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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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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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

School Safety

The Small Moments That Undermine School Security

The biggest gap in security isn’t whether the front door is locked. It’s whether a school can consistently control and verify who has access at every entrance, all day.

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.

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.

Education News

A Slice of Learning: Mathnasium and Pizza Pizza Celebrate Pi Day

March 9, 2026 0

National Pi Day partnership brings hands-on math experiences and a chance to win a $3,140 scholarship and $314 Pizza Pizza gift card.

Classroom Perspectives

Exploring Indigenous Culture Through the Senses: A Transformative Learning Experience

June 19, 2025 0

At McKenzie Towne School in Alberta, students are learning through touch, scent, and sound with the Indigenous Sensory Box Project.

As a Busy Teacher, I Actually Like Meetings. Here’s Why

March 15, 2026 0

A day as a teacher is filled with unpredictability, split-second decisions, and a go-go-go mentality that begins as soon as students set foot in the building. In a day like that, a meeting is a brief respite.

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

July 2, 2025 0

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

The Black History Exhibit: Creating an Authentic Learning Experience

January 1, 2025 0

I’ve always believed in the importance of history and that the past has many crucial lessons to teach us. I also care deeply about ensuring that the curricula I teach reflects the diversity of our school and gives each student insights into the experiences of others.

Starting a School Rubik’s Cube Club

May 1, 2020 0

Are you interested in improving student engagement with your ELL students? Here’s an idea that I tried at my elementary school that was both fun and successful—a Rubik’s Cube club.

The Value of Diversity: A Poetic Celebration of Asian Heritage Month

May 1, 2022 0

In honour of Asian American Heritage Month, which is celebrated every May, I tasked the students in my three Asian American Literature classes with a special project.

The Trials and Tribulations of Substitute Teaching

July 1, 2015 0

Many substitute teachers like me can teach a different grade every single day, from K–12. It can be challenging, to say the least.

When Plagiarism Meets Policy: How an Academic Dishonesty Case Taught Me an Important Lesson

February 25, 2026 0

During my time as a program coordinator, I learned a lesson that has stuck with me ever since: school values don’t collapse in one dramatic moment, but rather erode one decision at a time.

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

March 1, 2024 0

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.

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.

Teaching Truth and Reconciliation: Exploring Residential Schools in Canada

Meagan Gillmore - 0

As the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s mandate ends, there’s a greater emphasis on teaching Aboriginal content in schools. If this scares you, you’re not alone. If it inspires you, you’re not alone either.

The Importance of Bees: Teaching Kids about Pollinators

Fiona Tapp - 0

It’s about time bees got the proper respect they deserve, and at one elementary school in Ottawa, they will soon have an entire pollinator meadow dedicated to them.

Éy Swáyel! Welcoming Indigenous Pedagogy as a Canadian Educator

Nikita Griffioen - 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.

Updating the Moccasin Telegraph: Indigenous People Embrace Digital

Shelby Lisk - 0

Within the classroom, it is important to share content that doesn’t position Indigenous people in the past but brings them into the present and future.

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.

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

Why the Ukulele Belongs in the Classroom: Engaging Students with Music

Making music with a ukulele is a great group learning experience. Ukuleles are a good size and price, and they contain levels of complexity.

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.”

How (and Why) to Make Classrooms More Musical

Music is a language that reaches across age, culture, and ability. And when we learn to use it with care and creativity, it becomes one of the most accessible and powerful tools we have in education.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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