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Tag: Activism

15 New and Upcoming Books for Student Activists

To help you inspire your students to become agents of change, we’ve gathered these books that focus on different forms of activism.

Using Art as Activism: Change Beyond School Borders

Not only do visual arts classes make space in a student’s day for creativity, they can also offer a chance to focus on something bigger.

Saving the Future: Climate Action and the Rights of Nature

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the basic rights to democratic and free life, but what about the right to nature?

10 Books About Environmental Conservation for Children and Teens

Inspire students to take action against climate change, plastic pollution, and Earth’s water crisis with these environmental-themed books.

The Quest to Give Voting Rights to Permanent Residents 

In Canada, provincial and territorial governments determine who can vote in municipal elections, and they all currently have laws restricting that right to Canadian citizens.

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.

Making Every Day Earth Day

It’s easy to take the Earth for granted and assume that it will always be there; however, that’s not necessarily the case.

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

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.

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Devoting More Resources to Special Education Services

There is a dire shortage of special education programs and qualified teachers for children with developmental disabilities.

Breathing New Life Into Old Classroom Resources

The NAC's new digital library provides a trove of refreshed, accessible resources that make teaching easier and learning more meaningful.

The Key to Decoding Reading Proficiency in K–12 Students

This new study highlights the importance of foundational decoding proficiency and its impact on reading comprehension beyond elementary school.

A Smart Gateway to SEL: Digital Libraries

Introducing smART breaks: a free digital arts library that teaches SEL competencies to elementary school children.

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