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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.
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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.
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.
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.
New Teachers

From Crafts to Curriculum: Why Playful Learning Isn’t Just for Kids

Play is widely acknowledged as essential to children’s learning; but does it have a role for the future teachers who are learning to guide those children as well?
Classroom Perspectives

Scripted, Not Silenced: Finding Freedom Within the Frame

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.
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?
Alternative Education

Is It Time to Redefine Education for Modern Students? An Interview with Ravi Bhushan

How do we prepare students for a world that looks nothing like the one traditional curricula were designed for? Ravi Bhushan, founder of BrightCHAMPS, believes he has part of the answer.
Education News

New Study Addressing Teacher Departures Probes Causes and Possible Solutions

Many have lamented the growing teacher shortages across our nation, and for good reason. It is estimated that there are currently more than 49,000 vacancies across the U.S.
Field Trips

10 Holiday Light Displays You Won’t Want to Miss

We’ve rounded up the best light displays to chase away those winter blues and help you get into the holiday spirit.

Education News

Education News

Engaging Every Learner: How This Free Tool Can Transform Classroom and Home Learning

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Random Wheel Spin is a fully customizable wheel of names spinner with additional activities that can be added beneath each name. This tool offers a lightweight but powerful solution to the ever-present problem of student engagement.
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Newton’s Grove School Student-Led Initiative Supporting the Homeless Launches This December

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Through the second annual Bites of Kindness initiative, two sisters are once again taking action to spread kindness and make a meaningful difference in their community.
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Kids Write 4 Kids 2025 Contest Now Open for Young Canadian Authors

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Ripple Foundation invites students in Grades 4–8 from across Canada to submit their original stories to the annual Kids Write 4 Kids contest, open until March 31, 2026.
Education News

New Study Addressing Teacher Departures Probes Causes and Possible Solutions

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Many have lamented the growing teacher shortages across our nation, and for good reason. It is estimated that there are currently more than 49,000 vacancies across the U.S.
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AI in Education: Expert Says Guardrails Are the Difference Between Help and Harm

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Veteran EdTech leader Peter Kraft says schools need clear rules and protections to make sure AI supports teachers and student growth, not shortcuts.

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Classroom Perspectives

Model UN and the Art of Diplomacy

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The Model UN Club found me in 2013 in the shape of two very keen Grade 9 girls making a pitch to me at lunch about the need for more women in politics.

Reframing Student Data for Growth

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A growth mindset is the belief that abilities grow through effort and persistence. This mindset shapes how we view data.

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

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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.

I am Teacher, A Poem for Educators

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I am Teacher. I can wear fifteen different hats on my head and not one of them from the same shop.

What Should a Teacher Look Like?

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Ever since I was four years old, I dreamed of becoming a teacher. However, I never saw any teachers who shared aspects of my identities.

Unicycles: A Lesson for Learning Complex Skills

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

Unseen Struggles: The Obstacles to Diagnosing Learning Disabilities in Children

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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?

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.

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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Reading Lists

12 Children’s Books to Read for Hanukkah

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Light up your Hanukkah celebrations with these festive new books.
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10 Picture Books About Wildlife

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These books help raise discussions with students about animal welfare, endangered species, and the diverse array of wildlife around the world.
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15 Winter Holiday Books for Kids

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Celebrate diversity and multiculturalism during the winter season by sharing these 15 holiday books with students.
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Assessment & Evaluation

Practical Tips to Prevent Plagiarism

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Students plagiarize. But they don’t create the problem. Assignments need to require more than Google searches to complete.

Redefining Success: Why I’m More Than Just My GPA

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I’m Sabina Bacino, a high school junior, and I’m writing this essay with the hope of improving the education system by modifying the way GPAs are calculated and valued.

How Data Sharing Can Help Struggling Readers

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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.

Reinventing Education, Serving Humanity

Kelsey McCallum - 0
When thinking about what schools of the future will look like, it’s hard to imagine them without grades, exams, or even subjects.

Helping Students Manage Test Anxiety

Meagan Gillmore - 0
Both tests and anxiety are, for better or worse, a part of school life. Students may not be able to avoid test anxiety, but they do need to learn how to manage it.

Serenity, A Personal Essay on Standardized Testing

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“I went into teaching so that I could help children perform well on standardized testing,” said no teacher, ever.
Assessment and Evaluation

Reframing Student Data for Growth

A growth mindset is the belief that abilities grow through effort and persistence. This mindset shapes how we view data.

Classroom Management

How Technology Improved Student Achievement in My Art Class

Disciplinary problems were high, student achievement was low, and so was my patience. I knew I couldn’t do this again the following year, so I decided to change my approach.

Movement in the Classroom

After teaching at an alternative middle school for the past 4 years, the one thing I constantly hear from new students is: “We can move around in your room and not get in trouble?

4 Apps to Help Simplify Classroom Management

One of the most important areas for teachers to master is classroom management. These apps can help.

Changing Lives Through Empathy: Showing Forgotten Students Their True Potential

Most people tend to assume that my students are capable of less-than-stellar academic performances because they have complicated lives outside school.

Restricted Access: Should Phones Be Banned at School?

Many students use cell phones during class to verify information. But when they use them to check social media or send videos to classmates, it can be frustrating and distracting.

Bathrooms and Blackboards: Supporting Students with IBD

School is a part of every child’s life. During their academic years, students deal with so many different facets of growth and development—physical, cognitive, emotional, and social. Having a chronic illness on top of the regular day-to-day stressors of being a student can be an enormous burden and challenge.

How to Manage a Digital Classroom

As we transition from traditional teaching and learning approaches to digital and interactive ones, we need to carefully plan and prepare the learning environment.

How to Show Students You Respect Them

You see, here’s the thing that some of us – teachers and parents alike – don’t really take time to stop and think about: kids’ feelings have value too. And they all have their own needs and wants at any given time.

Real-World Tips for Anti-Bullying

Bullying is not something that is going to go away. It is something, however, that can be reduced significantly if the right strategies are in place.

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Indoor Activities

5 Free Exercise Resources to Keep Students Active

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Making sure kids get enough exercise during the colder months of the year can be a challenge. Here are some resources to help get them up and moving.
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4 Arts and Crafts Workshops for Kids

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While the winter season may narrow your field trip options, a visit to an indoor arts and crafts workshop may be a great way for students to release some of their pent-up energy.
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Get Students Moving with the Help of These 6 Gymnastics Clubs

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Looking for a fun indoor activity to help your students burn off some energy? Look no further than a local gymnastics club!
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Classroom Perspectives

Crafting Connections: A Teacher’s Heartfelt Gift

I am a primary school teacher from East Oxford, and last year I crocheted a “mini-me” of each child in my class as an end-of-year gift.

Why the Ukulele Belongs in the Classroom: Engaging Students with Music

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Making music with a ukulele is a great group learning experience. Ukuleles are a good size and price, and they contain levels of complexity.

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

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

Marching to the Beat of Their Own Drum: The Magic of High School Bands 

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TEACH Magazine talked to leaders at some of the top marching band schools in the U.S., to get a sense of why band matters and what it takes to run a successful program.

The Beat Goes On: The Struggle to Teach Music

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Music education leads to improved self-discipline, sense of community, and collaboration, as well as increased academic achievement in other subjects.

The Power of Music and Melody: Using Songs to Engage Young Learners

Demarquis Johnson - 0
By harnessing the power of music, teachers can create a lively and dynamic atmosphere that also improves concentration, focus, and retention.

5 Virtual Concerts and Music Workshops to Share with Students

Kelsey McCallum - 0
These virtual concerts, workshops, and resources are great opportunities to show students all the joys and wonders that music can bring.

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