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Confront barriers to change by educating active citizens for a democratic society

by: Peter H. Hennessy

Assessment, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Down With Letter Grades

by: Bruce Beairsto

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Policy, Promising Practices

Shift This

Lately there is a whole lot of shift going on...

by: Brooke Moore

Opinion

The Rocky Road to Dropping Out

by: Holly Bennett

Assessment, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices

Think Twice, Measure Once

by: Bruce Beairsto

Engagement, Opinion, Promising Practices, School Community

The Education Reform Movement

Re-engage students with the adult world as part of their formal education

by: Peter H. Hennessy

Leadership, Opinion, School Community, Teaching, Well-being

Creating More Mentally Healthy Schools

Resources are available to help teachers bring conversations about mental health into their classrooms

by: Andrea Kirkum

Curriculum, Indigenous Learning, Opinion, School Community

Cdn EdWire – Back-to-school Issues-a-plenty

The annual throng of September education media articles includes the ongoing tenuous teacher labour negotiations in Ontario and B.C., updates on cyberbullying prevention, and heaps of advice to parents.

by: Max Cooke

Opinion, School Community, Teaching

Big school infrastructure funding announcement shines media spotlight on Alberta

Canadian Education Wire

by: Max Cooke

Opinion, Teaching

Does a PLC Need Research?

by: Bruce Beairsto

Assessment, Engagement, Opinion, Teaching

Increasing Student Learning

Are You Teaching for Understanding or Teaching by Tell & Do?

by: Lori Cullen

Leadership, Opinion, Policy, School Community, Teaching

Cdn EdWire – Short Term Labour Peace for Long Term Labour Strife?

The pundits and educators are mulling over the long term bargaining table ramifications from teacher labour deals struck in Ontario and B.C.

by: Max Cooke

Engagement, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Preparing The Classroom Garden

by: Bruce Beairsto

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices

Designing Creative Confidence

Not only is it time to reclaim our creative confidence, it is time to reclaim failure too.

by: Jennifer Chan

Opinion, Policy, Teaching

Deep Breaths

Our teachers shape and define the lives that our children will lead and we must heed their voices; just as we must heed the voices of those who populate, fund and direct our schools.

by: Brian Harrison

Curriculum, Opinion, School Community

Canadian Education Wire – As summer sizzles, so do ongoing secular schooling debates

The difficult issues that play out for muslim prayer space in Toronto and for religious education in Morinville Alberta are balanced by inspiring stories of parental and community engagement.

by: Max Cooke

EdTech & Design, Engagement, Opinion