Real covers the issues that interest children. It has been designed especially for teachers and for an integrated curriculum, and is an effective learning tool for Canadian studies, global studies, history, social science, media literacy, English and English as a Second Language classes. Each News in Review segment is carefully crafted to give students and teachers a timely and concise examination of Canadian and world issues. Footage from CBC's archives helps provide historical context. A comprehensive resource guide written by experienced educators supplies background information.
Back issues are also available.
N.I.R. is an excellent way for teachers to make their courses current and more relevant to today's students. Resource guides involve a good mixture of content, critical thinking, group and individual work. CBC For Schools is a audio subscription series aimed at junior high and high school students. With a subscription, you will receive up to two and a half hours of material from award-winning CBC radio programs. As your students listen to programs segments from As It Happens, Quirks and Quarks, This Morning, The Inside Track and other CBC programs, they develop skills in active listening and note taking.