Innovations in Lesson Planning Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a way for teachers to design lessons that encourage critical thinking and support a diverse classroom environment. The New BC Curriculum In the province of British Columbia, the curriculum is changing. The “ne

How Materials Development is Different for Endangered Languages Over the last few weeks, I participated in a course at the University of British Columbia called “Materials Development for Indigenous Language Learning and Teaching” taught by Dr. Candace Kaleimamoowahinekapu

B.C. Addresses Racism through Curriculum Change In May 2014, a formal apology was delivered by the BC Provincial Legislature to Chinese-Canadians in BC. The province acknowledged and apologised for the historical wrongs committed by previous Provincial governments against Chinese-Cana

A thought experiment: would you rather have great training or great curriculum? From a teacher standpoint, that means walking into a classroom with excellent training, or with lesson plans and materials perfectly crafted for that course. From an administration standpoint, that means h

Social Studies and Social Justice Over the past month or so, I’ve started a new position – teaching Social Studies and ELL at an independent High School in Richmond, BC.  I started a bit late into the year, so have spent much of the past few weeks planning Social Studies c