Learning from History: Teaching the Treaties to High School Students
All people living collectively in Canada are “treaty people,” meaning that we all have rights and responsibilities for this land we call home.
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10 Tips for Keeping Kids Safe Online
There’s much that can be done to help keep kids safe online. Parents and students can work together on this, and there’s a role for teachers and school administrators as well.
Revolutionizing Education: How AI Can Empower Teachers in the Classroom
While AI is still an emerging technology, educators and K–12 advocates say it has the potential to make life better for teachers.
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?
TikTok in the Classroom: The Good, the Bad, and the In-Between
TikTok has quickly proven to be an invaluable educational tool, but there are both benefits and drawbacks that come with using the platform.
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.
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.
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.
Apps to Inspire Creativity
Help your students dust off their thinking caps with these apps that are designed to inspire imagination and spark creativity.