I was browsing YouTube for simplified math tutorials one afternoon when I stumbled upon the PBS Kids Math Club—math tutorial videos geared toward teens.

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.

I have lost count of the number of times I have been told that rules without relationships lead to rebellion. Yet today, relationships with students seem to be feared instead of embraced. Over the years, quite by accident, I have discovered that this precept from days gone by is critical to classroom rules and to learning itself. Relationships are an essential part of learning, especially relationships between teachers and students.

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.

During our staff meeting that afternoon, my colleagues and I learned our school had six new students who were Syrian refugees.

Do you remember the first time you entered the school library as a child? I do. There were books everywhere.

Biology is the study of a diverse range of living things, and biology affirms all genders.

Students want to read stories that matter to them and, most of all, they want to see themselves reflected within the pages of their beloved comics.

Languages other than English have never been top priority in the U.K., so when I was asked to teach French to my entire school, the prospect filled me with excitement.