Classroom Practice

On September 30th, students across Canada will mark Orange Shirt Day. They will be encouraged to learn about Phyllis’ Story and to wear orange shirts in support of raising awareness about the [...]

Are you interested in exploring how you can integrate outdoor learning into your teaching? You may be hearing more and more about the benefits.

Fall is on its way, and along with it comes a new brand new school year. In the weeks to come teachers everywhere will return to their schools and start creating warm and welcoming learning [...]

One of the ways we understand the world around us is through the language we speak. Words in our language help to frame our culture, our world view, and even our behaviours. Without the ability [...]

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 [...]