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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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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

Book Lists

Why We Need to Start Recognizing the Strengths of Sensitive Children

March 30, 2026 0

I was a boy in Texas in the 1980s. At that time, young men were expected to grow into cowboys or firefighters or G.I. Joes.

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.

Classroom Perspectives

Techexpertise: The Digital Starter Kit

September 1, 2020 0

As teachers, we’ve been given the role to navigate what technology now looks like in our classrooms. At my school we have developed a model to support technology use.

Teaching from Behind a Screen During Lockdown

December 4, 2020 0

In March 2020, we received a rather cryptic message from our Technology Director: “Bring your computers home during the break, just in case the situation changes.”

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.

Teaching Through Grief: What Happens When Educators Need Help

November 22, 2023 0

University training prepares educators for a lot of scenarios on the job. But what it doesn’t prepare them for is the inevitable grief that comes with it.

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.

The Figurative Language Fashion Show: Where Words Walk the Runway

May 1, 2025 0

Getting kids to write in this day and age, where entertainment is merely a swipe away, can be like asking them to eat their vegetables.

It’s Alive! Teaching with Horror Stories in the Classroom

February 1, 2022 0

Throughout my years of teaching, I’ve discovered that students are often more eager to read and discuss horror stories than other material.

Ditch the Desk and Embrace the Flex

August 27, 2025 0

I began the school year in a classroom with eighteen standard desks. Today, I have none. This isn’t a lament about budgetary constraints or overcrowded classrooms; it’s a deliberate choice.

The Classroom Economy: Teaching Fourth Graders About Inflation

April 3, 2023 0

Over the years, I’ve found one of the best ways to help kids understand how an economy works is to have them take an active role in managing their own money.

Book Lists

10 Essential Climate Action Books for Kids

Kelsey McCallum -

These books help educate students about the science of climate change, while also introducing them to everyday people around world who are working towards a more sustainable planet.

Women in Sports: 19 Inspiring Reads for Students

Nupur Bagoria -

In anticipation of the upcoming Summer Olympic Games, we have compiled a list of books that showcase the stories of female athletes—both real and fictional.

15 New and Upcoming Books for Student Activists

Kelsey McCallum -

To help you inspire your students to become agents of change, we’ve gathered these books that focus on different forms of activism.

Indigenous Education

The Land Beneath My Feet

Drew Hayden Taylor - 0

I am from a place called Curve Lake First Nation. It’s located deep in the nether regions of the Kawartha Lakes area in Ontario. In some ways, my home is an odd place.

A Truth and Reconciliation Reading List: 10 Books for K–12 Students

Nupur Bagoria - 0

To help you generate meaningful discussions for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we’ve compiled a list of books about Indigenous history, culture, and resilience.

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.

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.

Adding Truth to Teaching: The Power of Indigenous Storytelling

Willie Poll - 0

Bringing diverse stories into your classroom shouldn’t be a debate. These stories add truth to your teaching, and there is so much to be learned from someone’s truth.

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.

Canadian Studies

Éy Swáyel! Welcoming Indigenous Pedagogy as a Canadian Educator

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.

Special Education

Ditch the Desk and Embrace the Flex

I began the school year in a classroom with eighteen standard desks. Today, I have none. This isn’t a lament about budgetary constraints or overcrowded classrooms; it’s a deliberate choice.

Understanding Students with Asperger’s Syndrome

Because students with Asperger’s Syndrome can be bright and verbal, their learning disabilities, often nonverbal, may be overlooked.

How Data Sharing Can Help Struggling Readers

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.

The Unique Needs of Gifted Students

Some gifted students demonstrate their giftedness by participating well in class. Others may seem unengaged. That doesn’t mean they don’t understand what’s being taught.

Teaching “What to do”: Effective Autism Intervention

The newest studies will tell you that 1 in 68 children are now born with autism. This is a jaw-dropping increase from previous statistics.

Teaching Hearing Impaired Children

Teachers need to be sensitive to the reality that there is usually more than one visual thing happening at one time like a teacher talking while expecting students to take notes of the lecture. Expecting a hearing impaired student to read lips and take notes at the same time is not realistic.

Sparking Communication in Autistic Students

As the assistant head of special education at Vaughan Secondary School in the Toronto area, Tim Wesson describes his professional learning journey as one driven by the desire to improve the standard of living for autistic students and to seek ways to build partnerships in the school community.

Collaborating in a School with No Library

Do you remember the first time you entered the school library as a child? I do. There were books everywhere.

Unseen Struggles: The Obstacles to Diagnosing Learning Disabilities in Children

It is not uncommon for a student to struggle with newly learned material. The question we need to ask is when does it become problematic?

Social Media

How to Avoid the Self-Esteem Trap of Social Media

Adam Stone -

Social media poses a range of psychological risks, especially issues of body image. But there are practical steps K–12 educators can take to offset those risks.

TikTok and Teenage Pedagogy: Engaging Gen Z with Trauma and Nervous System Literacy

Lesley Machon -

These days, the reality is that plenty of young people are learning about mental health online, often through social media platforms like TikTok.

The Upside of Social Media: A Focus on Its Positive Potentials

Alex Newman -

Kids today are technology-savvy, but they need to be guided in asking the right questions about the content they produce and consume.

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