Breaking the IEP-to-Prison Pipeline
The first steps a student takes after graduation are as critical as graduating itself. While some students have a clearly defined plan and purpose, many others do not.
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Teaching from Behind a Screen
After March Break, the school where I teach immediately began giving lessons online through Google Meet. It didn’t take long to realize that teaching behind a screen is not ...
Higher Education Institutions Must Embrace Technology at All Levels to Survive the COVID-19 Crisis
Over the last decade, higher education institutions in Canada have been navigating a progressively challenging landscape...
Accepting My Stutter Made Me a Better Teacher
Stuttering is a hidden disability that affects up to 9 percent of children. With numbers like these it is likely most teachers will encounter a student with this speech ...
Science Fairs: The Missing Piece of the Education Puzzle
I have always been interested in building things from scratch, so when I first heard about my school's science fair club while in 7th grade, I signed up immediately.
What’s in a Name? Implicit Bias of ELL First Names
These days children’s names are seldom manipulated into more “Americanized White” versions. However, first names of English Language Learners, even for the most experienced ...
Teaching in the Year of COVID: A Reflection
I teach at the largest campus in my town with class sizes as large as 40+ students per period. When I think about what my classes will look like on campus with the current ...
Masks and Social Distance: Helping Students with Hearing Loss
As school districts nationwide grapple with re-entry concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the most basic needs of some of our most vulnerable children may be overlooked. One ...
Talking to Young Students About George Floyd
I search, “How to talk to kids about police violence.” “Talking to children about racialized violence.” I know experts say children are never too young to talk about race, but ...