Learning with LEGO
It’s all about LEGOs! Yes, these little plastic bricks have transcended from a humble childhood toy box staple to a popular and sophisticated educational tool.
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Saving the Future: Climate Action and the Rights of Nature
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the basic rights to democratic and free life, but what about the right to nature?
Inventors
These suggested reads about inventors may spark your students’ interest in all things building, tinkering, and creating.
Shaking up Shakespeare: Digital Tools for Digital Students
Many students dread reading Shakespeare because they think his works have nothing to do with their 21st century interests.
Geology Field Trips
It’s never too early to get students interested in the vast and complex field of geology. Here are some field trips that can help.
Environmental Conservation
Inspire students to take action against climate change, plastic pollution, and Earth’s water crisis with these 10 environmental-themed books.
The Future of STEM: Changing Perceptions
If you ask a kid to draw a scientist, most of them will come up with the same image: an elderly man wearing a lab coat and holding a microscope. It’s a stereotype we all know well.
Sign Language Apps
Introduce your students—and yourself—to the world of ASL with the help of these fun and engaging apps.
Keeping It Old School: The Retro Arcade Project
I wanted to design a new project that could be about classes working together, communicating, and listening to each other.
Bouncing Back: Predictions for a Post-Pandemic Return to School
We won’t be going back to “normal,” post-pandemic. A year of profound disruption promises to reshape K-12 education, while also bringing new advances to the fore.