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Building Executive Functioning Skills in Intermediate Classrooms
March 31, 2026
Building Executive Functioning Skills in Intermediate Classrooms If there’s one thing teaching intermediate students has taught me over the past five years, it’s this: It’s rarely the content that’s the
Breakout Rooms 2.0: Creative Ways to Use Them Beyond Group Work
March 24, 2026
Breakout Rooms 2.0: Creative Ways to Use Them Beyond Group Work Breakout rooms are often treated as a one-trick pony—“Okay, go discuss this with your group.”But when used intentionally, breakout
Spring Cleaning Your Website: A Teacherpreneur’s Maintenance Checklist
March 17, 2026
Spring Cleaning Your Website: A Teacherpreneur’s Maintenance Checklist Spring in the classroom usually means decluttering desks, organizing resources, and resetting routines. But what about your website? As a full-time Grade
Teaching Students to Advocate for Themselves in Digital Learning Environments
March 10, 2026
Teaching Students to Advocate for Themselves in Digital Learning Environments One of the most important skills students need before high school isn’t academic. It’s advocacy. And in digital learning environments,
Digital Routines That Make Your Classroom Run Smoothly (Online or In-Person)
March 3, 2026
Whether you’re teaching fully in person, partially online, or somewhere in between, one thing remains constant: routines make or break your classroom. And in today’s learning environments, digital routines are
Building Digital Independence Before High School
February 24, 2026
The jump from Grade 8 to Grade 9 is bigger than most people realize. Yes, it’s a new building.Yes, it’s new teachers.Yes, it’s lockers and timetables and exams. But one
Helping Online Students Choose High School Courses Across Multiple Schools
February 17, 2026
If You Teach Grade 8, You Know This Season. It’s that time of year. Course codes.Program pathways.Prerequisites.Information nights.Parent emails.Deadline reminders. When I taught in person, high school transition season was
Blending Online Tools Into In-Person Learning: The Best of Both Worlds
February 11, 2026
(Featuring Microsoft… even if we still miss Google)** As classrooms evolve, so does the way we blend digital tools with in-person teaching. And if you know me, you know I
What Teacherpreneurs Can Learn From the D2L Learning Model
February 4, 2026
Whether you’ve used it as “D2L,” “Brightspace,” or “The HUB,” Ontario educators are deeply familiar with the D2L learning platform. It’s where we post assignments, connect with students, deliver assessments,
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