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Making Sense of Curriculum Night
Read article →: Making Sense of Curriculum NightA Parent’s Guide Curriculum Night should help families understand how a classroom will work throughout the year. It is a chance to meet the teacher,…
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Beyond “Drop Everything and Read”: Making Silent Reading More Productive
Read article →: Beyond “Drop Everything and Read”: Making Silent Reading More ProductiveHow a short, predictable structure can protect the joy of independent reading while helping students build comprehension, stamina, and self-regulation. Silent reading has an appealing…
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When a Grade Becomes the Goal
Read article →: When a Grade Becomes the GoalA student receives an assignment back. They look at the mark first. Maybe only at the mark. The feedback is there, but it is not…
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The Relational Teacher and the Unwritten Curriculum
Read article →: The Relational Teacher and the Unwritten CurriculumI keep coming back to a sentence in Ontario’s Education Act. The purpose of education is to provide students with the opportunity to realize their…
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Why I Built Inner Forge
Read article →: Why I Built Inner ForgeA teacher’s reflection after nearly two decades in Ontario classrooms I started teaching in 1997. I entered public education in 2007. Across nearly twenty years,…
