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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.

Demarquis Johnson - July 2, 2025

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Classroom Perspectives

Learning English Is Tough—Now Imagine Doing It with Dyslexia

How can we create truly inclusive environments that support students with dyslexia in our multilingual classrooms?

Classroom Perspectives

Anti-racism and Activist Education: Empowering the Next Generation

Educators play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of changemakers, especially when it comes to addressing racism.

Classroom Perspectives

Real (and Really Funny) Math

I'm an author of math books, which may sound like a dry job, but that’s exactly why I do it. It’s my goal to show kids that math can be fun (and funny!)

Mental Health & Well-being

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.

COVID-19

Reading in America: Five Years Since COVID

While we continue to understand and measure the pandemic's impact on education, more and more evidence is confirming that, even five years later, students are still a long way off from rebounding academically.

Classroom Perspectives

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.

Classroom Perspectives

Whose Face Belongs Here? Navigating Race in the World of AI

Teachers need support not only in understanding the tools, but also in managing the ethical, cultural, and emotional complexities that AI brings to the classroom.

Classroom Perspectives

The Positive Impacts of Computer Science: What Every Teacher and Administrator Should Know

After working as both a teacher and an administrator, I know how much of a difference it can make when school leaders truly appreciate the power of computer science.

Education News

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.

Education News

Nominations Open for Heroes of the Classroom Teacher Recognition Program

June 30, 2025 0

Nominations are accepted through August 3. Ten finalists will advance to a public vote for the chance to win the Grand Prize—valued at approximately $16,000 in cash and prizes.

Education News

New School Safety Trends Report Shows Training and Technology Are Saving Lives in U.S. Schools

June 23, 2025 0

CENTEGIX’s 2025 School Safety Trends Report reveals a national movement toward proactive, integrated school safety strategies, including campus mapping.

COVID-19

Girls Experienced Disproportionate Setbacks in STEM Skills Post-COVID

June 16, 2025 0

COVID-19 has been an unequal crisis, disrupting learning more deeply for some student groups than others.

Education News

For 8th Straight Year, 100% of Success Academy Grads Accepted to 4-Year Colleges

June 13, 2025 0

66% of students were accepted to selective institutions. Graduates were awarded more than $20 million in financial aid.

Education News

Common Sense Media Releases New AI Toolkit for School Districts

June 9, 2025 0

The toolkit provides teachers and district leaders with practical tools to facilitate AI adoption.

Classroom Perspectives

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

June 10, 2024 0

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

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.

Things I Learned in Teacher’s College

January 19, 2012 0

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.

PBS Math Club Builds Confidence for ESL Students

May 1, 2015 0

I was browsing YouTube for simplified math tutorials one afternoon when I stumbled upon the PBS Kids Math Club—math tutorial videos geared toward teens.

Bonjour! Making French Class Fun

July 1, 2021 0

Languages other than English have never been top priority in the U.K., so when I was asked to teach French to my entire school, the prospect filled me with excitement.

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.

Critical Thinking and the Questioning of History Texts

September 1, 2022 0

While teaching a Western Civilization course to high school students, I found a unique opportunity to introduce the topic of critical thinking along with the subject matter.

6 Steps for Remembering Students’ Names in Less than a Week

August 21, 2024 0

Over the years, I’ve developed the following steps to help myself remember the names of my students. These tips can be used by any type of teacher at any grade level.

The Language of Empowerment: Engaging ELL Students with the Charter

November 1, 2022 0

By engaging critically with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, newcomer students develop more than just a broader vocabulary or sharper analysis skills.

Reading Lists

10 Canadian Books to Read This Canada Day

Nupur Bagoria -

As we commemorate Canada Day, it's the perfect time to delve into some outstanding books inspired by the colourful Canadian landscape.

10 Books That Celebrate Queer Voices

Kelsey McCallum -

As LGBTQ+ rights are increasingly targeted around the world, there’s never been a more crucial time to uplift and celebrate queer stories.

10 Books to Read for the Fourth of July

Nupur Bagoria -

These stories about America’s history, culture, geography, and more are sure to light up any Fourth of July celebration.

Indigenous Education

All My Relations: Worldviews of Indigenous Peoples in Canada

JoAnne Formanek Gustafson - 0

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.

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.

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.

Healing through Art: The Legacy of the Williams Treaties

Fiona Tapp - 0

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.

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.

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.

Classroom Perspectives

Exploring Indigenous Culture Through the Senses: A Transformative Learning Experience

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

LGBTQ+

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

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

Uncomfortable Truths: What If Santa Claus Was Gay?

There is a world out there for which we are preparing our children, and that world includes people who identify as LGBTQ+.

Pride Month Reading List: 10 LGBTQ+ Books for Students

Celebrate the history and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community during Pride Month by sharing these books with students.

“Try to Lay Low”: Growing Up Gay Pre-1969 Canada

It isn’t easy to teach the history of homosexuality in Canada. We interviewed three gay men who were there and remember what it was like growing up before Decriminalization.

Safe Haven: The Journey of LGBTQ+ Refugees in Canada

The persistence of violence against LGBTQ+ people in countries where homosexuality is legal remains worrisome and creates a refugee situation that is not that easy to prove.

The Inclusivity Challenge: Is Canada a Just Society?

In my Grade 10 Canadian History course, students explore LGBTQ+ history the same way they explore the stories of many different Canadians in the context of our history.

Field Trips

6 Indigenous Cultural Centres to Inspire Young Minds

Nupur Bagoria -

These cultural centres and heritage sites allow students to respectfully engage with the stories and perspectives of Indigenous peoples across Canada.

8 Courthouse Tours Across North America

Kelsey McCallum -

It is more important than ever to encourage today’s youth to become active, informed, and engaged members of democratic society. This starts by helping them understand how the justice system works.

Architecture Tours: 10+ Must-See Marvels Around the World

Rae Sarathy -

Whether you consider yourself an architectural aficionado or someone who simply appreciates beautiful design, we’ve rounded up several amazing places you can explore this summer.

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