Taking Centre Stage: The Many Roles of Contemporary ELA Teachers
To succeed in the ELA classrooms of today, teachers must possess the ability to go way beyond subject area knowledge.
Classroom Perspectives
Teaching Through Grief: What Happens When Educators Need Help
University training prepares educators for a lot of scenarios on the job. But what it doesn’t prepare them for is the inevitable grief that comes with it.
Bridging Content Gaps: The Importance of Vertical Alignment
It is imperative that teachers are aware of how their subject or subjects are vertically aligned from other grade levels, both below and above.
Art as Activism: Change Beyond School Borders
Not only do visual arts classes make space in a student’s day for creativity, they can also offer a chance to focus on something bigger.
Building Blocks That Matter: Forming Positive Relationships with Students and Families
In my classroom, I focus on taking the time to intentionally and thoughtfully form positive and meaningful relationships with my students.
Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow: Addressing the School Attendance Problem
Student absences are not a new issue in education, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have only added to this growing problem.
The Power of a Good Question: Prompting Critical Thinking in Students
We ask students questions all day long, but how do we know they are actually helping students learn and, more importantly, getting them to think?
The Classroom Economy: Teaching Fourth Graders about Inflation
Over the years, I’ve found one of the best ways to help kids understand how an economy works is to have them take an active role in managing their own money.
Crazy COVID Chronicles: Reflecting on a Year of Pandemic Teaching
The height of the pandemic brought many moments of upheaval and uncertainty, but amidst the tensions, there were also moments of laughter.
Cherished Traditions: ELL Teachers Create a Cultural Video Project
In an effort to amplify our students' voices, we decided to create authentic resources that would highlight the wide range of celebrations and traditions that are important to them.