Class Pets and Pet Therapy
Considering adding a class pet to your classroom? Here's the promising research that shows why you might want to add a fury friend!
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- Apr 11, 2022
- 3 min
Post-Show Blues: They aren't just for theatre teachers
If you’ve followed me for a while, you know that I am not only a counsellor, but also a theatre teacher. This is my passion subject and I...
- Feb 7, 2022
- 8 min
Attachment Theory: A Teacher's Guide
Why do some students seem to love us one minute and hate us the next? Why do students seem to take their frustrations, that often have...
- Jan 10, 2022
- 3 min
Therapy vs. Therapeutic: Creating a Therapeutic Classroom
Even if you're not a therapist, you can still create a therapeutic classroom environment!
- Oct 1, 2021
- 6 min
Teacher's Guide to Eating Disorders
Eating disorders and disordered eating behaviours are on the rise in school. Teachers can be the first to see the signs!
- Aug 6, 2021
- 5 min
Classroom Management - Using Collaborative Strategies in the Classroom
Each year, the first week of school is always the most chaotic! Classroom management strategies are always at the forefront of every...
- Mar 14, 2021
- 3 min
Covid Trauma Response in School: Surviving Spring Break
Our high school students who once eagerly approached time off school to rest, see friends, and work extra hours to save for college have now
- Dec 31, 2020
- 3 min
Student Resistance: A teacher's best teaching tool
Student resistance is a recurring theme throughout this blog and podcast - and for good reason! Resistance can be a teacher's best...
- Dec 22, 2020
- 5 min
Self-Care tips: Teacher mental health
Self-Care tips for teacher mental health are everywhere right now. What makes this different? I've been there - I am there! Teacher...
- Oct 19, 2020
- 6 min
Mental Health in Schools: Response Based Therapy for Teachers
Response Based practice is rooted in social justice and human rights, and uses microanalysis of interactions.
- Oct 5, 2020
- 7 min
Mental Health in Schools: Narrative Therapy for teachers
Narrative Therapy considers the various stories we have about ourselves, our experiences, etc. and looks for alternative stories
- Sep 21, 2020
- 6 min
Mental Health in Schools: Solution Focused Therapy Strategies
Solution-Focused Therapy is future focused and goal oriented, which is perfect for engaging reluctant youth!
- Sep 7, 2020
- 8 min
Mental Health in Schools: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
There are many strategies we can employ in our classes that can help decrease the overall experiences of anxiety in our spaces!
- Aug 5, 2020
- 6 min
Anxiety in the Classroom: Teacher Language Matters
Mental health doesn't occur in a vacuum. It is a response to contextual stimuli, that with the right environment, we can begin to understand
- Jul 30, 2020
- 6 min
Mental Health During Covid - Part 2: Self-Care For Teachers
teachers also need support, especially since they're stretching themselves thin preparing to support the emotional needs of their students.
- Jul 14, 2020
- 4 min
Mental Health During Covid - Part 1: Anxiety in Schools
Anxiety and Depression: How do we notice them and how do we support kids?!
- Jul 11, 2020
- 5 min
No wrong door classrooms: A model for improved student-teacher relationships
How can we adopt a "no wrong door" policy in mainstream schools?
- Jul 8, 2020
- 1 min
How to Build Community in the Classroom
We often think about the importance of building community in our classrooms, but once the bell rings on that first day back to school in...
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