All My Relations: Worldviews of Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Over the past 15 years, I’ve had many discussions about what it means to be Anishinaabe. I’ve talked to my relatives across Treaty 3 and beyond.
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PBS Math Club Builds Confidence for ESL Students
I was browsing YouTube for simplified math tutorials one afternoon when I stumbled upon the PBS Kids Math Club—math tutorial videos geared toward teens.
Teaching through Metaphor and Analogy
All learning happens through connection. We make sense of new information by forging connections to something we already know. For example, early automobiles made sense to ...
How to Show Students You Respect Them
You see, here’s the thing that some of us – teachers and parents alike – don’t really take time to stop and think about: kids’ feelings have value too. And they all have their ...
Different Learning Styles: Allowing Children to “Unmold”
When trying to instil values, kids are like modelling clay, but when analyzing the way they learn, there is an urgency to allow kids to unmold.
Teaching Hearing Impaired Children
Teachers need to be sensitive to the reality that there is usually more than one visual thing happening at one time like a teacher talking while expecting students to take ...
10 Ways to Read a Poem Out Loud
Try reading the poem as a group sitting in a circle. The poem is read with each person reading one word in turn.
Why Boys Aren’t Learning
The concept that boys and girls learn differently is not new. Many researchers say boys face an upward struggle from primary school on.
Is Sex Education Working?
The quality and quantity of a teacher’s own sex education also play a role in the quality and quantity of sex education they provide. “There isn’t a lot of [sexual health ...