Teachers & the Trauma Response
2024-10-21 09:40   I’m in the process of reading a very insightful book entitled “ What happened to you?” Conversations on​​ Trauma, Resilience, and Healing.” It’s written by Bruce D. Perry, M.D, Ph.D. and Oprah Wi...
Building a Supportive Educator Community by Dev Pooma
2024-03-31 20:07   Are you familiar with the ‘crab-in-barrel’ syndrome? It is the display of negative behaviours by a person dominated by jealousy and feeling anxious or worried in the face of others’ success (Ozum...
Focus on You: Recognizing your identity beyond the parameters of Education by Vikki Sankarsingh
2024-03-25 09:17   Over the last few months, we’ve covered some big topics in Education and we understand it’s a lot to take in. We’ve focused on how to make ourselves better as educators, but surely we know that’s...
The teacher's guide to resolutions for the new year by Vikki Sankarsingh
2023-12-28 08:08   Hello dear readers! Hope you had a wonderful season filled with all the people and things that bring you joy. Yes, I know we still have a big celebration ahead of us: saying goodbye to 2023, and w...
Let's talk Test Anxiety by Vikki Sankarsingh
2023-11-19 15:57     “Dear Anxiety,    I wish you’d just leave me alone. You go away and then you come back, sometimes stronger than before. I’m hard enough on myself, I don’t need you beating me up too.”   If...
20 Years in Education: The Transformative Power of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) by Lee-ann Pierre
2023-10-12 08:52     As I reflect on my two decades in the classroom, I've come to appreciate the transformative power of Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Even though I didn't know it by that name when I b...