Teaching Canada's History: Supporting Responsible Storytelling

This special podcast series features some of the finalists for the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes teachers from across the country for their exceptional work in teaching Canadian history. It is also an opportunity to promote and facilitate the sharing of best practices and innovative teaching ideas within Canada’s history education community.

Listen in alongside host Brooke Campbell to learn more about how teachers and students are working together to interpret the past, connect it to the present, and share stories that matter.

Click here for a podcast featuring some of the francophone finalists.

This episode features Jessica Gonsales, Vanessa Kirtz, Amelia Adamowicz, and Ian Duncan — educators who are helping students uncover, interpret, and share powerful historical narratives.

Their conversation explores how teachers can support responsible storytelling and help their students grapple with the complex and nuanced histories that they are studying.

More from this series

• The Role of Student Voice

• Building Authentic Collaborations

• Interdisciplinary Connections