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Assessment and Evaluation

8 Ways to Build a Creative Classroom

Creativity isn’t innate—it’s a cognitive skill that all students can develop with time and the right opportunities. While cultivating a creative classroom may seem intimidating, it doesn’t have to be.
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Technology

How Technology Helped Our School Turn Values into Classroom Practices

It’s one thing to write values on a piece of construction paper and hang it in the front office. It’s another to embed those values into how students learn, interact, and take ownership in the classroom.
Opinion

Taste the Water: A Teacher’s Ongoing Journey

There comes a point in every educator’s journey when one has to pause and ask, “Am I growing, or am I just repeating what I already know?”
Sponsored

What Educators Can Learn from Philadelphia’s Top-Rated Early Education Program

The Greater Philadelphia YMCA offers a comprehensive range of early childhood education programs tailored for children from infancy to preschool.
Alternative Education

Three Myths About K–5 Online Education (And Why They Don’t Hold Up)

As the Dean of Elementary at a K–12 online private school, I constantly hear several myths about online education that I want to debunk.
Mental Health and Well-Being

8 Ways Teachers Can Encourage More Outdoor Play During Recess

For many students, recess may be one of the few opportunities during the day to engage in active, unstructured outdoor play.
Assessment and Evaluation

Fixing Assessments So AI Can’t Fake the Messy Middle

When we grade the route, not just the destination, the focus returns to the middle of learning, where it belongs.
New Teachers

Supporting Teachers New to Inquiry-Based Learning

The shift to inquiry-based learning can present significant challenges. How can teachers best be supported through that transition?
Reading and Literacy

Why Non-Traditional Formats Count as Real Reading

When we start drawing hard lines around what “real” reading looks like, we lose sight of what actually helps kids become readers in the first place.
Canadian Studies

Murdoch is Cracking the Case on Student Engagement

Murdoch in the Classroom offers a fresh, distinctly Canadian way to bring story-led, curriculum-connected learning into the classroom.

Education News

Education News

National Program to Bring School Forests and Outdoor Classrooms to Canadian Schools

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Re-Nature, a national initiative advancing outdoor classrooms and school forests across Canada, is launching its first cohort of schools in the nation’s capital region.
Education News

New Podcast on Retirement, Aging, and Longevity

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Are you interested in learning more about retirement? The “Retirement in America” podcast explores the challenges, ideas, and solutions shaping retirement security in the United States.
Education News

Jeopardy! Winner Credits High School for Game Show Success 

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Perkins, a 2005 graduate of Rosati-Kain Academy, recently competed and won her debut game on the Emmy-winning game show on May 1.
Education News

From Commitment to Classrooms: Advancing Refugee Education

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UNHCR–TECNO global partnership supports high impact education initiatives for refugee children and youth in East Africa.
Education News

Kids Write 4 Kids Creative Writing Contest Celebrates Young Authors Across Canada

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Two Grade 6 writers earn publication; expert judges praise the creativity, craft, and heart of a record number of student storytellers.

Classroom Perspectives

Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow: Addressing the School Attendance Problem

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Student absences are not a new issue in education, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have only added to this growing problem.

Read-Aloud Mentors: From Reluctant Readers to Inspiring Leaders

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As a newer interventionist, I faced a formidable task: engage reluctant readers and address their needs with minimal resources for an entire 90 minutes.

Discover Your Teaching Style: Are You More Like a Cat or Dog?

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I recently observed a high school science lesson that left me feeling like I had just swished some super-minty Listerine. I was refreshed. I was inspired…so much so, in fact, that I built and entire upcoming PD session around my takeaway from this lesson. I will return to this in just a moment.

Finding Purpose in Teaching ESL

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As I stood in my empty classroom surrounded by piles of boxes, I couldn’t help but wonder: what was I going to do now?

“I Don’t Like You”: The Moment That Shaped My Teaching Journey

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The child stepped closer and closer until she paused just two feet away, locking eyes with me. “I don’t like you,” she declared, then kicked me in the leg and casually strolled back to the playground.

Crafting Connections: A Teacher’s Heartfelt Gift

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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.

Little School, Big Heart: A Friendly Fundraising Competition to Fight Malaria

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The Spread the Net Student Challenge is a friendly competition between Canadian schools to raise funds for malaria-preventing bed nets for families in Africa.

Teaching Kids to Read: Modern Approaches vs. Montessori Method

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At first glance, the Montessori method and the Science of Reading appear to be opposing philosophies. But if you look closer, they are in fact surprisingly similar.

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.
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Book Lists

10 Books That Celebrate Queer Voices

Kelsey McCallum -
As LGBTQ+ rights are increasingly targeted around the world, there’s never been a more crucial time to uplift and celebrate queer stories.
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Retirement Travel: 15+ Places to Visit After You Leave the Classroom

Kelsey McCallum -
Retirement brings something many people rarely have—time to travel. We’ve gathered a selection of new and soon-to-be-released travel guides to help you choose your latest getaway.
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10 Books to Read for National Indigenous History Month

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Reflect on the history, diversity, and strengths of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples during National Indigenous History Month with the help of these books.
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Indigenous Education

Éy Swáyel! Welcoming Indigenous Pedagogy as a Canadian Educator 

Nikita Griffioen - 0
As an educator in Canada, whose homeland has been inhabited by Indigenous peoples long before me, I have the opportunity and responsibility to teach this history to my students.

Laying the Foundation: Treaty Education for Young Students

Carolyn Gruske - 0
Teaching junior elementary school students about treaties can be a daunting task for even the most experienced educators.

Learning from History: Teaching the Treaties to High School Students

Joseph Filiplic - 0
All people living collectively in Canada are “treaty people,” meaning that we all have rights and responsibilities for this land we call home.

Preparing for a Changing World: Climate Resilience in Schools

Krystal Kavita Jagoo - 0
It is important to consider how schools are responding to climate change not just in the classroom, but on a practical level as well.

Land of Incalculable Value: A Williams Treaties Overview

Carolyn Gruske - 0
In 1923, three parcels of land in southern Ontario were the subject of a legal process that defined how they could be used and who would control them.

The Importance of Bees: Teaching Kids about Pollinators

Fiona Tapp - 0
It’s about time bees got the proper respect they deserve, and at one elementary school in Ottawa, they will soon have an entire pollinator meadow dedicated to them.
Classroom Perspectives

Exploring Indigenous Culture Through the Senses: A Transformative Learning Experience

At McKenzie Towne School in Alberta, students are learning through touch, scent, and sound with the Indigenous Sensory Box Project.

LGBTQ+

Before Marriage Equality: The Fight for Benefits and Belonging

Twenty-five years after the Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act, three central figures reflect on the legal and personal struggles that paved the way for LGBTQIA2S+ rights, freedoms, and equality in Canada.

What Is SOGI? Getting the Terminology Right

Gender fluid. Two-spirit. Trans. Cisgender. These are some of the terms students can use to describe where they are on the spectrum of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Safe Haven: The Journey of LGBTQ+ Refugees in Canada

The persistence of violence against LGBTQ+ people in countries where homosexuality is legal remains worrisome and creates a refugee situation that is not that easy to prove.

“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.

Breaking Boundaries: Women’s Lives In and Out of the Closet

By removing the phrase “male person” from the crime of gross indecency in 1954, the Canadian government declared sex between women a crime.

Addressing LGBTQ+ Bullying in Your School

Almost two million LGBTQ+ teenagers consider suicide each year. Does this statistic scare you? If not, it should.

The Inclusivity Challenge: Is Canada a Just Society?

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.

From Exclusion to Inclusion: Teaching Equity Through Books

Books used in the classroom remind us that education is most powerful when it affirms the dignity of every child. Paired with history, inquiry, and compassion, they create a foundation for inclusion that reaches far beyond the school walls.

Recognizing Same-Sex Couples: Bill C-23, Explained

Bill C-23, titled the Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act, was a landmark moment in Canada’s history.

Earth & Space Science

6 Virtual Field Trips About Space and the Night Sky

Kelsey McCallum -
With the help of these field trips, it’s possible to take students on journeys that are "out of this world" without ever having to leave the classroom.
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Every Drop Counts: Keeping Water Education Fresh

Meagan Gillmore -
When students look at the globe and see so much blue, it seems as though there’s an abundance of water. But that's just not true.
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Spark Student Interest in Geology with These 8 Field Trips

Kelsey McCallum -
It’s never too early to get students interested in the vast and complex field of geology. Here are some field trips that can help.
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Writing

Classroom Perspectives

Why Students Struggle with Writing and How to Help Them Find Their Voice

When writing feels like exposure, I’ve found that students tend to guard their language. This often shows up as hesitation, restraint, and self-editing that have nothing to do with ability.

Why Students Struggle with Writing and How to Help Them Find Their Voice

Dr. Alexis L. Hamlor - 0
When writing feels like exposure, I’ve found that students tend to guard their language. This often shows up as hesitation, restraint, and self-editing that have nothing to do with ability.

Practical Tips to Prevent Plagiarism

Meagan Gillmore - 0
Students plagiarize. But they don’t create the problem. Assignments need to require more than Google searches to complete.

Making High School More Relevant: A Life Skills Approach

Adam Piccoli - 0
The integration of practical, relevant life skills into the curriculum not only improves engagement, but also increases emotional well-being and real-world readiness.

Why Should We Teach Haiku?

Chris Colderley - 0
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.

No Brainer: Using AI in the Classroom

Micah Shippee - 0
Many AI products impact and improve our daily lives. These AI technologies and products may be beneficial to the teachers in the classroom.

Teaching with Google Drive

Deidra Moitzheim - 0
For teachers, time is a precious commodity. That’s why I believe we need to incorporate Google Drive into our everyday teaching standards.

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