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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 ...
Feb 19, 20255 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 8, 20256 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 8, 20255 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 8, 20252 min read


Tables would turn
A poem by teacher Nandini Aggarwal ...
Jan 8, 20252 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, 20246 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, 20245 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, 20244 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, 20245 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...
Nov 5, 20244 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...
Sep 17, 20246 min read


Thriving: A powerful interpretive framework
Last June I bid goodbye to a 34-year career in education, during which my mission was “helping others learn and grow.”
Sep 17, 20248 min read


Joyous journaling: How journaling changed my classroom … and my life
On the edge of entering my 17th year as a teacher, I take stock of what I have taught over the years, a routine practice to figure out...
Sep 17, 20245 min read


From the inside … out: Teaching and learning in BC’s provincial correctional centres
It’s quarter to eight on a blustery November morning near Maple Ridge. The familiar smell of coffee...
Sep 17, 20247 min read


The future of literacy instruction
Literacy instruction has stepped into the spotlight for the 2024–25 school year, with added attention from government, universities...
Sep 17, 20245 min read


Sensory processing disorder in the classroom
About a decade ago, I found myself on an unexpected journey. As a new parent to a young child, I was surprised and confused...
Sep 17, 20244 min read


Preserving our future: The art and importance of seed saving
The greenhouse at Davis Bay Elementary School has thrived for five years, serving as a collaborative endeavour uniting educators...
Sep 17, 20243 min read
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