Black History Month 2022
These 10 books honour and celebrate Black culture and experiences. Share them with students not only during the month of February, but all year round.
Subjects
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.
Morbid Fascination in the Classroom: Engaging or Inappropriate?
Students often display a morbid curiosity that I feel I cannot ignore, but can I lean into it? Can I use this fascination in a way that engages students, but also humanizes them?
Virtual Field Trips: Music and Concerts
These virtual concerts, workshops, and resources are great opportunities to show students all the joys and wonders that music can bring.
From Concepts to Kicks: Bringing Art to Life
As an elementary school art teacher, it is my job to engage my students and get them thinking critically about what and how they create.
Living Language: A New Vision for Teaching Grammar
In the K–12 setting, grammar instruction can be tedious and demoralizing. Too often it becomes an exercise in red-lining students' mistakes.
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.
Making Rose Hip Tea from Scratch: A Math Activity
This collaboration between the Library Learning Commons, a Grade 9 math teacher, and Indigenous Education blossomed into a beautiful place-conscious learning opportunity.
Virtual Field Trips: Space and the Night Sky
With the help of these field trips, it’s possible to take students on journeys that are "out of this world" without ever having to leave the classroom.
Read-Aloud Mentors: From Reluctant Readers to Inspiring Leaders
As a newer interventionist, I faced a formidable task: engage reluctant readers and address their needs with minimal resources for an entire 90 minutes.