Classroom supports

Classroom supports

In this section you’ll find information that will assist you in your role as an Occasional Teacher. It isn’t subject specific but is related to Ontario’s Schools. This is where you’ll find information about classroom management, character education, and safe schools to name but three topics.

Unlearn

Unlearn is an organization working to bring equity theory to practice in tangible and practical ways in the classroom and school setting. On their website they have lots of posters and teaching tools. On their twitter platform they share a lot of free images that help educators engage in professional development as well as then bring the learning to their students. The organization shares words like microaggressions, gaslight and other important terminology in very reader and student friendly way.

Unlearn

Teaching Beyond the Surface

A great and comprehensive website with blog posts, lesson plans, podcasts and other resources for many different subjects with an equity stance that push students to engage in deep thinking.

Teaching Beyond the Surface

Educate 2 Empower Publishing

There are a lot of free resources on this website focused on teaching students about body safety, consent and gender equality. There are lots of practical and accessible posters and activities that are in student friendly language. The free resources make this tough topic accessible for students.

Educate 2 Empower Publishing

Edutopia

This is a website with a plethora of resources on many different teaching topics related to K-12 education. Through the articles, stories, resource recommendations, the website shares best practices for teachers. There are various categories such as project based learning, teacher development and social emotional learning that will support teachers.

Edutopia

49th Kids

This website is a database of Canadian-authored children and young adult books. It features booklists, relevant resources and suggestions. A very comprehensive website that is easy to navigate.

49th Kids

We Read Too

This is a mobile app that can be downloaded for free. It is a directory of hundreds of picture, chapter, middle grade and young adult books. The app centers on books that are written and about people of colour.

We Read Too

Diverse Book Finder

A great website with lots of book recommendations and tools to diversify one’s classroom and school library collection. The website has book reviews, recommendations, highlighted books and lots of relevant research. It is focused on centering the voices of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour authors as well as characters.

Diverse Book Finder

Historica Canada-Heritage Minute

This website has a lot of great historic minutes that will help students learn about a comprehensive Canadian history. In particular, a new heritage minute has been added that shares and celebrates the life of Oscar Peterson who was known as Canada’s most honoured musicians and jazz pianists.

Historica Canada-Heritage Minute

Parents for Diversity-Periodic Table of Canadian Black History

A great resource and link created by Parents for Diversity to support work around ensuring Black History is part of the curriculum. This Periodic Table lists authors, human rights activists, entrepreneurs, athletes and artists who continue to inspire and have made a difference. There is a digital and pdf version of this resource and it is available in both English and French.

Parents for Diversity-Periodic Table of Canadian Black History

Mister OT: School-Based Occupational Therapy Resource

This website is a great resource for teachers and families focused on supporting students of all learning abilities. There are many different strategies, benchmarks and frameworks focused on fine motor, sensory and handwriting tips. It is focused on supporting Special Education teachers and students in a very differentiated way but is also important for all classrooms and students.

Mister OT: School-Based Occupational Therapy Resource