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• Fostering Self-Regulation Through Self-Assessment: Strategies for the Classroom Part 2
  by Preeti Deokharan
  November 27, 2024
  Self-regulation is a skill that looks different for everyone and takes time, patience, and consistent practice. Even as adults, we are constantly refining how we self-regulate, learning how to manage our emotions, thoughts, and actions in various situations. For students, mastering self-regulation can feel like an uphill climb. But when paired with self-assessment, it becomes … Continue reading Fostering Self-Regulation Through Self-Assessment: Strategies for the Classroom Part 2
• Primary Physical Education for Occasional Teachers
  by Brenda MacNaughton
  November 21, 2024
  Seeing Physical Education on the daily schedule can be very intimidating to an Occasional Teacher. Teaching children in a large open space where running is often encouraged is very different from the classroom. This blog is for teachers who leave P.E. plans and for those of us who follow those plans. Inclusiveness is just as … Continue reading Primary Physical Education for Occasional Teachers
• Love Language
  by Sharon Ethier
  November 21, 2024
  Food is my mother’s love language. She meticulously prepares cultural meals, searching for hard-to-find ingredients that are only sold in Asian stores – or sometimes that are only found growing in our garden or in the gardens of family friends. It was the aroma of family recipes from far away islands that greeted us coming … Continue reading Love Language
• Finding Calm in Teaching: Small Ways to Turn a Stressful Day Around
  by Colleen Elep
  November 16, 2024
  As someone who has been teaching for almost 20 years, I have to admit that I have always been the kind of teacher that really looks forward to the breaks. On long and stressful days, especially when I was a new teacher, I would immediately try to find relief in exploring plans and checking flight … Continue reading Finding Calm in Teaching: Small Ways to Turn a Stressful Day Around

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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