In my classroom, I focus on taking the time to intentionally and thoughtfully form positive and meaningful relationships with my students.

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.

It's nice to think of the Internet as a wonderful invention that has made our lives both richer and more efficient. It's a nice notion and it's an accurate one—the Internet has changed our lives for the better. We can now communicate with people from all four corners of the globe. We can share, swap, and gain as much knowledge as we could ever want or need. There are no negatives associated with instant knowledge—or are there?

When our school received the news that our principal had passed from a private battle with brain cancer, it shook the staff, students, and entire community to the core.

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.

Books used in the classroom remind us that education is most powerful when it affirms the dignity of every child. Paired with history, inquiry, and compassion, they create a foundation for inclusion that reaches far beyond the school walls.

Can unicycles serve an important educational purpose? Are there good pedagogical reasons for learning to ride them?

In English classes, which require students to sit and read or write for extended periods of time, it can be challenging to get them to want to do their work.

I started my teaching career at a public middle school in Toronto about two decades ago. At that time, I was not comfortable being personally out to my students.