Field Trips: Sustainable Farming
From the farm to the table, with the classroom in between. Many farms across Canada follow organic practices and use natural methods to keep the soil fertile instead of ...
June 2015
World Geography Apps and Resources
The lone classroom globe or heavy set of atlases used to be the best resources for world geography, but now the world is literally at your fingertips with modern-day maps. ...
Finding Hope: How I Taught the Rwandan Genocide
As the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide approached in April 2014, I took it as an opportunity to teach my students about this horrific and tragic event.
Coding for Kids: The New ABC’s of Digital Education
There’s a greater push to teach kids computer coding at school. But you don’t need to be a technology whiz to introduce it to your students.
Cap vers le Nord!
Cap vers le Nord! raconte l’histoire de la première expédition canadienne dans l’Arctique de 1913 à 1918, dirigée par le célèbre explorateur de l’Arctique Vilhjálmur ...
Dinosaurs: Jurassic Facts
Dinosaurs: Jurassic Facts is a free interactive fact book that features some well-known prehistoric creatures such as the Pterodactyl and Triceratops.
How Cooperative Learning Made Me A Better Teacher
Let’s begin with the realization that what we all inherently understand is indeed true: kids are different today than they were when we were younger. You hear this stated by ...
Homework: Help or Hindrance?
Traditional homework is not necessarily helping students succeed academically. These days, educators are starting to place more importance on home activities and reading instead.
Teaching Style: Are You a Cat or Dog?
I recently observed a high school science lesson that left me feeling like I had just swished some super-minty Listerine. I was refreshed. I was inspired…so much so, in fact, ...