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Hey Middle School Teachers, I need your help. I used to teach Grade 8 in Ottawa, Canada. ​Life happened, and now I create SEL and ELA resources for middle school teachers. The problem: I haven’t been in a classroom for 7 years, so I don’t know what feels “cool” or relevant anymore. I made two…

April is Arab Heritage Month. Social-Emotional Learning is a long journey. It’s not a single lesson or a period once-a-week where we try to build self-awareness and social awareness. A lot of social-emotional learning happens through teachable moments and impromptu conversations in the classroom. Conversations around race and power are difficult. I once heard someone…

Hello Ontario Middle School teachers and friends! I’ve got some big news to share, and I’m thrilled to have you be a part of it. We’ve just hit an extraordinary milestone of 100,000 resource downloads worldwide! That’s right, 100,000 downloads around the world! Teachers in Canada, the USA, and 57 other countries are using Educircles…

BACK TO SCHOOL Activities Unit Plan: Get Ready for SEPTEMBER 2023! Build classroom community and classroom expectations around a Growth Mindset. Explicitly teach Social Emotional Learning skills to set the tone for a year of learning. STEP 1. Play human bingo activity to get your students talking. OPTIONAL: Show students how to respectfully disagree STEP…

Hey Middle School and High School teachers, For those of you who are done the school year… For those of you who are still teaching… NEW RESOURCE: “Stand-up, Sips, and Seinfeld” High-Interest SEL Differentiated Reading Comprehension Passage about comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Seinfeld worked hard to perfect his craft. He’s now worth over $950 million. Here’s…