Teaching with Canadian Books
Professional teachers weigh in on working with Canadian books in the classroom
COVID–19 Teacher Diary: Making the Best of Back to School 2020
When school ended on March 13th due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching as I knew it was about to change dramatically. We went from teaching and learning …
COVID–19 Teacher Diary: Teachers, Don't Forget to Take Care of Yourselves
This summer has not been as per usual: a time to rest, reflect and plan for the upcoming school year. As an avid reader of historical plague novels, it …
COVID–19 Teacher Diary: On Reopening Schools Without Libraries
We’ve waited so long for some sense of a return to normalcy. Now, with schools on the cusp of reopening, they do so under the rightful scrutiny of anxious …
COVID–19 Teacher Diary: Pondering the “What If” with Shari Green & Caroline Pignat
During this time of self-isolation and social distancing, books can sometimes be our only companions as the days stretch before us, looping in a Groundhog …
COVID–19 Teacher Diary: Eric Walters' New Book Explores the "Now Normal"
Written, published and released during a pandemic: Eric Walters defies traditional publishing norms to create a book for young people living through the …
COVID–19 Teacher Diary: A New Way to Celebrate the Forest of Reading
Forest of Reading is Canada’s largest recreational reading program, celebrating Canadian books and authors. In the eyes of Canadian kids, it is the …
COVID–19 Teacher Diary: Time to Slow Down, with Deborah Ellis & Richard Scrimger
This is the second pair in a series of interviews with a host of Forest of Reading authors interviewed by Erika MacNeil, Teacher-Librarian at Rogers PS …
COVID–19 Teacher Diary: Personal Picks from Your Local Librarian
It has now been over eight weeks since my public library closed its physical doors—but our virtual doors are always open. I’ve found some of the connection …
COVID–19 Teacher Diary: Writing in the Time of Corona, with Vicki Grant & Kevin Sylvester
This is the first pair in a series of 8 interviews with a host of Forest of Reading authors interviewed by Erika MacNeil, Teacher-Librarian at Rogers …
COVID–19 Teacher Diary: Mental Wellness, E-Learning, and Doing Our Best
My last day at work was Friday, March 13, 2020. At that time we didn’t know our March Break would become Emergency Distance Learning. As a Teacher Librarian …