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Last year, I was asked to co-develop a Holocaust unit for Grade 7. I was privileged to work with Leora Schaefer from Facing History...

I teach both Grade 8’s on a Monday, so it was extra fun that History Beats became our contribution to Music Mondays. This is the second...

Little things make a difference. It is a simple but big idea, and I watched it unfold over the last several weeks with profound outcomes....

Seeing students begging for the next phase of a project gets me every time. I will never bore of knowing how students respond to these...

Fenton, the mascot for the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, is an adorable bear. He is soft and comforting like the kind of...

This has been among the strangest years of my teaching career, but it has also been blessed with many interesting opportunities. I have...

Today, our Middle School girls sat with their mothers, friends and teachers to watch Finding Kind. Finding Kind is a documentary and a...

I have always been an interpersonal learner, so it would make sense that I am also an interpersonal presenter. When I am in front of a...

When our #ONedchat team does long range planning, we determine the dates and topics of our chats and fill in who will moderate, adding in...

It takes a good friend to tell you that you did not do what you set out to do. Thankfully, and tactfully, it has been shared that my...