Resources for Teachers

Centre for ADHD Awareness, Canada  https://caddac.ca/

Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance  https://www.caddra.ca/

Beachboard, Cathleen & Rashard Wright. (2023).  Nurturing Positive School Relationships.  Edutopia.  Accessed October 14, 2023.  https://www.edutopia.org/article/nurturing-positive-school-relationships/?fbclid=IwAR1veDHwkeqBtfZKL2j7Pzm6Fvl2aJS9V1A0_cyn9xaUvlh82q6RuCh8Gx8

Boryga, Andrew.  "14 Effective Opening and Closing Routines for Teachers.  Edutopia. Accessed November 15, 2023.  https://www.edutopia.org/article/14-effective-opening-and-closing-routines-for-teachers/

Fleming, Nora. (2020).  6 Exercises to Get to Know Your Students Better - and Increase Their Engagement. Edutopia.  Accessed October 14, 2023.  https://www.edutopia.org/article/6-exercises-get-know-your-students-better-and-increase-their-engagement/?fbclid=IwAR28wt-X2Rnw84B4u9-NX9JUtBX41YzPNpYkOYQKF0Pq9WzZECUhCqeM9pw.

How Learning Happens. (2020). Video Series.  Edutopia.org.  Accessed October 14, 2023.  https://www.edutopia.org/how-learning-happens

Kennedy, Tina. (2023).  Embracing First Peoples Principles to Engage Students in Learning.  Canadian Teacher Magazine, Fall 2023 issue. https://canadianteachermagazine.com/2023/09/24/embracing-first-peoples-principles-to-engage-students-in-learning/

Tutt, Paige.  (2022) Why a Positive Call Home is Worth the Effort.  Edutopia.org.  Accessed October 14, 2023, https://www.edutopia.org/article/why-positive-call-home-worth-effort/?fbclid=IwAR2uQYeXy2bx4uKgXP6rFmbu6b5bo4brT6xyRiQUpm6k2s6cbzo57ekfIlE

Yeager, D. S., Henderson, M. D., Paunesku, D., Walton, G. M., D'Mello, S., Spitzer, B. J., & Duckworth, A. L. (2014). Boring but important: A self-transcendent purpose for learning fosters academic self-regulation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 107(4), 559–580. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037637

Get Ready - Do - Done strategy by Sarah Ward: https://www.efpractice.com/gallery-1

Self-assessment for students: https://www.smartbutscatteredkids.com/esq/

Video series on how learning happens: Mineola Grows

Alert Program for Self-Regulation - working with students with ADHD, ASD, FASD: https://www.alertprogram.com/teachers/

​The FASD Project - "The FASD project is a societal wake-up call - a film in the making to increase awareness of the risks of alcohol consumption":  https://thefasdproject.org/

Summary of Alfie Kohn's work: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2012/11/26/homework-an-unnecessary-evil-surprising-findings-from-new-research/?utm_term=.f71d8e0cfa24

If we're going to give homework, let's make it meaningful: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/kitchen-table-connections-re-envision-homework-clare-roach 

Quick tips for parents and schools: http://www.smartkidswithld.org/community/ask-the-experts/taming-homework-monster/

Is too much homework bad for kids' health?:  http://www.healthline.com/health-news/children-more-homework-means-more-stress-031114#1

Homework: What does the Hattie research actually say?: https://headguruteacher.com/2012/10/21/homework-what-does-the-hattie-research-actually-say/  

Tina' blog post on the topic

On-line course: The Ripple Effect of Resilience by Monique Gray Smith

Videos:

• First Contact, Season 1 & 2 https://www.aptntv.ca/firstcontact/

• Land Back series by the David Suzuki Foundation https://davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/what-is-land-back/

• Picking Up the Pieces: The Making of the Witness Blanket https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m_Ymci__M​E

Websites:​

• “Beyond 94” https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/beyond-94?&cta=1

• First Nations Education Steering Committee https://www.fnesc.ca/

• National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation https://nctr.ca/

• TRC Report https://nctr.ca/records/reports/

• TRC Calls to Action

• The Witness Blanket https://witnessblanket.ca/  – start with the introductory video by the artist, Carey Newman

Dyslexia

• Overcoming Dyslexia, 2nd Ed., by Sally & Jonathan Shaywitz, 2020.​

• Video with Dr. Shaywitz - start at 4:45 mins

• Early signs and intervention

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Download An Educator's Guide to Ensouling our Schools by Jennifer Katz with Kevin Lamoureuz.

• The website with other resources and examples: https://www.threeblockmodel.com/ensouling-our-schools.html​

Tina's blog on Expecting Diversity

Tips & free resources from CAST