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Empathy—the ability to recognize and understand another person’s feelings—is an extremely important life skill.

What better way to celebrate the spooky season than with some equally spooky books? We’ve compiled a list of chilling tales for kids of all ages, just in time for Halloween.

There is a growing community of educators who have adopted Minecraft as a powerful engagement tool in mainstream subjects like math, science, social studies, and even language arts.

People often want to avoid the news because, sometimes, reality hurts. Recently, some want to tune out for other reasons: they doubt the headlines are real.

First names of English Language Learners, even for the most experienced and caring teacher, can evoke an implicit bias of which we must be aware.

My journey began in Vancouver 30 years ago, as an aid with Trainable Mentally Handicapped students. Designated as ‘uneducable,’ these students were relegated to gaining work experience. Noticing they easily recounted movie plots and the artists and lyrics Top 40 songs, it occurred to me that the real handicap might be a teaching methodology that was incompatible with their learning styles.

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.

This wide selection of books shines a light on the experiences and histories of Asian and Pacific Islander communities and individuals.