This is an excellent website put together by historian Natasha Henry. It is a website with an abundance of resources for teachers to embed African Canadian history in a cross-curricular way. The resources, primary source documents and blog posts give insight and examples of how to do this work in the classroom.
Harvard University Center on the Developing Child
Through partnerships and innovative programs the Center brings forth research on pedagogy, child development, and tools that will help you develop your teaching practice to better serve your students.
The Balanced Literacy Diet
This resource provides an overview of balanced literacy in the elementary grades. It was developed by university-based and school-based literacy experts, working together to put what is known about best practice into a form that we hope you will find both effective and practical.
Math Knowledge Network
The MKN uses evidence-informed practices to improve mathematics education. The three guiding principles: addressing educator-identified needs for improved student learning, changing attitudes toward mathematics and fostering inclusion. The 4 contributing communities of practice include Math Leadership, Critical Transitions, Indigenous Knowledge, and Computational Thinking. Supported by many Ontario school boards, universities, and education organizations, the MKN is a hub for resources that you can use in your classroom, and as a tool to expand your knowledge of mathematics education to further develop your professional practice.
Google Tools for Education
Wishing you know more about Google tools for education? Wish no more! Google has an entire library of online tutorials to help you, from basics of using their platform to info on how to use the tools to facilitate learning of the diverse needs of the students in your classrooms.
Everyday Mental Health Resource
This resource was co-developed by School Mental Health ASSIST and ETFO. It has been designed to provide K – 8 educators with evidence-based strategies to help develop the social and emotional learning skills of students. The activities were informed and field-tested by ETFO members. In addition, ETFO members were involved in a research project to determine the efficacy of the activities.
The Speech-language Resources Website
| The Speech-language Resources Website has a variety of high quality programs, books, booklets and worksheets, many of them free, that can be used in your classroom. The learning activities are designed to support your students’ comprehension and use of spoken and written language. The resources can be used for students across the K-12 years. |
Differentiation Is / Differentiation is Not Infographic Poster
This infographic poster looks at the definition of differentiation in terms of what it is and what it is not.
Differentiation Is / Differentiation is Not Infographic Poster
The Basics of Differentiated Instruction
This document has a detailed summary of differentiated instruction. This overview would be particularly helpful for those teachers who do not have a great deal of experience with differentiated instruction.