The Key to Decoding Reading Proficiency in K–12 Students
This new study highlights the importance of foundational decoding proficiency and its impact on reading comprehension beyond elementary school.
Student Engagement
A Smart Gateway to SEL: Digital Libraries
Introducing smART breaks: a free digital arts library that teaches SEL competencies to elementary school children.
Yamaha’s First-Ever Back to School Music Sweepstakes is Open
Kick-start your child's musical journey with world-class Yamaha winds and strings musical offerings through Back to School Sweepstakes.
Can Teachers Partner with Families for Student Success?
Family engagement is an evidence-based solution that promotes wide-ranging benefits like reduced chronic absenteeism, and improved social and emotional skills.
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?
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.
It’s Alive! Teaching with Horror Stories in the Classroom
Throughout my years of teaching, I’ve discovered that students are often more eager to read and discuss horror stories than other material.
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?
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.
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.