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“Why Are All the Black Kids in the Hall?”

In a school made up of just 10% African American students, after the bell rang, more than half of the students still in the halls were African American. This made me wonder if Black kids are allowed to roam the halls all over America’s urban landscape.

Jamelle Newsome - January 28, 2026

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Diversity

Navigating Challenges and Charting a Path Forward for DEI in Urban Education

For urban educators and students—who often deal with deep-rooted inequities every day—the effort to promote equity and inclusion must continue.

Behaviour Management

New Teacher Survey Shows “Zen Zones” Are Far More Desired than AI/Tech Spaces

As conversations about education increasingly center on technology and innovation, many teachers across the country are seeking educational environments that foster a sense of connection and calm for students.

Assessment and Evaluation

Beyond Grades: Empowering Student Learning Through Self-Assessment

What if the problem isn’t just how students respond to feedback, but how we deliver it? What if, instead of handing out scores, we gave students the opportunity—and the space—to reflect on their learning?

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.

Behaviour Management

Giving Conflict Back: The Secret to Effective Restorative Practices

Here’s how I restored an elementary school’s staff culture from a feud 20 years in the making (with help from a 1970s criminologist).

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.

Careers and Guidance

In 2026, Career Readiness Can’t Be Someone Else’s Job

When many students graduate, they cross the stage with a diploma in hand and a question they’re not prepared to answer: What comes next?

Behaviour Management

The Value of Behavior Commerce: Rethinking How We Support Emotional Growth in Schools

After 25 years in special education classrooms, I’ve learned something our current education system doesn’t always want to admit: the most important work students do each day often goes unseen.

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

New NWEA Report Outlines How Schools Can Prepare for Weather-Related Learning Disruptions

January 30, 2026 0

The report draws on lessons from previous disasters to help schools mitigate the impacts to teaching and learning.

Education News

How TRUCE Family Helps Teachers Bring Focus and Calm Back to the Classroom

January 26, 2026 0

Educators need a practical solution that protects instructional time and helps students build healthier relationships with their devices. That’s where TRUCE Family comes in.

Book Lists

Shakespeare for Today: Inspiring a New Generation of Fans Through This Reimagined Collection

January 23, 2026 0

“All the World’s Your Stage” offers an accessible, diverse, and visually stunning approach to Shakespeare’s most iconic plays.

Education News

Unlock a Treasure Trove of Classical Literature Through Reading with Jimmy

January 19, 2026 0

Reading with Jimmy brings the classics to life by showing the text and reading it with comprehensive out-loud analysis.

Careers and Guidance

For Canadian Students, a Career-Focused Degree Could Mean Heading to the U.K.

January 16, 2026 0

New research reveals that 83% of students value job experience above all, prompting more to choose U.K. degrees built with career outcomes in mind.

Classroom Perspectives

Talking to Young Students About George Floyd

July 7, 2020 0

I search, “Talking to children about racialized violence.” I know experts say children are never too young to talk about race, but none of them have a lesson plan for me.

Accepting My Stutter Made Me a Better Teacher

November 20, 2020 0

Stuttering is a hidden disability that affects up to 9% of children, meaning it's likely that many teachers will encounter a student with this speech impediment in their classroom.

Finding Hope: How I Taught the Rwandan Genocide

March 1, 2015 0

As the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide approached in April 2014, I took it as an opportunity to teach my students about this horrific and tragic event.

Guardians of the Coast: Building Kids’ Confidence Through Art

July 9, 2025 0

I was recently involved with an art exhibition in the Thanet District of Kent, England, that helped students see themselves as artists, advocates, and changemakers.

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.

Scripted, Not Silenced: Finding Freedom Within the Frame

November 26, 2025 0

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.

Why Students Hate Writing (From Someone Who Teaches It)

July 1, 2019 0

Every year, almost every student says, “I suck at writing. I hate it.” I hear this phrase far more than “Hello,” “Thank you,” or even “Can I use the restroom?”

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

June 2, 2015 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.

Over Your Head: Digital Barriers in the Classroom

September 1, 2020 0

It is widely accepted that digital tools and resources are vital to students’ success in the modern world. It is also widely believed that the only barrier to access is money.

Reading Lists

10 Books That Tackle Bullying

Kelsey McCallum -

Share these books with your students to spark meaningful conversations about bullying and empower them to stand up for themselves and others.

12 Books to Read for World Water Day and Beyond

Kelsey McCallum -

This collection of children’s books will surely make a splash in your classroom or library for World Water Day—and every day after that!

10 Unique Poetry Books for Kids

Kelsey McCallum -

Poetry offers students a chance to play with words and experiment with writing structures, and can be an innovative way to bring joy to reading.

Political Science

Safe Haven: The Journey of LGBTQ+ Refugees in Canada

Alex Newman - 0

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.

Civic or Civil? What Kind of Citizens Are We?

Carolyn Gruske - 0

In discussions about political science, it is possible to make the distinction between civil citizenship and civic citizenship.

Thinking Like a Teen: Teaching the Charter to Grade 9 Students

Jeney Gordon - 0

In my experience with teaching the Charter, a great way to connect the priorities of fifteen-year-olds with the values of this significant document is by thinking like a teen.

The Quest to Give Voting Rights to Permanent Residents

Meagan Gillmore - 0

In Canada, provincial and territorial governments determine who can vote in municipal elections, and they all currently have laws restricting that right to Canadian citizens.

Making Space for Justice: The Realities of “Universal” Human Rights

Krystal Kavita Jagoo - 0

Is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms truly universal in the human rights it promises to protect?

What Does it Mean to Be a Citizen?

Carolyn Cooper - 0

What it means to be a citizen has changed dramatically since the concept first appeared in ancient Greece.

Classroom Perspectives

In the Halls of Justice: The Educational Value of Moot Court

“May it please the court.” For the past 13 years, I’ve heard middle and high school students utter these words in a simulated moot court competition.

Reading & Literacy

“Where Do Words Come From?”

“Words from other countries can be difficult to spell. Italian gave us macaroni and broccoli, as well.”

How Dogs Can Boost Literacy: The Benefits of Reading with Pets

One of the best literacy teachers Jane Swire knows is her dog, Blizzard. She and Blizzard visit the local library once a week during the school year as part of a reading program.

Reading Engagement Insights Added to Beanstack’s AI-Powered Benny

Beanstack expands its responsible use of AI to measure students’ positive experience with reading.

Planting the Seeds: 10 Tips to Inspire a Love of Reading in K–2

Teaching young children to read is one of the most powerful gifts we can give them. However, sparking a love of reading is what keeps that gift growing for a lifetime.

Let Me Tell You a Funny Story… Teaching ESL with Laughs, Not Lectures

In my current role as an ESL teacher, I’ve found that nothing draws students in, holds their attention, and helps them remember quite like a story.

Using Metaphor and Analogy for Better Student Learning

All learning happens through connection. We make sense of new information by forging connections to something we already know. For example, early automobiles made sense to people because

Using Urban Legends to Engage Struggling Readers

After teaching high school reading intervention courses for many years, I know that starting with a novel is a mistake—it’s too long. Instead, I use urban legends.

Turning Pages, Turning Up: Tackling Absenteeism Through Reading Culture

Across the nation, educators are facing a growing crisis of chronic absenteeism. And while interventions often focus on remediation or outreach, one Title I school in Kentucky tried a different solution: running school-wide reading challenges.

Teaching Silent Letters

Silent letters can be tricky to grasp for young students. One way of introducing them to students is to show that those letters aren’t always silent. They can be heard in similar words. For example, the b may be silent in debt, but it’s heard in debit.

Data Privacy

TikTok in the Classroom: The Good, the Bad, and the In-Between

Deidre Olsen -

TikTok has quickly proven to be an invaluable educational tool, but there are both benefits and drawbacks that come with using the platform.

10 Tips for Keeping Kids Safe Online

Adam Stone -

There’s much that can be done to help keep kids safe online. Parents and students can work together on this, and there’s a role for teachers and school administrators as well.

Building Strong Foundations in Cybersecurity

Adam Stone -

In order to teach engage kids in conversations about security, it’s necessary to go beyond a simple list of rules, the do’s and don’ts of cyber hygiene.

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