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“I Don’t Like You”: The Moment That Shaped My Teaching Journey

The child stepped closer and closer until she paused just two feet away, locking eyes with me. “I don’t like you,” she declared, then kicked me in the leg and casually strolled back to the playground.

Sandy Lish - March 25, 2026

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Science

Sparking Curiosity: How to Transform STEM Learning in Your Classroom

What if getting students interested in STEM doesn’t require different assessments or an entirely new curriculum? What if the real shift comes from rethinking how we invite students to experience STEM in the first place?

Education News

Why Eighth-Grade Algebra Access Matters

Access to eighth-grade algebra is far from equal. Many students never get the chance to take it before high school, even when they’re ready.

Fundraising

How Schools Can Lead Community Fundraising Initiatives

As a teacher or school administrator, you’re shaping future citizens who understand empathy, collaboration, and civic responsibility. Community fundraising initiatives offer a powerful way to do all three at once.

Research

Absenteeism Is Predictable. We Must Learn to Read the Patterns.

Absenteeism is predictable. The signs are there. You just need to know how to read them.

Opinion

Professional Learning in 2026: Balancing Innovation, Coherence, and Teacher Voice

The traditional model of mandated, one‑size‑fits‑all workshops is giving way to professional learning that is more responsive, curriculum-aligned, and customized to each educator’s experience and goals.

Careers and Guidance

What Impact Is AI Having on the College Search Process?

AI is powerful when it can help students access information and make better choices, however, it can also be problematic.

Canadian Studies

Free Resources from Canada’s Parliament

To support educators, the Parliament of Canada offers free, bilingual, and classroom-ready resources that can help kickstart conversations about democracy and government.

Classroom Perspectives

The Most Powerful Reading Tool? Passion

Here’s how a student’s plea to save the bees helped me become a better reading teacher.

Mental Health and Well-being

Empowering Learners Starts Within: The Key to Unlocking Their Full Potential

When we prioritize emotional health, we don’t just teach students—we empower them to lead, to dream, and to thrive.

Education News

Sustainable Professional Wear for Teachers

March 27, 2026 0

Teachers make hundreds of decisions every day. Yet one of the earliest decisions happens quietly at home each morning: What am I going to wear today?

Education News

Key Forces Shaping K–12 Learning in 2026

March 23, 2026 0

The annual report identifies the top challenges schools must overcome, trends driving innovation, and tools transforming teaching and learning this year.

Education News

Indoor Air Quality Policies to Make Schools Healthier and More Energy Efficient

March 20, 2026 0

In “A Win-Win for Lung Health,” the American Lung Association outlines ten recommendations to improve energy efficiency and ensure healthy indoor air quality.

American Studies

Connecticut State Department of Education Launches New Music-Infused High School Humanities Course

March 16, 2026 0

Developed in partnership with TeachRock, the classroom-ready “Course in a Box” An American History of Rock and Soul offers districts an arts-integrated model course aligned to state standards.

Education News

Social Media, Identity, and Power in the Digital Age: Youth-Led Conference on March 22

March 13, 2026 0

This free virtual event for Grades 8–12 will explore how social media influences identity, power, culture, entrepreneurship, and digital well-being.

Classroom Perspectives

Not Being Good Enough: The Price of Digital Citizenship

September 1, 2020 0

The digital world can either serve as a confidence-enhancer or self-esteem-suppressor, depending on how it is used.

Teaching with Google Drive

September 1, 2015 0

For teachers, time is a precious commodity. That’s why I believe we need to incorporate Google Drive into our everyday teaching standards.

The Value of Accessing Professional Development in Your First Years of Teaching

September 17, 2025 0

After my first week of being in a long-term occasional role, it became very clear to me that learning about being in the classroom is not the same as actually being in the classroom.

Crazy COVID Chronicles: Reflecting on a Year of Pandemic Teaching

March 1, 2023 0

The height of the pandemic brought many moments of upheaval and uncertainty, but amidst the tensions, there were also moments of laughter.

A Seat at the Table: Equality in the Classroom

March 2, 2021 0

We may believe we are creating inclusive, “multicultural” teaching environments, all while being completely unaware of the systemic racism that still impacts our students.

Éy Swáyel! Welcoming Indigenous Pedagogy as a Canadian Educator

January 1, 2022 0

As an educator in Canada, whose homeland has been inhabited by Indigenous peoples long before me, I have the opportunity and responsibility to teach this history to my students.

Why You Should Use Poetry with Older Students

March 11, 2026 0

Poetry is not some niche subject to be avoided with older English-language learners. On the contrary, it’s a versatile and powerful tool.

Drugs and the Classroom: A Teacher’s Strategy

November 1, 2015 0

This past year, in a small Midwest community, we lost a student to a drug overdose. We have lost many more to drug addiction, and although we haven’t attended their funerals, they are no longer the students we once knew, while some are unrecognizable.

Better Serving Introverts in the Classroom

November 1, 2017 0

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.

Women’s History Month

One Small Step: Women’s Rights and the Citizenship Act

Lynn Greiner -

The issue of gender equality in Canada isn’t new. Women have been fighting for their rights since well before Canada was a country.

Girl Power! 12 Inspiring Books for International Women’s Day

Kelsey McCallum -

Girl power isn’t just a slogan. It lives in in the stories of women who challenged barriers, raised their voices, and reshaped the world—and in the girls continuing that work today.

Breaking Boundaries: Women’s Lives In and Out of the Closet

Elise Chenier -

By removing the phrase “male person” from the crime of gross indecency in 1954, the Canadian government declared sex between women a crime.

Indigenous Education

Is It Time to Update the Citizenship Test?

Kelly Boutsalis - 0

For many newcomers to Canada, their first impression of the First Peoples of Canada often comes in the form of an outdated study guide for the citizenship test.

Preparing for a Changing World: Climate Resilience in Schools

Krystal Kavita Jagoo - 0

It is important to consider how schools are responding to climate change not just in the classroom, but on a practical level as well.

Laying the Foundation: Treaty Education for Young Students

Carolyn Gruske - 0

Teaching junior elementary school students about treaties can be a daunting task for even the most experienced educators.

Expressive Writing on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

Lex Talamo - 0

My students needed to experience success. And they needed to see that their writing could impact a broader audience than the one held captive each day in their classroom.

What Is a Treaty?

Krista Nerland - 0

Treaties are agreements between Indigenous nations and the government. They provide a potential framework for co-existence on the land that is now called Canada.

Making Rose Hip Tea from Scratch: A Math Activity

Amber Hartwell - 0

This collaboration between the Library Learning Commons, a Grade 9 math teacher, and Indigenous Education blossomed into a beautiful place-conscious learning opportunity.

Canadian Studies

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.

Music

Rocking Out with RobenX: Enhancing Student Resilience Through Collaboration

Thanks to a collaboration with musician and anti-bullying advocate RobenX, I discovered many strategies for reaching students in new and lasting ways.

Engaging Autistic Students with the Arts

Ask any educator who has welcomed multiple learners with autism into his or her classroom, and you will find there is no set formula for ensuring academic success.

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.

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.

5 Virtual Concerts and Music Workshops to Share with Students

These virtual concerts, workshops, and resources are great opportunities to show students all the joys and wonders that music can bring.

The Power of Music and Melody: Using Songs to Engage Young Learners

By harnessing the power of music, teachers can create a lively and dynamic atmosphere that also improves concentration, focus, and retention.

Using Music to Teach Democracy

Targeted at students aged 6–14, project MELODY is building a cross-curricular methodology that integrates music with citizenship education.

Key Lessons We Can Learn from High School Musicals

Musicals form an important part of the arts, serving as powerful resources for student learning, engagement, and motivation.

Jazzing Up History Class

Educators teaching history may find guidance in the genius of Miles Davis’ advice to musicians, “Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.”

Alternative Education

Teaching Kids to Read: Modern Approaches vs. Montessori Method

Jillian Simons -

At first glance, the Montessori method and the Science of Reading appear to be opposing philosophies. But if you look closer, they are in fact surprisingly similar.

Intergenerational Learning: A Way for Everyone to Shine

Martha Beach -

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.

Finnish Education Design: How to Bring Joy to Learning

Kelsey McCallum -

From shorter school days to an increased amount of teacher autonomy, the Finnish educational system has many innovative strategies to offer.

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