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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.
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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.
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
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.
Special Education

4 Places Teachers Can Buy Custom Assistive Technology Devices for Schools

Custom assistive devices empower students with disabilities by fostering independence, building skills, and supporting full inclusion in the classroom.
Back to School

5 Things Educators Need to Know to Combat Burnout This Year

These essential mindset shifts will help you avoid common pitfalls that lead to burnout and, instead, allow you to thrive as a highly effective educator.
Classroom Perspectives

Explorations in Biology Through Origami, 3D Modeling, and Optical Illusions

Blending art and biology through hands-on paper-folding activities is a fun and unique way to engage students at the elementary level.
Education News

Building a Listening Culture: A Conversation with Christine Miles

In our discussion with educator, author, and keynote speaker Christine Miles, we explore the often-invisible crisis of listening in education.
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.
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.

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New Immersive Platform Offers Glimpses Into the Daily Lives of Kids With ADHD, Dyslexia, and Dyscalculia

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The free digital tool by Understood.org uses simulations, videos, and expert resources to start conversations and challenge assumptions about learning and thinking differences.
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School Safety Plans: 4 Ways Districts Can Prepare for Everyday Medical Emergencies

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While most people think of lockdowns when they hear “school safety,” it’s also critical to plan for situations like seizures or cardiac arrest.
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Four Education Innovators Honored with 2025 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education

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This year’s class of McGraw Prize winners combines highly innovative approaches to learning with results that transform lives.
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Who Knew? Transforming How We See and Support Dyslexic Learners

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One-third of the population simply learns differently from the way they are taught. They share the underlying “gift” of dyslexia, which is an ability to alter perception.
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Newly Launched History AI Chat Helps Students to Search World History Encyclopedia

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With over 420 million peer-reviewed historical documents and resources, World History Encyclopedia’s AI Chat now makes it easier for students to sift through those resources to find answers to their questions.

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Classroom Perspectives

When Learning Gets Itchy: Embracing the Lessons of Outdoor Teaching

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Students need to be allowed outside more often, and beyond just the playground—especially in areas where schools are the only green space.

Change Your Classroom with Gratitude

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Often, we forget our students come to class each day with a lot more on their minds than academics. Despite this, my students willingly express gratitude each morning.

Real (and Really Funny) Math

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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!)

That’s a Rap: Using Hip-Hop as a Tool for Learning

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I, among other things, define myself as a rapper, and it’s a fact of which my students are all too aware.

Teaching Art History Online: A Visual Journey in the Digital Age

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Teaching art history in an entirely online environment has brought a new set of challenges and opportunities that I’ve come to embrace with enthusiasm.

The Benefits of Large Print Books

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I thought large print titles would be good for students with visual impairments or for struggling readers. I had no idea how many regular education students would enjoy them too.

Helping Students Overcome the “But I’m just not a good writer” Mindset

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As soon as I utter the words “writing assignment,” looks of panic appear on my students’ faces. Their hands shoot up like rockets and the questions immediately start.

Using Urban Legends to Engage Struggling Readers

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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.

Creating a Reading Culture (Even When You’re Low on Time and Funds)

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"Why read when you can watch the movie?" In my eight years as an educator, no other sentiment has been quite so crushing to hear from children.
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Reading Lists

7 Books That Explore the Importance of Trees

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As we watch forests transform from lush curtains of green into vibrant shades of red and gold, what better time to read some tree-themed books?
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Shining a Spotlight on 10 Banned Books

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As groups, government entities, parents, and individuals continue to raise issues about the content of certain books, it’s important to consider the impact this will have on our students.
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10 Books That Tackle Bullying

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Share these books with your students to spark meaningful conversations about bullying and empower them to stand up for themselves and others.
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Using Urban Legends to Engage Struggling Readers

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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.

Expressive Writing on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

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My students needed to experience success. And they needed to see that their writing could impact a broader audience than the one held captive each day in their classroom.

Morbid Fascination in the Classroom: Engaging or Inappropriate?

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Students often display a morbid curiosity that I feel I cannot ignore, but can I lean into it? Can I use this fascination in a way that engages students, but also humanizes them?

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.
Book Lists

Spooktacular Reads: 15 New Halloween Books for Students

Spooky season is here, and it’s the perfect time to share a fresh batch of thrillers, mysteries, and spine-chilling stories with your students.

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

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

Why Should We Teach Haiku?

Sure, haiku can be an exercise in syllable counting, but if this were the only benefit, why teach it? Here are several other positive returns from composing haiku.

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.

A Teacher’s Take On Graphic Novels

Are graphic novels a lesser form of writing? Parents and children often have opposing views when it comes to this unique and beautifully crafted type of literature.

How Spelling Bees Can Improve Literacy Skills in the Classroom

Spelling bees are so much more than simply memorizing a list of words. These competitions can be a valuable classroom tool to improve students’ reading skills.

Percy Jackson in the Classroom: A New Approach to the Novel Study

After teaching ELA for over a decade, I'd come to loathe the novel study. But my opinion changed when I found the Percy Jackson series.

Inspire Creativity with Headline Poetry

Teaching poetry to children is often considered one of the most tedious aspects of the language arts. But much of that disdain is unfounded.

Cursive Writing: Beneficial or Lost Art?

Want to build your students’ minds and bodies, or just need something new to add to your art lessons? You might want to consider re-introducing handwriting.

10 Ways to Read a Poem Out Loud

Try reading the poem as a group sitting in a circle. The poem is read with each person reading one word in turn.

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Field Trips

7 Conservation Area Field Trips to Immerse Students in Nature

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Engaging with the outdoors allows children to form a lasting bond with nature, and also helps them understand the responsibility they have to sustain it.
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6 Iconic Mazes to Visit This Fall

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It’s maze season, and we’re about to let you in on some of the most exciting places to get lost amongst the hay!
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6 Indigenous Cultural Centres to Inspire Young Minds

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

Technology

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

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

Network Ninja: Teaching Digital Citizenship

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Under the umbrella of Digital Citizenship (DC) are some complex concepts. Netiquette, Internet safety, information usage and cyber bullying are just a few of the topics that teachers explore as they help students unpack what it means to use technology responsibly. Our school went wireless this past January.

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

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

Critical Thinking and the Questioning of History Texts

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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.

Making Social Media Work for You

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If teachers want to use social media wisely in the classroom—either by teaching about it, or teaching with it—they’ll need to seriously think about why and how they’re doing so, and help their students do the same.

Supporting the Next Generation of AI-Native Learners

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The question is no longer should students use AI, but rather: What skills do we equip students with to prepare them for a future where AI is a part of their life?

Digital Literacy: What does it mean to you?

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For me digital literacy involves reading widely, keeping informed, knowing when and how to be critical and when to embrace new information, new ideas. I

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