Classroom Practice

In many Indigenous cultures, women have a powerful role as teachers, protectors of the land and water, and bringers of life. Certain teachings belong to women only. Some cultures, such as the [...]

In preparing for your new class, you may be considering the best ways to include Indigenous perspectives and ways of knowing into your classroom. You may also be concerned with how to do so [...]

Reading novels written by Indigenous authors with your students allows you to introduce diverse voices into your English classes while still having the opportunity to meet curricular outcomes. [...]

Across Canada, November is the month when we focus on remembrance. We make the space in our schedules to teach our students about those that have fought for our freedoms. We show them respect and [...]

Embracing one’s culture and heritage is difficult to do if you don’t read or speak the language. This is one of the key challenges facing Indigenous youth today across Canada. For youth to [...]

As educators, we often want to address deep, important topics with our students, but we’re at a loss as to how to do so appropriately. You may worry that a topic is too intense or ‘grown-up’ for [...]

As the new school year approaches, many teachers and schools are preparing their education spaces to welcome students. As a teacher, I know how much time and dedication teachers put into setting [...]

Finding ways to integrate diverse knowledge in a classroom isn’t always easy for teachers to accomplish. Often, we rely on things we know or have seen in classrooms as students ourselves. [...]

Although students can have trouble with any subject, math is the one that students complain about most often. Often this comes from the fact that students don’t see the connection and relevance [...]

Learning Bird works alongside schools and communities to find paths of learning for students who may not always find success in traditional classrooms. One of our recent collaborations with [...]