My daughter has a significant reading disability.  As a parent I found it difficult to imagine how hard school was for her since it had...

A colleague, Jason,  has been experimenting with teaching grade 9 applied and academic math in a combined class*.  It has been going well...

When I am in a meeting (and I go to lots and lots of meetings) and there are challenges to solve, or the speaker is entertaining and has...

Which day of the year will you have all eyes on you?  The keenest students? The least amount of student misbehaviour?  The first day of...

I was looking at some of the EQAO (Ontario’s standardized test in grades 3, 6, 9 and 10) questions in an attempt to understand why many...

I have posted this, or something similar, at the end of June before, but I always think it is a good time to think about it.  Or at...

While we know that we are responsible for the 3Rs and other curriculum stuff, we also know that teachers have a role to play in shaping...

Sometimes when we adopt new ideas in education, it takes a while during the implementation stage to figure out where the balance is. ...

Have you ever been to an all day workshop where you sat in the same spot all day long?  When I have those kinds of days I feel tired and...

I find the research around growth mindsets fascinating.  I catch myself praising students for intelligence now and switch it to effort....

A group of teachers  and I went to a workshop and watched a video of a grade 6 literature circle.  We had a chance to discuss it in our...

This week I went to an engaging literacy workshop. I had a wonderful time discussing strategies and meeting with colleagues. I came...

I am guilty, as a female, of reading mostly fiction.  So when someone asks what I am reading, I invariably default to the novel in which...

We have begun to have some discussions about multiple entry points.  Given that our classes are not homogeneous, if we really want all...