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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.
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Classroom Perspectives

Leading Our School’s First (and Last) Justice Committee

When my principal asked if I would like to lead our school’s new Justice, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee, I was both surprised and delighted.
Careers and Guidance

Beyond Fame, Fortune, and Followers: Inspiring Students to Redefine Success

I’ve started to notice a troubling trend among my students: many of them equate success with fame, followers, or a fat bank account.
Blog

Should Teachers Be Allowed to Strike?

A troubling pattern has begun to emerge. Across Canada, and indeed across much of the Western world, governments are increasingly turning to heavy-handed legislative tools to suppress strikes and silence dissent.
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

Planting Seeds of Knowledge: Life Lessons from an Educational Farm

Waynesboro Education Farm is an ambitious project. It sits on 1.5 acres of land adjacent to Berkeley Glenn Elementary school in the city of Waynesboro, VA.
Sponsored

School Tablet Management: Choosing the Right Storage and Charging System

In K–12 schools, managing dozens or even hundreds of student tablets can present significant logistical challenges. PowerGistics’ innovative systems offer a straightforward way to address these concerns.
Classroom Perspectives

Celebrating Heritage: A Student-Led Journey Across Cultures

In today’s diverse classrooms, fostering cultural awareness is essential in order to create inclusive and engaging learning environments
Reading and Literacy

5 Ways to Encourage Real Reading in a Digital World

These 5 strategies can help balance screen time and cultivate a lifelong love for reading in students.
Mental Health and Well-being

4 Simple Strategies to Make Wellness Culture Part of Your School

For students to thrive and schools to achieve their desired outcomes, educator wellness is crucial to the overall health of school communities. Here are some fast, simple, and practical ways that schools can help teachers reduce stress and burnout.

Education News

Education News

New Sustainability Procurement Guidelines Help Schools Build a Cleaner, More Efficient Future

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New report by CoSN, SETDA, and UDT provides K–12 leaders with a practical roadmap to make responsible technology purchasing decisions.
Education News

Getty Announces Landmark Gift for K–12 School Visit Program

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The Mia Chandler Endowment for School Visits will support free transportation for Title I and equivalent schools for student visits to the Getty Center and Getty Villa.
Education News

Severe Weather Disruptions Increasingly Impact U.S. Schools

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In the 2024–25 school year alone, nearly 10,000 schools were forced to temporarily close due to weather-related incidents. These closures and interruptions come at a cost.
Book Lists

New “webugs” Book Series Encourages Kids to Celebrate Differences

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As educators and mothers to young children, we aspire to have our books reflect the important lessons we teach in our classrooms, offices, and homes.
Education News

A New Way to Create Class Lists: Introducing the Sorting Wizard

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The Sorting Wizard is an easy and free-to-use online tool that produces better, faster, and more reliable results for sorting classes than if it was done manually.

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Classroom Perspectives

Learning English Is Tough—Now Imagine Doing It with Dyslexia

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

Things I Learned in Teacher’s College

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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.

5 Ways to Teach Empathy for Children of All Ages

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Many 21st-century employers argue that empathy is at the heart of success. But how do we teach students to master a skill that’s rooted in emotion instead of fact?

Uncomfortable Truths: What If Santa Claus Was Gay?

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

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

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

Paths to Success: Practicing Hope Theory in the Classroom

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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.

How to Create a Paperless Classroom: Tips for a Digital Learning Environment

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Like many of my students, I too use digital devices in my daily personal life, but the enormous piles of notes and paper combined with the constant fighting with the students to put their gadgets away drove me to reevaluate how I could use those very gadgets to my advantage.

Unleashing Potential: The Many Benefits of Play-Based Learning

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The benefits of play-based learning are huge, and we shouldn’t be depriving our children of it just because they are getting older.

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

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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.
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Financial Literacy

The Classroom Economy: Teaching Fourth Graders About Inflation

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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.
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“Why Aren’t We Taught About Investments in School?” Rethinking Financial Education for K–8 Students

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I believe it is vital for some form of investment education, along with the other elements of financial literacy, to exist in every school. In every classroom.
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One Size Does Not Fit All: Financial Literacy for Students with Physical Disabilities

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Students with physical disabilities need inclusive and specialized financial literacy training to prepare them to reach financial stability in adulthood.
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LGBTQ+

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

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

Safe Haven: The Journey of LGBTQ+ Refugees in Canada

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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.

Addressing LGBTQ+ Bullying in Your School

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Almost two million LGBTQ+ teenagers consider suicide each year. Does this statistic scare you? If not, it should.

Growing a Gender-Inclusive Biology Curriculum

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Biology is the study of a diverse range of living things, and biology affirms all genders.

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

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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.

The Inclusivity Challenge: Is Canada a Just Society?

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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.
Book Lists

10 Books That Celebrate Queer Voices

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

History & Social Studies

Is It Time to Update the Citizenship Test?

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.

Civic or Civil? What Kind of Citizens Are We?

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

Immerse Students in Cinematic Adventures at These 4 IMAX Theatres

It’s back-to-school again, which can be a drag for some students, so what better way to enliven the spirit than going to the movies?

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

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.

Guardians of Global Peace: Is Peacekeeping Still Relevant?

Given the United Nations mandate to maintain international peace and security, the question of the relevance of peacekeeping missions seems ironic.

Bonjour, My Friend: Understanding Minority Language Rights

It’s second nature to expect that Canada is—at certain levels—bilingual, but it wasn’t always that way.

15 Virtual Tours to Museums Around the World

Here are 15 of the best virtual museum options currently available around the world.

Critical Thinking and the Questioning of History Texts

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.

The Official Languages Act: Canada’s Living Document

Canada is a very different country than it was in 1969 when the Official Languages Act was first enacted. That’s why some people are working to update the Act.

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Field Trips

Treat Yourself to These 5 Tasty Chocolate Factory Tours

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Chocolate factory tours offer unique—and delicious—ways to learn about the process of making chocolate and the origins of cacao beans.
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Learning with LEGO: 6 Build-and-Play Field Trips for Students

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It’s all about LEGOs! Yes, these little plastic bricks have transcended from a humble childhood toy box staple to a popular and sophisticated educational tool.
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5 Virtual Field Trips to Get Your Students Ready for Winter

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Check out some of the coldest places on Earth with these winter-themed virtual field trips—no survival gear required!
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ESL & ELL

Classroom Perspectives

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.

The Promise of Bilingualism in Canada

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From a young age, I wanted to be bilingual in English and French. I am not, however. It is a big regret that I am working to rectify.

Bonjour, My Friend: Understanding Minority Language Rights

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It’s second nature to expect that Canada is—at certain levels—bilingual, but it wasn’t always that way.

Welcoming Refugees into Your Classroom

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As thousands of Syrian refugees settle in North America, many teachers may be working with such children for the first time. It can seem overwhelming.

Complex Learning Environments: The ESL Challenge

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For K–12 teachers of English as a Second Language, the shifting nature of the ESL population is creating a new set of classroom challenges.

Starting a School Rubik’s Cube Club

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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.

PBS Math Club Builds Confidence for ESL Students

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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.

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