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Writing

The Figurative Language Fashion Show: Where Words Walk the Runway

Getting kids to write in this day and age, where entertainment is merely a swipe away, can be like asking them to eat their vegetables.

Remembering the Best Teacher

My first-grade teacher was Miss Glennah Powers. She made me feel very special because she would tell me that I was a good, smart student and would go far.

That’s a Rap: Using Hip-Hop as a Tool for Learning

I, among other things, define myself as a rapper, and it’s a fact of which my students are all too aware.

The Value of Diversity: A Poetic Celebration of Asian Heritage Month 

In honour of Asian American Heritage Month, which is celebrated every May, I tasked the students in my three Asian American Literature classes with a special project.

Living Language: A New Vision for Teaching Grammar

In the K–12 setting, grammar instruction can be tedious and demoralizing. Too often it becomes an exercise in red-lining students' mistakes.

7 Apps to Foster Student Creativity

Help your students dust off their thinking caps with these apps that are designed to inspire imagination and spark creativity.

No Brainer: Using AI in the Classroom

Many AI products impact and improve our daily lives. These AI technologies and products may be beneficial to the teachers in the classroom.

Using Urban Legends to Engage Struggling Readers

After teaching high school reading intervention courses for many years, I know that starting with a novel is a mistake—it’s too long. Instead, I use urban legends.

Education News

Social Media, Identity, and Power in the Digital Age: Youth-Led Conference on March 22

This free virtual event for Grades 8–12 will explore how social media influences identity, power, culture, entrepreneurship, and digital well-being.

A Slice of Learning: Mathnasium and Pizza Pizza Celebrate Pi Day

National Pi Day partnership brings hands-on math experiences and a chance to win a $3,140 scholarship and $314 Pizza Pizza gift card.

How to Boost Participation in Physical Activity for Autistic Youth

Researchers investigating how to increase participation in physical activity by autistic children say key strategies include creating predictable routines, involving family members, and ensuring safe and sensory-friendly spaces.

Registration Now Open for Free Global Math Competition on March 24

World Maths Day, the world’s largest online mathematics competition, kicks off on March 24. Over the years, this fun, free international celebration of math has seen over 10 million students answer more than 1 billion questions.

Natural History Institute and Prescott College Partner to Offer Naturalist Certification Program

The unique Mogollon Highlands Naturalist Certification program is designed to cultivate deep connections to nature, place, and community through the practice of natural history.

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