
  • a Teacher's Package explaining how to use the material in the classroom;
  • Teacher's References with background information to give the teacher a better understanding for dealing with questions that may arise while dealing with the material;
  • Students' Handouts for use with the activities in the classroom.
• The package uses examples of real human rights cases in its illustrations and case studies. Cases have been selected which describe situations relevant to young people in language that can easily be understood.
• Teaching Human Rights in Ontario comes ready to place in a binder with materials to photocopy for use in the classroom.
• It is also available on IBM compatible diskette or on audiotape.

How to get a copy

To request a copy of Teaching Human Rights in Ontario, please contact Publications Ontario (http://www.publications.gov.on.ca/english/index.html). Publications Ontario will charge a $5.00 handling fee. You may also:

• Download as an Adobe Acrobat PDF document (420 kb).