Teachers using Twitter
July 13, 2015
The New “Professional Learning Network” A few months ago, I decided to join Twitter, not in the hopes of hearing the latest thoughts from my
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Advice for New Teachers: Dress the Part?
July 7, 2015
I recently read a blog on advice for new teachers from veteran teachers. In it, a teacher and author of an advice book for teachers
The One Thing No New Teacher Has to Worry About
July 3, 2015
You’ve completed your requirements and graduated from some faculty of education. You spent some time in a class as an “assistant” teacher, instructing students, who
On School and Sports
June 30, 2015
The Academic Season I initially decided that I wanted to teach because, as someone who was so indoctrinated by the cycle of sports, I simply
5 Things Every Teacher Should Do During Summer Break
June 27, 2015
It is that time of year once again. Towards the end of every June, the highways start to get slightly less condensed, the crossing guards
School’s Out For Summer
June 19, 2015
Handling the Final Stretch When June arrives it is truly a bitter sweet feeling. Way back in September, the prospect of June seemed so far
No Report Cards in Ontario Means New Ways to Consider Achievement
June 16, 2015
Aside from how teachers would change the way they teach, handing out and receiving report cards demonstrates an interesting perspective into the psychology of the
If Teachers Didn’t Have to Write Report Cards
June 13, 2015
In Ontario right now, the teachers’ union and the government are grappling back and forth over a new contract. The wrestling has resulted in several
Relating to Students through the Medium of Media
June 8, 2015
The other night, I was flipping back and forth between CNN and MTV. While watching, I was struck with the contradictory nature of the two.
Are People Born Smarter Than Others?
June 5, 2015
Once in a graduate class at one of the most prestigious universities in North America, I confided in my professor that I did not think
Matthew R. Morris
Educator, Speaker, Writer
Matthew R. Morris is a writer, speaker, and elementary educator in Toronto. He has an M.A. in Social Justice Education from OISE at the University of Toronto and is the author of the forthcoming book, Black Boys Like Me.
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