Tanya Kirnishni, Canadian Geographic

Tanya Kirnishni

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Past articles by Tanya:

Hearts in the Ice: History and culture

From coal mining to scientific research, the remote archipelago of Svalbard has a rich and complex heritage → Read More

Geography teacher of the month: Helen Smith-MacPhail

Charlottetown, P.E.I. teacher uses her city's storied past and experiential programs as a jumping-off point for lessons about civics and democracy → Read More

Geography teacher of the month: Sekwun Ahenakew

Ahenakew, a Saskatchewan First Nations teacher and traditional dancer, takes her students out onto the land → Read More

Geography teacher of the month: Sandy Welbergen

Sandy Welbergen loves geocaching, but especially loves sharing her passion for discovery with her students. She has been teaching for about 15 years and currently instructs grades 5/6 at Beaumont School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she uses geography as a lens through which kids can learn about their own communities and understand the local issues that affect them. → Read More

Geography teacher of the month: Kristen Gill

Kristen Gill encourages the curiosity of her young students by using the concepts of geo-literacy to get them thinking about complex global issues. She has been teaching for 17 years and is currently teaching grade five at Montroyal Elementary School in North Vancouver. She is a Certified National Geographic Educator, making her a part of a worldwide community of educators, and in 2016 she… → Read More

Canada's Coolest School Trip ends on a high note in Halifax

The long, lingering notes of a solitary bagpiper filled the inner yard of Fort George before being joined by the sound of drums and marching feet. The music signalled the start of the 78th Highlander regiment’s daily muster parade. Allison Overbeeke’s Grade 8 class, from Lethbridge Christian School, Alberta, watched as historical reenactors conducted marching drills. → Read More

Canada's Coolest School Trip travels through time in Nova Scotia

A loud crack followed by cheers echoed across the wide green lawn of the parade square at Fort Anne as students scrambled to score a run for their team. On the very spot that once served as the heart of British and French colonial life on Canada’s east coast, a group of Alberta students engaged in a messy but enthusiastic game of cricket.“It's hard because you're used to throwing a baseball,”… → Read More

Geography teacher of the month: Lise Martin-Keilty

In today’s world, everything is connected, and Lise Martin-Keilty wants her students to understand the importance of staying informed about what’s happening globally. As a social studies teacher, she focuses on critical inquiry in her classroom, rather than simple recall of facts. She has been a teacher for 26 years and currently teaches at George Street Middle School in Fredericton, New… → Read More

Meet the 2017 Can Geo Challenge National Finalists

While the school year may be winding down, some students are ramping up their studies. After all, the Canadian Geographic Challenge is less than a month away. → Read More

Canadian teams win big at the Shell Eco-marathon Americas

Canadian teams had a good run this year at the Shell Eco-marathon Americas (SEMA) in Detroit, Michigan, which saw 115 teams of high school and university students come together from across the continent in the name of fuel efficiency and friendly competition. → Read More

Can Geo Education teacher receives national teaching award

A high school teacher from British Columbia, who strives to give her students a sense of possibility and wonder, has been recognized for her work with the country's highest honour for educators. Janet Ruest, who teaches social studies, history and law at Chemainus Secondary School in B.C.'s Cowichan Valley, received the Prime Minister’s Certificate of Achievement Award for Teaching Excellence. → Read More

Geography teacher of the month: Rob Langston

Inquiry, technology and citizen science — these are the three key elements of Rob Langston’s geography philosophy. He uses GIS to encourage his students to think critically about the world, drawing connections between what they learn in the classroom and local issues. Langston has been a teacher for 11 years, currently teaching grade 10 to 12 geography and GIS courses at Neelin High School in… → Read More

Q&A with a team captain heading to the Shell Eco-marathon Americas

The final countdown is on for the 2017 Shell Eco-marathon Americas, taking place in Detroit, Michigan from April 27-30. Marc-André Caron, a third year mechanical engineering student at the University of Ottawa, is the team captain of Supermileage uOttawa, who are competing in the gasoline prototype category with their vehicle JAWS. We talked to Caron to get a behind-the-scenes look at how teams… → Read More

Alternative fuel sources get put to the test at Shell Eco-marathon Americas

Next week, university and high school students will take over the streets of downtown Detroit, Michigan for the 2017 Shell Eco-marathon Americas (SEMA). Teams will compete to see whose custom-built vehicles are the most fuel-efficient.Although combustion engines are the popular propulsion system of choice, SEMA encourages students to experiment with alternative power sources by including… → Read More

Meet the only Canadian high school team competing at Shell Eco-marathon Americas

In between homework assignments, one group of Canadian high school students is putting the finishing touches on their custom-built, futuristic-looking vehicle that will soon be racing around a track at the Shell Eco-marathon Americas (SEMA) 2017. Happening in Detroit, Michigan from April 27-30, SEMA brings together students from seven countries across the Americas to see whose vehicle proves the… → Read More

Canada's Coolest School Trip winners announced

One lucky group of students from Lethbridge Christian School in Alberta has won an all-expenses-paid trip to Nova Scotia. The annual Canada’s Coolest School Trip contest encourages grade 8/secondary 2 students to discover Canada’s national parks. → Read More

Top Canadian teams to compete for title of most fuel-efficient vehicle

If history is any indication, two Canadian teams are gearing up for what is expected to be another close competition at Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2017, taking place April 27-30 in Detroit, Michigan. Alérion Supermileage from Université Laval and Supermileage Team from the University of Toronto have both previously taken top spots in the prototype gasoline category for fuel-efficient vehicles. → Read More

Energy efficient student-built vehicles to compete in Shell Eco-marathon

In just over a month, hundreds of students from universities and high schools across North and South America will flock to Detroit to participate in the annual Shell Eco-marathon Americas, happening April 27-30. → Read More

Geography teacher of the month: Breanna Myles

Breanna Myles wants to help students think about big issues. The global ones, that affect people they've never met on the other side of the world. But to do that, she puts the big issues in a local context. When she was teaching middle school at the Bruce Peninsula District School in Lion's Head, Ont., she used the United Nations Global Goals to get students to think about how they fit into the… → Read More