This post is sponsored by Library of Parliament Originally published March 2024 Governance. Democracy. Citizenship. Stop for a moment and try to explain these ideas in plain language. It’s hard to do. You might find yourself stumbling over words like “Parliament,” “elected representatives,” “constituency,” “bill,” “amendment,” “committee” and “caucus.” Every year, teachers all over Canada must make complex ideas about democratic governance understandable and relatable to students at all grade levels. Knowing the challenges this can present, the Parliament of Canada offers educational resource ..read more

This post is sponsored by Microsoft Originally published October 2023 By Dr. Elka Walsh, Associate Vice President, Learning & Teaching, at Microsoft Canada The dedicated teachers I speak with every day tell me that students in 2023 are smart, passionate, and empathetic. They also tell me that today’s students are exhausted, overwhelmed and, in some cases, disengaged, three and a half years after the start of the pandemic. At Microsoft, we recently commissioned a survey with Fuse Insights of more than 500 Canadian teachers and education leaders to assess the challenges that educators are f ..read more

Originally published September 2023 This is a sponsored post The Joint PhD in Educational Studies Program is an exciting journey into research, scholarship, life-long learning, professional growth, self-discovery, and individual becoming. It is an intense exploration of methodological orientation and as Dr. Andrew Allen, the Director of Joint PhD Studies, articulates, it offers “a unique opportunity to develop and foster collegial relationships and friendships that will sustain and energize you throughout your academic studies and beyond.” According to the OECD, only 1.3% of the world populat ..read more

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Originally published February 2023 This post is sponsored by AITC-C Offrez à vos élèves la possibilité de faire preuve d’innovation et de gagner 3 000 $ – tout en réalisant des objectifs d’apprentissage! Même si les bourses d’études peuvent être très avantageuses, il peut être difficile de convaincre des élèves du secondaire d’y participer. Un processus qui devrait être excitant peut rapidement devenir décourageant, autant pour les élèves que pour les enseignants. Nous avons une bonne nouvelle! La bourse d’études PLC Ici pour demain, propulsée par pensezAGRI, peut également servir de projet d ..read more

Originally published February 2023 This post is sponsored by AITC-C Your students have the opportunity to get innovative and win $3,000—all while meeting learning outcomes!   Scholarships reap tremendous rewards for students, but encouraging high school students to apply can be a challenge. A process that should be exciting quickly becomes overwhelming for students and teachers. Ready for some great news? The DFC Here for Tomorrow Scholarship, powered by thinkAG, doubles as a career-education assignment with diverse submission options for students. Open to students in grades 10-12 (Sec ..read more

Originally published November 2022 This post is sponsored by Canada’s Capital Region  An Educational and Memorable Experience in Canada’s Capital Region Whether you’re a local or a visitor to Canada’s capital, the learning opportunities for you and your students are endless. With tools to help you book tours and pre-visit activities, you’ll have everything you need to plan a successful year-end field trip. You can discover the Capital in English and French based on the following three themes: Canadian Governance: Justice, Democracy, and Security Visit the Supreme Court of Canada, the R ..read more

Originally posted November 2022 This post is sponsored by Roseneath Theatre Roseneath Theatre is offering three digital theatre pieces for middle school and high school audiences. Roseneath is a professional theatre company based in Toronto delivering artistically excellent original Canadian productions that engage and inspire young audiences since 1983. Our plays address provocative issues relevant to today’s youth encouraging them to reflect on themselves and their place within the community.  “We wanted to explore what artists wanted to say to young people right now, in the after ..read more

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You’ve heard it before, but I’ll say it again: the pandemic has fundamentally changed the way educators teach and how students learn. When I think about this generation of students compared to those I’ve taught in the past, I see that interaction has taken on a whole new form outside of meeting face-to-face. Social media platforms like Snapchat and Discord have introduced kids and teenagers to virtual communities where they are spending a lot of time and focus. And if today’s students are using these digital platforms anyway, we as teachers must ask ourselves, how can we introduce new ways of ..read more