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The Uncertain Future of U.S. Education: What Happens If the DOE Disappears?

As educators, students, and policymakers grapple with the president’s order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, one critical question remains: What happens next?
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Classroom Perspectives

When Learning Gets Itchy: Embracing the Lessons of Outdoor Teaching

Students need to be allowed outside more often, and beyond just the playground—especially in areas where schools are the only green space.
Family Engagement

Strategies Every Teacher Needs for Dealing with Difficult Parents

It’s normal to feel a little apprehensive about meeting with parents, especially if you have to deliver disappointing news. Thankfully, there are many proven strategies for diffusing tense situations.
Political Science

Bring Parliament to Your Classroom

Knowing how challenging it can be to make complex ideas about democratic governance understandable and relatable to students, the Parliament of Canada offers educational resources that can help.
Environmental Education

7 Flower Farms and Gardens to Visit This Spring

These floriculture-based field trips present a perfect opportunity for children to delve into the marvels of nature, exploring plant biology, pollination, and ecosystems through the vibrant language of flowers.
Education News

Students need to learn about menstrual health. Period.

Teaching students about menstruation should be an important part of health education. But educators are short on time and period-focused content.

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Whole Child, Whole School: Prioritizing Student Wellness

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Imagine an elementary school where wellness isn't just a buzzword, but a cornerstone of student success.
Education News

Students need to learn about menstrual health. Period.

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Teaching students about menstruation should be an important part of health education. But educators are short on time and period-focused content.
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Empowering Education: How AI Is Transforming Teaching

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AI in education has emerged—not as a replacement for teachers, but as a resource enhancing their ability to focus on what matters most: students.
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Devoting More Resources to Special Education Services

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There is a dire shortage of special education programs and qualified teachers for children with developmental disabilities.

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Classroom Perspectives

Teaching in the Year of COVID: A Reflection

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In-person instruction has been a common source of stress during what I have dubbed “The Year of COVID,” with instructions on how to teach changing by the second.

Keeping Kids Reading During the Age of Remote Learning

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It is my job to motivate and mold my students, to keep them engaged, to build reading and writing confidence in all who enter my virtual classroom.

Morbid Fascination in the Classroom: Engaging or Inappropriate?

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Students often display a morbid curiosity that I feel I cannot ignore, but can I lean into it? Can I use this fascination in a way that engages students, but also humanizes them?

Why Students Hate Writing (From Someone Who Teaches It)

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Every year, almost every student says, “I suck at writing. I hate it.” I hear this phrase far more than “Hello,” “Thank you,” or even “Can I use the restroom?”

Collaborating in a School with No Library

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Do you remember the first time you entered the school library as a child? I do. There were books everywhere.

A Lesson on Empathy: Refugees and the UN Rights of a Child

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During our staff meeting that afternoon, my colleagues and I learned our school had six new students who were Syrian refugees.

How Data Sharing Can Help Struggling Readers

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When I first created the reading test, it was supposed to simply track student progress. But I quickly discovered that sharing the results of my personal tracking system with students has completely changed their engagement and motivation levels.

Accepting My Stutter Made Me a Better Teacher

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Stuttering is a hidden disability that affects up to 9% of children, meaning it's likely that many teachers will encounter a student with this speech impediment in their classroom.

Drugs and the Classroom: A Teacher’s Strategy

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This past year, in a small Midwest community, we lost a student to a drug overdose. We have lost many more to drug addiction, and although we haven’t attended their funerals, they are no longer the students we once knew, while some are unrecognizable.
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Reading Lists

12 Books to Read for World Water Day and Beyond

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This collection of children’s books will surely make a splash in your classroom or library for World Water Day—and every day after that!
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10 Books That Tackle Bullying

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Share these books with your students to spark meaningful conversations about bullying and empower them to stand up for themselves and others.
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15 New and Upcoming Books for Student Activists

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To help you inspire your students to become agents of change, we’ve gathered these books that focus on different forms of activism.
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Mental Health & Well-Being

Empowering Minds: A Fresh Approach to Mental Health in Schools

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Kids today face numerous challenges to their mental well-being, like social media comparisons and online bullying, leaving long-term effects.

Bathrooms and Blackboards: Supporting Students with IBD

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School is a part of every child’s life. During their academic years, students deal with so many different facets of growth and development—physical, cognitive, emotional, and social. Having a chronic illness on top of the regular day-to-day stressors of being a student can be an enormous burden and challenge.

Belonging Is Key to Positive Mental Health Discussions

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Students want to talk about their mental health. They just don’t always know where to turn for help.

Failure to Communicate: Ending School Violence

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What can be done when facing violence in the classroom? There is no one right answer. It often depends on the student and their individual needs.

Is Sex Education Working?

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The quality and quantity of a teacher’s own sex education also play a role in the quality and quantity of sex education they provide. “There isn’t a lot of [sexual health education] training provided for teachers.”

The Missing Link: Addressing Boys’ Disengagement from Education

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To help boys succeed in school they need to feel connected.
Classroom Perspectives

5 Ways to Incorporate Mindfulness with Your Students

Now is the perfect opportunity for teachers and students to develop consistent mindfulness practices, together.

History & Social Studies

In the Halls of Justice: The Educational Value of Moot Court

“May it please the court.” For the past 13 years, I’ve heard middle and high school students utter these words in a simulated moot court competition.

The Official Languages Act: Canada’s Living Document

Canada is a very different country than it was in 1969 when the Official Languages Act was first enacted. That’s why some people are working to update the Act.

Civic or Civil? What Kind of Citizens Are We?

In discussions about political science, it is possible to make the distinction between civil citizenship and civic citizenship.

Immerse Students in Cinematic Adventures at These 4 IMAX Theatres

It’s back-to-school again, which can be a drag for some students, so what better way to enliven the spirit than going to the movies?

Guardians of Global Peace: Is Peacekeeping Still Relevant?

Given the United Nations mandate to maintain international peace and security, the question of the relevance of peacekeeping missions seems ironic.

Model UN and the Art of Diplomacy

The Model UN Club found me in 2013 in the shape of two very keen Grade 9 girls making a pitch to me at lunch about the need for more women in politics.

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