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Classroom Perspectives

“I Don’t Like You”: The Moment That Shaped My Teaching Journey

The child stepped closer and closer until she paused just two feet away, locking eyes with me. “I don’t like you,” she declared, then kicked me in the leg and casually strolled back to the playground.
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Canadian Studies

Free Resources from Canada’s Parliament

To support educators, the Parliament of Canada offers free, bilingual, and classroom-ready resources that can help kickstart conversations about democracy and government.
Classroom Perspectives

The Most Powerful Reading Tool? Passion

Here’s how a student’s plea to save the bees helped me become a better reading teacher.
Opinion

Professional Learning in 2026: Balancing Innovation, Coherence, and Teacher Voice

The traditional model of mandated, one‑size‑fits‑all workshops is giving way to professional learning that is more responsive, curriculum-aligned, and customized to each educator’s experience and goals.
Education News

Why Eighth-Grade Algebra Access Matters

Access to eighth-grade algebra is far from equal. Many students never get the chance to take it before high school, even when they’re ready.
Mental Health and Well-being

Empowering Learners Starts Within: The Key to Unlocking Their Full Potential

When we prioritize emotional health, we don’t just teach students—we empower them to lead, to dream, and to thrive.
Careers and Guidance

What Impact Is AI Having on the College Search Process?

AI is powerful when it can help students access information and make better choices, however, it can also be problematic.
Fundraising

How Schools Can Lead Community Fundraising Initiatives

As a teacher or school administrator, you’re shaping future citizens who understand empathy, collaboration, and civic responsibility. Community fundraising initiatives offer a powerful way to do all three at once.
Science

Sparking Curiosity: How to Transform STEM Learning in Your Classroom

What if getting students interested in STEM doesn’t require different assessments or an entirely new curriculum? What if the real shift comes from rethinking how we invite students to experience STEM in the first place?
Research

Absenteeism Is Predictable. We Must Learn to Read the Patterns.

Absenteeism is predictable. The signs are there. You just need to know how to read them.

Education News

Education News

Sustainable Professional Wear for Teachers

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Teachers make hundreds of decisions every day. Yet one of the earliest decisions happens quietly at home each morning: What am I going to wear today?
Education News

Key Forces Shaping K–12 Learning in 2026

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The annual report identifies the top challenges schools must overcome, trends driving innovation, and tools transforming teaching and learning this year.
Education News

Indoor Air Quality Policies to Make Schools Healthier and More Energy Efficient

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In “A Win-Win for Lung Health,” the American Lung Association outlines ten recommendations to improve energy efficiency and ensure healthy indoor air quality.
American Studies

Connecticut State Department of Education Launches New Music-Infused High School Humanities Course

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Developed in partnership with TeachRock, the classroom-ready “Course in a Box” An American History of Rock and Soul offers districts an arts-integrated model course aligned to state standards.
Education News

Social Media, Identity, and Power in the Digital Age: Youth-Led Conference on March 22

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This free virtual event for Grades 8–12 will explore how social media influences identity, power, culture, entrepreneurship, and digital well-being.

Classroom Perspectives

Becoming Black: Reconciling Race Relations as an Afro-Caribbean Educator

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As a Caribbean immigrant educator, I have had to adapt to the United States in several ways—racially, socially, and academically.

Thinking Like a Teen: Teaching the Charter to Grade 9 Students

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In my experience with teaching the Charter, a great way to connect the priorities of fifteen-year-olds with the values of this significant document is by thinking like a teen.

Flipping the Script: Using Comics and Creative Play to Boost ESL Confidence

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On paper, the students I was teaching had a solid grasp of grammar, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Yet, when it came to speaking, they froze.

The Value of Diversity: A Poetic Celebration of Asian Heritage Month 

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In honour of Asian American Heritage Month, which is celebrated every May, I tasked the students in my three Asian American Literature classes with a special project.

Read-Aloud Mentors: From Reluctant Readers to Inspiring Leaders

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As a newer interventionist, I faced a formidable task: engage reluctant readers and address their needs with minimal resources for an entire 90 minutes.

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.

The Secret to a Quiet Lunch Break: Building Student Relationships

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The trick to not using all your personal days during the first month of school is to focus on stopping bad behavior before it starts, instead of punishing students after the fact.

Building Bridges: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Transforming Classrooms

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Utilizing trauma-informed practices can help create a welcoming and inclusive environment that allows students to feel comfortable and valued.

Beyond Grades: Empowering Student Learning Through Self-Assessment

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What if the problem isn’t just how students respond to feedback, but how we deliver it? What if, instead of handing out scores, we gave students the opportunity—and the space—to reflect on their learning?
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Women’s History Month

One Small Step: Women’s Rights and the Citizenship Act

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The issue of gender equality in Canada isn’t new. Women have been fighting for their rights since well before Canada was a country.
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Girl Power! 12 Inspiring Books for International Women’s Day

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Girl power isn’t just a slogan. It lives in in the stories of women who challenged barriers, raised their voices, and reshaped the world—and in the girls continuing that work today.
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Breaking Boundaries: Women’s Lives In and Out of the Closet

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By removing the phrase “male person” from the crime of gross indecency in 1954, the Canadian government declared sex between women a crime.
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Indigenous Education

Updating the Moccasin Telegraph: Indigenous People Embrace Digital

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Within the classroom, it is important to share content that doesn’t position Indigenous people in the past but brings them into the present and future.

Land of Incalculable Value: A Williams Treaties Overview

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In 1923, three parcels of land in southern Ontario were the subject of a legal process that defined how they could be used and who would control them.

Teaching Truth and Reconciliation: Exploring Residential Schools in Canada

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As the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s mandate ends, there’s a greater emphasis on teaching Aboriginal content in schools. If this scares you, you’re not alone. If it inspires you, you’re not alone either.

Making Rose Hip Tea from Scratch: A Math Activity

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This collaboration between the Library Learning Commons, a Grade 9 math teacher, and Indigenous Education blossomed into a beautiful place-conscious learning opportunity.

The Importance of Bees: Teaching Kids about Pollinators

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It’s about time bees got the proper respect they deserve, and at one elementary school in Ottawa, they will soon have an entire pollinator meadow dedicated to them.

Preparing for a Changing World: Climate Resilience in Schools

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It is important to consider how schools are responding to climate change not just in the classroom, but on a practical level as well.
Canadian Studies

All My Relations: Worldviews of Indigenous Peoples in Canada

Over the past 15 years, I’ve had many discussions about what it means to be Anishinaabe. I’ve talked to my relatives across Treaty 3 and beyond.

Music

5 Virtual Concerts and Music Workshops to Share with Students

These virtual concerts, workshops, and resources are great opportunities to show students all the joys and wonders that music can bring.

Key Lessons We Can Learn from High School Musicals

Musicals form an important part of the arts, serving as powerful resources for student learning, engagement, and motivation.

How (and Why) to Make Classrooms More Musical

Music is a language that reaches across age, culture, and ability. And when we learn to use it with care and creativity, it becomes one of the most accessible and powerful tools we have in education.

Engaging Autistic Students with the Arts

Ask any educator who has welcomed multiple learners with autism into his or her classroom, and you will find there is no set formula for ensuring academic success.

Jazzing Up History Class

Educators teaching history may find guidance in the genius of Miles Davis’ advice to musicians, “Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.”

5 Music Apps for Kids

Music is a meaningful component of children’s development. Here are a few apps that can help incorporate more music into kids' day-to-day routines.

Marching to the Beat of Their Own Drum: The Magic of High School Bands 

TEACH Magazine talked to leaders at some of the top marching band schools in the U.S., to get a sense of why band matters and what it takes to run a successful program.

The Power of Music and Melody: Using Songs to Engage Young Learners

By harnessing the power of music, teachers can create a lively and dynamic atmosphere that also improves concentration, focus, and retention.

Why the Ukulele Belongs in the Classroom: Engaging Students with Music

Making music with a ukulele is a great group learning experience. Ukuleles are a good size and price, and they contain levels of complexity.

Alternative Education

Teaching Kids to Read: Modern Approaches vs. Montessori Method

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At first glance, the Montessori method and the Science of Reading appear to be opposing philosophies. But if you look closer, they are in fact surprisingly similar.
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Intergenerational Learning: A Way for Everyone to Shine

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For the past nine years, Grade 6 students in Saskatoon, SK, have applied for a coveted program that sees them learning and growing with elders on a daily basis.
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Finnish Education Design: How to Bring Joy to Learning

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From shorter school days to an increased amount of teacher autonomy, the Finnish educational system has many innovative strategies to offer.
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LGBTQ+

Canadian Studies

Education for Everyone: 25 Years of Inclusivity

The broader societal impact of the Modernization of Benefit and Obligations Act helped set the stage for changes in education and LGBTQIA2S+ representation in Canadian schools.

Before Marriage Equality: The Fight for Benefits and Belonging

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Twenty-five years after the Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act, three central figures reflect on the legal and personal struggles that paved the way for LGBTQIA2S+ rights, freedoms, and equality in Canada.

10 Books That Celebrate Queer Voices

Kelsey McCallum - 0
As LGBTQ+ rights are increasingly targeted around the world, there’s never been a more crucial time to uplift and celebrate queer stories.

Uncomfortable Truths: What If Santa Claus Was Gay?

Christine L. Cho - 0
There is a world out there for which we are preparing our children, and that world includes people who identify as LGBTQ+.

The Inclusivity Challenge: Is Canada a Just Society?

Ian Duncan - 0
In my Grade 10 Canadian History course, students explore LGBTQ+ history the same way they explore the stories of many different Canadians in the context of our history.

Breaking Boundaries: Women’s Lives In and Out of the Closet

Elise Chenier - 0
By removing the phrase “male person” from the crime of gross indecency in 1954, the Canadian government declared sex between women a crime.

Addressing LGBTQ+ Bullying in Your School

Brian Cheslik - 0
Almost two million LGBTQ+ teenagers consider suicide each year. Does this statistic scare you? If not, it should.

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