Subscribe from $5.99
Search
0,00 USD

No products in the cart.

Classroom Perspectives

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.
Mokhtar Zaman -
Read post
Field Trips

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.
Education News

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.
Careers and Guidance

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.
Classroom Perspectives

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.
Classroom Perspectives

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.
Classroom Perspectives

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.
Alternative Education

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.
New Teachers

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

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?

Education News

Education News

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

0
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.
Education News

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

0
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.
Education News

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

0
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.
Education News

New Study Addressing Teacher Departures Probes Causes and Possible Solutions

0
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.
Education News

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

0
Veteran EdTech leader Peter Kraft says schools need clear rules and protections to make sure AI supports teachers and student growth, not shortcuts.

Join Our Newsletter

Join now for a chance to win 1 of 2 $25 Indigo e-gift cards this month!

Classroom Perspectives

Morbid Fascination in the Classroom: Engaging or Inappropriate?

0
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?

Bridging Content Gaps: The Importance of Vertical Alignment

0
It is imperative that teachers are aware of how their subject or subjects are vertically aligned from other grade levels, both below and above.

Reframing Student Data for Growth

0
A growth mindset is the belief that abilities grow through effort and persistence. This mindset shapes how we view data.

Network Ninja: Teaching Digital Citizenship

0
Under the umbrella of Digital Citizenship (DC) are some complex concepts. Netiquette, Internet safety, information usage and cyber bullying are just a few of the topics that teachers explore as they help students unpack what it means to use technology responsibly. Our school went wireless this past January.

Using Art as Activism: Change Beyond School Borders

0
Not only do visual arts classes make space in a student’s day for creativity, they can also offer a chance to focus on something bigger.

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

0
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.

Building Blocks That Matter: Forming Positive Relationships with Students and Families

0
In my classroom, I focus on taking the time to intentionally and thoughtfully form positive and meaningful relationships with my students.

Drugs and the Classroom: A Teacher’s Strategy

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.

Discover Your Teaching Style: Are You More Like a Cat or Dog?

0
I recently observed a high school science lesson that left me feeling like I had just swished some super-minty Listerine. I was refreshed. I was inspired…so much so, in fact, that I built and entire upcoming PD session around my takeaway from this lesson. I will return to this in just a moment.
Load more

Trending:

Teaching ResourceGraphic NovelsSummerCritical ThinkingRelationship BuildingEmpathyDigital Media LiteracyOnline LearningCommunication SkillsAnimals

Advertisement

Reading Lists

12 Children’s Books to Read for Hanukkah

Kelsey McCallum -
Light up your Hanukkah celebrations with these festive new books.
Read more

10 Picture Books About Wildlife

Kelsey McCallum -
These books help raise discussions with students about animal welfare, endangered species, and the diverse array of wildlife around the world.
Read more

15 Winter Holiday Books for Kids

Kelsey McCallum -
Celebrate diversity and multiculturalism during the winter season by sharing these 15 holiday books with students.
Read more

Advertisement

Assessment & Evaluation

Better Serving Introverts in the Classroom

Scott Carver - 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.

Practical Tips to Prevent Plagiarism

Meagan Gillmore - 0
Students plagiarize. But they don’t create the problem. Assignments need to require more than Google searches to complete.

Helping Students Manage Test Anxiety

Meagan Gillmore - 0
Both tests and anxiety are, for better or worse, a part of school life. Students may not be able to avoid test anxiety, but they do need to learn how to manage it.

How Data Sharing Can Help Struggling Readers

Kirby Morrison - 0
When I first created the reading test, it was supposed to simply track student progress. But I quickly discovered that sharing the results of my personal tracking system with students has completely changed their engagement and motivation levels.

Reporting on Report Cards: How to Effectively Communicate Student Progress

Meagan Gillmore - 0
The debate about report cards isn’t limited to contract negotiations. It represents perennial debates in education: what learning means, and how it can be evaluated.

Why Are Math Scores Falling? Unpacking the Problem

Adam Stone - 0
There are indications that student math scores are slipping. But there is much that can be done in the classroom to elevate students’ overall understanding of mathematical concepts.
Assessment and Evaluation

Reframing Student Data for Growth

A growth mindset is the belief that abilities grow through effort and persistence. This mindset shapes how we view data.

Classroom Management

The End of Discipline in the Classroom

The current thinking on discipline is preemptive, rather than reactive. Change how you run your classroom, experts suggest, and discipline issues will no longer be a problem.

Kids First, Content Second: Teaching Through COVID-19

Would K–12 students be able to maintain physical distance? Could they keep their mouths and noses covered? COVID-19 seemed to present a daunting classroom-management challenge.

How to Create a Positive Classroom Environment

As a teacher, I know it is important to establish and maintain an environment that is positive, tolerant, and supportive for all students.

Interrupting and Other “Bad” Class Behaviours

If students are misbehaving in class, there's usually a reason behind that behaviour. It’s an educator’s job to figure out what's going on and find a solution with the student.

Managing an Allergy-Free Classroom

Classrooms present numerous opportunities for allergic reactions, and everyone has a role to play in keeping children with food allergies safe.

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 own needs and wants at any given time.

Food Allergies: It Only Takes One Bite

Food allergy is a growing health concern in North America and for good reason. Too many kids are having allergic reactions and going into anaphylactic shock while at school.

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?

How to Calm Explosive Student Behaviour

An inability to function socially or emotionally is as much of a learning disability as the inability to read. The tragedy of our time is that few people recognize it as such.

Join Our Newsletter

Join now for a chance to win 1 of 2 $25 Indigo e-gift cards this month!

Indoor Activities

5 Free Exercise Resources to Keep Students Active

Kelsey McCallum -
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.
Read more

4 Arts and Crafts Workshops for Kids

TEACH Mag -
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.
Read more

Get Students Moving with the Help of These 6 Gymnastics Clubs

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

The Arts

Classroom Perspectives

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.

Engaging Autistic Students with the Arts

Christine Hughes - 0
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.

Teaching Art History Online: A Visual Journey in the Digital Age

Katerina Stojanovska - 0
Teaching art history in an entirely online environment has brought a new set of challenges and opportunities that I’ve come to embrace with enthusiasm.

Keeping It Old School: The Retro Arcade Project

John Burrows - 0
I wanted to design a new project that could be about classes working together, communicating, and listening to each other.

The Beat Goes On: The Struggle to Teach Music

Alex Newman - 0
Music education leads to improved self-discipline, sense of community, and collaboration, as well as increased academic achievement in other subjects.

The Art of Communication: Interpreting Student Drawings

Rachel Greenroy - 0
Teachers are currently under an increasing amount of pressure to interpret their students’ drawings and better understand what can indicate a potential threat.

Drama: The Ball Toss Name Game

TEACH Mag - 0
This classic game is a great way to break the ice while keeping students active.

About

Latest

Popular

Join Our Newsletter

Join now for a chance to win 1 of 2 $25 Indigo e-gift cards this month!

Follow Us

© TEACH Magazine - All rights reserved.