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  • Developing Classroom Agreements
    by Jen Reid
    At the outset of a new school year, an aspect of our work as educators is to get to know our students, and determine where they are academically. In the pressure to do this, the time required to build community can sometimes take a back seat; this tension between pedagogical choices can be challenging to … Continue reading Developing Classroom Agreements
  • Of Fall Planting and Receiving Mail
    by Rashmee Karnad-Jani
    Once again, my fellow travellers I am speaking with you through the analogy of gardening. Nature and seasonal changes are comforting in their reliable predictability, after all.  Fall planting is key for all those who garden in this part of the world or elsewhere. Gardeners and farmers plant bulbs including garlic now so that there … Continue reading Of Fall Planting and Receiving Mail
  • Tiny Moments of Joy
    by Sharon Ethier
    What makes your day joyful with your class? Maybe it’s the light bulb moments in learning. That moment when you see the big ‘Aha!’ look on a child’s face and their hard work has paid off; the returned assignment, the understood math question, the moment that they find a book they truly love.  These feel … Continue reading Tiny Moments of Joy
  • Manipulatives: From “If you need them” to “Use them!”
    by Tracy Jansen-Sequeira
    One of the biggest lessons I learned when teaching mathematics was the use of manipulatives. These lessons came from students in my class and a Math Learning Coach, which I was fortunate to partner with. Student Attitude Surveys Entering into junior grades for the first time, I wanted to get to know students’ feelings/attitudes towards … Continue reading Manipulatives: From “If you need them” to “Use them!”
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The book, The Heart and Art of Teaching and Learning: Practical Ideas and Resources for Beginning Teachers, is meant to be the beginning of sharing and learning with each other, which includes practical tips on setting up your own classroom, building inclusion, working with parents and more.

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