Five years ago, my colleague Amelia Dare and I posed ourselves a question: if reconciliation is to become an ordinary part of school life, what kind of changes take place when we start with our relationship to the land?

The school library at Carson Graham Secondary allows for student engagement by offering an intentional, alternate setting to the classroom.

We asked BCTF members to tell us about a colleague who inspires them, and we received lots of submissions! Watch for more...

This article is not another overview of UDL guidelines. Instead, it is a step-by-step guide to the mindset shifts that helped me move from understanding UDL in theory to applying it meaningfully in the classroom.

I’m a high school English teacher, and that — along with being one of a handful of people who can operate my school theatre’s sound board — affords me the pleasure and privilege of attending school and district-wide English events with relative frequency.

Two decades ago, I became a classroom teacher. During my practicum I observed many different types of classroom environments with different styles of teaching.

The early years of teaching can be both intimidating and exciting. Most new teachers start with solid training and plenty of enthusiasm, but they quickly see that classroom realities...

Our Comparative Cultures 12 class in the 2026–27 school year, while studying linguistics, set out to...

A wondrous sight greets visitors to Lena Shaw Elementary School, one of the largest elementary schools in Surrey. In the north hallway, under a sign reading, “The Lena Shawp,” there is a rack of clean coats, lunch bags, and backpacks and seven bins filled with shoes and neatly folded clothing.

The final bell rings and the sound of excited, happy voices echo down the hallways marking the beginning of the long-awaited summer break.

Teaching Punjabi at Princess Margaret Secondary School has been more than a profession for me: it has been a passion and a commitment to preserving language...

When I immigrated to Canada, the transition was far from easy. I arrived with hope, of course, but also with the weight of uncertainty, cultural complexity, and the quiet struggle of learning to belong.

Helen Park recalls her upbringing in small-town Saskatchewan fondly. There, she learned what it means to build community.

The sounds that greet the start of the school day have changed dramatically over the 15 years I’ve been teaching. The morning start used to be filled with students chatting or doing dances and silly things.

There are heart-stopping events in life that cause us to become more philosophical. A cancer diagnosis; the death of a loved one. In my mid-40s, 20 years into my teaching career, I experienced these events simultaneously.

My name is James Darin Corbiere. I am Aanishinaabe, Bear Clan from Wii kwem koong on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. I am a former police officer and Indigenous language teacher living in Langford on Vancouver Island.

Burnout is a hot-button topic these days. Unfortunately, for us as educators, it is ever-present too, and misunderstandings and misrepresentations about it do more harm than good.

Rural schools are often beset by unique challenges and opportunities. They are ecosystems all on their own with just the right levels of pH, moisture, and temperature to incubate oddities and quirks.

When I first started my journey of personal development work to learn new skills, boost my confidence, and achieve goals I had set for myself, I had no idea it would have such a huge impact on my pedagogy as a teacher.

In a social studies classroom, the world is always closer than it seems. Maps paper the walls, and students have access to books and resources about the world around them. But the most meaningful learning about place ...