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English Language Arts

Turning Pages: Putting the Fun Back Into Reading

By middle school or earlier, many children have lost motivation, confidence, and focus in reading. Where does it all start to go downhill, and what can be done to change that?

The Novel in Verse: Recommended Reading for the Classroom

The novel in verse is witnessing an explosion in popularity and publication. Why does it deserve a place in your collection, and how can it be incorporated into the classroom?

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?

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 Kids Reading During the Age of Remote Learning

It is my job to motivate and mold my students, to keep them engaged, to build reading and writing confidence in all who enter my virtual classroom.

Using Urban Legends to Engage Struggling Readers

After teaching high school reading intervention courses for many years, I know that starting with a novel is a mistake—it’s too long. Instead, I use urban legends.

Why Students Hate Writing (From Someone Who Teaches It)

Every year, almost every student says, “I suck at writing. I hate it.” I hear this phrase far more than “Hello,” “Thank you,” or even “Can I use the restroom?”

Education News

Combating the Global Plastic Crisis Through Project-Based Learning

Classrooms around the world transition into centers of innovation as the Unplastify Challenge culminates in student-led strategies for plastic pollution prevention.

Engaging with Banned Books

As book bans increased across the nation, we wanted to counter the narrative that books are dangerous. We sought to collect research and essays on how books fostered understanding, built community, and healed emotional and physical trauma.

Launch of National Youth Apprenticeship Council to Influence Canada’s Skilled Trades Future

The new national Council will bring youth leadership directly into decisions shaping Canada’s skilled trades and apprenticeship system.

New Literacy Solution Helps Districts Engage Families in Improving Reading Outcomes

This structured literacy communication system connects district initiatives, family engagement, and attendance efforts.

Supporting Teachers with Tiny Pep Talks

Teaching is meaningful, important, and filled with joys both big and small. But also, let’s face it, there are days where you could use an extra pep talk (or twenty).

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