Before a student learns to calculate, measure, or code, they must first believe that something new is possible. In that sense, imagination is not a supplement to STEM. It is the beginning of it.

Here’s how I restored an elementary school’s staff culture from a feud 20 years in the making (with help from a 1970s criminologist).

In a school made up of just 10% African American students, after the bell rang, more than half of the students still in the halls were African American. This made me wonder if Black kids are allowed to roam the halls all over America’s urban landscape.

As conversations about education increasingly center on technology and innovation, many teachers across the country are seeking educational environments that foster a sense of connection and calm for students.

When the RCMP Crisis Negotiation Unit visited my high school law class, I expected some interesting guest speakers. What I didn’t expect was just how profoundly they would change the way my students communicated.

For urban educators and students—who often deal with deep-rooted inequities every day—the effort to promote equity and inclusion must continue.

When many students graduate, they cross the stage with a diploma in hand and a question they’re not prepared to answer: What comes next?

After 25 years in special education classrooms, I’ve learned something our current education system doesn’t always want to admit: the most important work students do each day often goes unseen.

Educator well-being has suddenly become a buzzword. This isn’t a bad thing—on the contrary, we should have been caring more about the well-being of educators long ago.

These books help raise discussions with students about animal welfare, endangered species, and the diverse array of wildlife around the world.

These suggested reads about inventors may spark your students’ interest in all things building, tinkering, and creating.

COVID-19 has been an unequal crisis, disrupting learning more deeply for some student groups than others.

Part of creating a great outdoor space is about tailoring curriculum, and part is about landscape design.

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.

Children’s museums can be excellent environments to foster creativity and curiosity through hands-on, multi-sensory environments.

From books about the Big Bang to poems about planets, and everything in between, you’re sure to have a blast with these stellar reads.

MakerBot Gives Back has donated over $136,000 since the initiative’s launch in January 2025.

Blue skies, green grass, and fresh air don’t usually come to mind when describing the features of a typical classroom, but that’s exactly what outdoor education offers.