teacher resources

Alternative Education: Principles to ignite your classroom management

Social-emotional learning and trauma-informed practice are major passion areas of mine, and I first developed this passion during my time...

How to manage difficult parents as a teacher

Navigating difficult parents is a skill they don't teach in teacher college! And although we know what we should do, we often need reminders

Therapy vs. Therapeutic: Creating a Therapeutic Classroom

Even if you're not a therapist, you can still create a therapeutic classroom environment!

Classroom Management for Substitute Teachers: The 5 minute relationship

When I started out as a teacher, I was a sub for our school district. This meant that I could get called to any classroom, anywhere,...

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!

Top 10 Icebreakers for ANY Classroom

Icebreaker games at the start of the school year are a time-honoured tradition. In fact, icebreakers are so much a tradition that the...

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...

5 Things Teacher College Never Told you

You aren't in another teacher's shadow (for worse or better), and you get to create the feel and culture of your room with your own style.

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

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...

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...

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.

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

Mental Health in Schools: Solution Focused Therapy Strategies

Solution-Focused Therapy is future focused and goal oriented, which is perfect for engaging reluctant youth!

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!