Food for Thought
Carmen Oliveira reflects on teaching her students about food security, sustainability and health through her school garden.
Features
Students Becoming Changemakers
Emily Chan interviews student activist Cecilia La Rose-Luciuk.
Choosing Black-Focused Books
Natasha Henry provides guidance for selecting appropriate, culturally relevant Black-focused books.
Teaching and Learning While Black
Matthew Morris reflects on the impact of school culture on black students and the need for schools to change.
Making Permanent Connections
Izida Zorde in conversation with Idle No More organizer, lawyer and Ryerson University Chair in Indigenous Governance, Pam Palmater.
Become a Gender Warrior Teacher
Gender is not binary. If this is news to you, it’s not your fault. Many of us grew up with the understanding that there are men, there are women, and that is it. We had boy’s toys and girl’s toys. There were jobs men did and jobs women did.
Student Vote
We hear from members across the province about why they run parallel elections in their classrooms with Student Vote.
Mental Health and Well-Being
Twyla Jackson writes about coping with child and youth mental health challenges in our classrooms and her group work on a resource that partnered ETFO with School Mental Health Assist.
High Noise Levels at Work?
If your voice gets sore from straining to be heard, or your ears are ringing after the day is done, you may be suffering from the effects of high noise levels at work. High levels of noise can affect your health and safety as well as speech-language communication in the classroom.
Standing Together Against Poverty
While members of the community practice tai chi outside the school doors, students file into the building after the morning bell to music that reflects the different cultures in the community.