Class Size Matters
Kimberly Veneziale reflects on how teaching a class of 32 students affects the experience and quality of their education.
Classroom
High-Rise Heroes
Ashleigh Doherty writes about organizing with students and community members for housing equity.
Black Students and Their Families
Dawn Samuel considers best practices for inclusion and engagement, focusing on promoting positive interactions with Black students and their families and acknowledging histories and experiences of systemic discrimination.
It’s Never Too Early!
Sangeeta McAuley emphasizes the importance of creating community and ensuring representation by introducing Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy (CRRP) early and continuing to ensure it is part of the curriculum we teach.
Fighting 'Fake News'
Erin Oxland writes about using a new resource called NewsWise to help her students learn critical thinking, navigate misinformation online and learn news and information literacy.
In Our Mother's House
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.
Animal Tracks
Gina Marucci proposes encouraging a love and stewardship of nature by learning about animal tracks.
Inclusive Literature
Choosing Resources to Represent Disability in the Classroom.
Building Community
The point of talking about privilege is not to make people feel bad, or guilty; it is that recognizing privilege is the only hope we have of breaking down the system to make it fairer for everyone.