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10 Holiday Light Displays You Won’t Want to Miss

We’ve rounded up the best light displays to chase away those winter blues and help you get into the holiday spirit.

Scripted, Not Silenced: Finding Freedom Within the Frame

We don’t have to choose between structure and creativity. The best teaching lives in the in-between, where we follow a script, but we fill it with our stories, our students’ voices, and our classroom rhythms.

Is It Time to Redefine Education for Modern Students? An Interview with Ravi Bhushan

How do we prepare students for a world that looks nothing like the one traditional curricula were designed for? Ravi Bhushan, founder of BrightCHAMPS, believes he has part of the answer.

Flipping the Script: Using Comics and Creative Play to Boost ESL Confidence

On paper, the students I was teaching had a solid grasp of grammar, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Yet, when it came to speaking, they froze.

National Mathematics Day: A Joyful Celebration of Numbers and Numeracy

Every year on December 22nd, India celebrates National Mathematics Day. This day has become an opportunity for schools across the country to spark curiosity, reduce fear, and make math an enjoyable subject for students.

Breaking the Rules: How Giving Students More Choice Transformed My Teaching

When I told my fifth-grade class that they were old enough to take charge of their own learning, something unexpected happened.

Protecting Adolescents from the Risks of Social Media: Is a Ban the Solution?

With parents and teachers struggling to monitor how teens interact with social media, the pressure is increasing on governments to act. But is an age ban the best approach?

New Study Addressing Teacher Departures Probes Causes and Possible Solutions

Many have lamented the growing teacher shortages across our nation, and for good reason. It is estimated that there are currently more than 49,000 vacancies across the U.S.

Making High School More Relevant: A Life Skills Approach

The integration of practical, relevant life skills into the curriculum not only improves engagement, but also increases emotional well-being and real-world readiness.

From Crafts to Curriculum: Why Playful Learning Isn’t Just for Kids

Play is widely acknowledged as essential to children’s learning; but does it have a role for the future teachers who are learning to guide those children as well?

Education News

Engaging Every Learner: How This Free Tool Can Transform Classroom and Home Learning

Random Wheel Spin is a fully customizable wheel of names spinner with additional activities that can be added beneath each name. This tool offers a lightweight but powerful solution to the ever-present problem of student engagement.

Newton’s Grove School Student-Led Initiative Supporting the Homeless Launches This December

Through the second annual Bites of Kindness initiative, two sisters are once again taking action to spread kindness and make a meaningful difference in their community.

Kids Write 4 Kids 2025 Contest Now Open for Young Canadian Authors

Ripple Foundation invites students in Grades 4–8 from across Canada to submit their original stories to the annual Kids Write 4 Kids contest, open until March 31, 2026.

New Study Addressing Teacher Departures Probes Causes and Possible Solutions

Many have lamented the growing teacher shortages across our nation, and for good reason. It is estimated that there are currently more than 49,000 vacancies across the U.S.

AI in Education: Expert Says Guardrails Are the Difference Between Help and Harm

Veteran EdTech leader Peter Kraft says schools need clear rules and protections to make sure AI supports teachers and student growth, not shortcuts.

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Classroom Perspectives

Things I Learned in Teacher’s College

Your time at school will be essential to your teaching life. From my personal experience, I believe the most important part of your teaching program is to do well in your practicum placement.

Teaching from Behind a Screen During Lockdown

In March 2020, we received a rather cryptic message from our Technology Director: “Bring your computers home during the break, just in case the situation changes.”

Movement in the Classroom

After teaching at an alternative middle school for the past 4 years, the one thing I constantly hear from new students is: “We can move around in your room and not get in trouble?

More than Just Chit-Chat: Teaching Social Studies with Podcasts

In my classes I use a team-structured, project-based approach to teach history and civics. It’s an approach that covers nearly all the bases.

Social Dynamics and Black Culture: How to Effectively Reach and Teach Black Students

In my role as a Black counselor in an educational setting, I am tasked with the unspoken responsibility of “handling” Black children.

Packing for Success: How to Establish a Teaching Abroad Experience

The teacher candidates in our Bachelor of Education program were about to embark not only on a professional journey, but also an actual journey, to teach abroad.

Becoming Black: Reconciling Race Relations as an Afro-Caribbean Educator

As a Caribbean immigrant educator, I have had to adapt to the United States in several ways—racially, socially, and academically.

Breaking the IEP-to-Prison Pipeline

The first steps a student takes after graduation are as critical as graduating itself. While some students have a clearly defined plan and purpose, many others do not.

Unlocking the Future: How to Embrace Technology for Student Success

The world is in the midst of a technological revolution that has surpassed expectations, and I’m witnessing firsthand how growing up in this digital age is impacting our students.

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Reading Lists

12 Children’s Books to Read for Hanukkah

Light up your Hanukkah celebrations with these festive new books.

10 Mental Health Books to Share with Your Students

These books offer stories and resources about mental health and well-being, while also shining a spotlight on different mental health conditions.

15 Winter Holiday Books for Kids

Celebrate diversity and multiculturalism during the winter season by sharing these 15 holiday books with students.

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Assessment & Evaluation

Better Serving Introverts in the Classroom

As curriculums move away from an emphasis on content to skills, the time is right to use that move as an opportunity to better serve introverts in school.

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?

Redefining Success: Why I’m More Than Just My GPA

I’m Sabina Bacino, a high school junior, and I’m writing this essay with the hope of improving the education system by modifying the way GPAs are calculated and valued.

Is Homework Helping or Hindering? Exploring the Impact on Student Achievement

Traditional homework is not necessarily helping students succeed academically. These days, educators are starting to place more importance on home activities and reading instead.

The Power of Peer Learning: Let Students Teach Literature

Nothing commits knowledge to memory better than having to teach it. Thus, what better way to teach students a piece of literature than to have them teach it themselves?

Practical Tips to Prevent Plagiarism

Students plagiarize. But they don’t create the problem. Assignments need to require more than Google searches to complete.

Paths to Success: Practicing Hope Theory in the Classroom

Throughout the decade I have spent working in education, I’ve seen the most positive impact when I’ve incorporated hope-based strategies into my teaching.

Social-Emotional Learning

The Art of Communication: Interpreting Student Drawings

Teachers are currently under an increasing amount of pressure to interpret their students’ drawings and better understand what can indicate a potential threat.

Intergenerational Learning: A Way for Everyone to Shine

For the past nine years, Grade 6 students in Saskatoon, SK, have applied for a coveted program that sees them learning and growing with elders on a daily basis.

Everything Is Awe-some: Showing Young Students the Power of Awe

The topic of awe couldn’t be more timely. I’ve never seen such an urgent need to address social-emotional issues in and out of the classroom as I do now.

Small Steps, Big Impact: Outdoor Immersion with Outside for 5

A strong connection to the outdoors leads to higher levels of social competence, emotional regulation, and behaviour management among kids. 

5 Ways to Teach Empathy for Children of All Ages

Many 21st-century employers argue that empathy is at the heart of success. But how do we teach students to master a skill that’s rooted in emotion instead of fact?

The Importance of Taking a “PAWS” for Our Students

A wink to our school’s husky mascot, PAWS Time is a highly engaging, weekly enrichment program that allows our students to “pause”: Practice kindness, Always be safe, make Wise choices, and Show respect.

Teaching “What to do”: Effective Autism Intervention

The newest studies will tell you that 1 in 68 children are now born with autism. This is a jaw-dropping increase from previous statistics.

Calmer Classrooms, One Breath at a Time: How Meditation Can Transform Behavioural Health

As we work to build classrooms that nurture both academic and emotional success, meditation serves as a simple yet powerful tool.

Change Your Classroom with Gratitude

Often, we forget our students come to class each day with a lot more on their minds than academics. Despite this, my students willingly express gratitude each morning.

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Indoor Activities

5 Free Exercise Resources to Keep Students Active

Making sure kids get enough exercise during the colder months of the year can be a challenge. Here are some resources to help get them up and moving.

4 Arts and Crafts Workshops for Kids

While the winter season may narrow your field trip options, a visit to an indoor arts and crafts workshop may be a great way for students to release some of their pent-up energy.

Get Students Moving with the Help of These 6 Gymnastics Clubs

Looking for a fun indoor activity to help your students burn off some energy? Look no further than a local gymnastics club!

The Arts

Crafting Connections: A Teacher’s Heartfelt Gift

I am a primary school teacher from East Oxford, and last year I crocheted a “mini-me” of each child in my class as an end-of-year gift.

The Art of Tango: Students Discovering Grace, Discipline, and Connection

Over the past few years, ballroom dance has garnered attention as an entertaining and educational tool that levels the social playing field and carries important life lessons.

Drama: The Ball Toss Name Game

This classic game is a great way to break the ice while keeping students active.

The Beat Goes On: The Struggle to Teach Music

Music education leads to improved self-discipline, sense of community, and collaboration, as well as increased academic achievement in other subjects.

Marching to the Beat of Their Own Drum: The Magic of High School Bands 

TEACH Magazine talked to leaders at some of the top marching band schools in the U.S., to get a sense of why band matters and what it takes to run a successful program.

Explorations in Biology Through Origami, 3D Modeling, and Optical Illusions

Blending art and biology through hands-on paper-folding activities is a fun and unique way to engage students at the elementary level.

Healing through Art: The Legacy of the Williams Treaties

As we reflect on the Williams Treaties, their history, and their impact on the communities they affected, we grapple with issues of colonialism, land rights, and healing.