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Feb 196 min read
Teaching through trauma
I started teaching in December 2019, at 24 years old. I’m sure we all know what follows. To keep a long story short, I think ...


Feb 196 min read
Classrooms Without Walls: BC teachers connect with students in conflict zones
Back in 1989, when David Falconer welcomed the first students into his classroom at Cayoosh Elementary in Lillooet, he could never have ...


Feb 195 min read
Community action projects: The power of messy, wall-less learning
“Well, this project is turning out to be very different from what we thought. It’s much more complicated and challenging, but I love it!”


Feb 194 min read
Learning from the natural world
As a new teacher with the Vancouver School Board, I am reflecting on the experiences of my practicum and what kind of teacher I want to ...


Feb 194 min read
Game on: Using play to beat stress and bridge cultures in class
Stressful events are common in childhood and sometimes, from an evolutionary perspective, even necessary for development. Healthy stress ...


Feb 192 min read
Children’s book about nature, adventure, and self-regulation written by BC teacher
As a teacher I am always trying to find ways to inspire students. I felt I couldn’t have a direct impact with students during the COVID ...


Feb 195 min read
Robotics competitions: A STEAM roadmap to tomorrow’s skills for today’s youth
Canada currently faces digital and STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) skills shortages due to rapid digitalization ...


Jan 86 min read
Real Acts of Caring program promotes intentional acts of kindness
Real Acts of Caring (RAC) is about doing something caring and kind for others and not expecting anything back ...


Jan 85 min read
Edible Education: Teacher goes the distance for food programs
Brent Mansfield has been passionate about food his whole career. He wove it into his teaching practice as a classroom teacher, worked in ...


Jan 82 min read
Teaching and learning in the Columbia Valley
A 6:30 a.m. call can seem early, especially on a dark winter day, but it is also so exciting! It means ...


Jan 82 min read
Tables would turn
A poem by teacher Nandini Aggarwal ...


Nov 5, 20246 min read
Local profile: Boundary
From Big White, near Kelowna, to Christina Lake, in the Kootenays, the Boundary District Teachers’ Association spans more than 200 km...


Nov 5, 20245 min read
Learning from our international colleagues: Inquiry project with the Paulo Freire Institute in Brazil
In 2023, we had an opportunity to participate in the first International Solidarity Teacher Inquiry Project (TIP)...


Nov 5, 20245 min read
Joyous journaling: How journaling changed my classroom … and my life (part 2!)
In the last issue of Teacher, I led you through the first part of my journaling journey with my Grades 4 and 5 students...


Nov 5, 20244 min read
From HSP to SLP: How sensitivity became my superpower
For years, I struggled to find the right words to capture a significant part of my journey...


Nov 5, 20245 min read
Promoting growth mindset and type 1 diabetes inclusion in children’s literature
I am Rashda, a math educator by day and an indie author by passion. I’ve always been captivated by the power of children’s literature...


Nov 5, 20245 min read
Navigating identity: An autoethnographic reflection of a teacher of multilingual learners
My name is Jaimie Bin Li, and I am a Chinese woman who lives in Canada. I grew up in a small village in the southeast part of China...


Nov 5, 20244 min read
Never Give Up! Land-based learning and Indigenous knowledges inspire student art
This is the story of a school that has been guided on a three-year journey by Dr. Cher Hill and Elder Rick Bailey...


Nov 5, 20244 min read
Circle of Trust: Restorative connection in a community of colleagues
Although we tend to be very collaborative when working toward supporting positive outcomes for students, teachers are often not...


Sep 17, 20246 min read
Crossroads: Planting seeds for courageous conversations in the classroom
Crossroads is an innovative anti-oppression resource that builds awareness, understanding, and empathy through interactive story-based...
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