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Alberta’s New Social Studies Curriculum – Full Year Resource for Grades 7, 8, and 9
Every Grade in Junior High Covered: Our Summer of Building for Alberta's New Social Studies Curriculum This summer, we...
Grade 9 Time and Place Has Been Updated by Alberta Education
Grade 9 Time and Place Has Been Updated by Alberta Education: What Changed, and Why Your Students Aren't Learning More...
We Guarantee Updates to Every Booklet: What the Pilot Year Means for Your Classroom
If you are teaching Grade 7, 8, or 9 Social Studies in Alberta this year, you are teaching inside a pilot. That is not...
Complete Grade 9 Social Studies Resource for Alberta’s New Curriculum
The new junior high program of studies for Social Studies in Alberta is set for optional implementation in the...
New Alberta Grade 9 Social Studies Curriculum 2025: Complete Time and Place Unit Now Available
The new junior high program of studies for Social Studies in Alberta is set for optional implementation in the...
Associate Editor role for the International Journal of Educational Integrity
I am very excited to have accepted a volunteer position for the International Journal for Educational Integrity! My...
Grade 9 Social Studies – Time & Place Resource
The new junior high program of studies for Social Studies in Alberta is set for optional implementation in the...
Convocation – Doctor of Education
June 10, 2026 - I did it!! I was the first to cross the stage at the University of Calgary's spring convocation, and I...
Tired Teachers and Administrative Dread
We have all felt it: that heavy, sinking sensation in the pit of the stomach when you open your inbox to find a...
What Happens After You Pass Your Dissertation Defence?
So, you've defended your dissertation, and you've passed it. What happens after that? At UCalgary, I met with my...
Dissertation Defended
Best Conversation of my Life I successfully defended my dissertation titled "A Case Study of Rural K-12 Teachers’...
Grade 9 ELA Reading Comprehension Practice Workbook
One carefully crafted passage and six rigorous multiple choice questions for every week of the school year —...
Create a Newsletter in Canva
Create a professional and engaging classroom newsletter in Canva with this easy step-by-step tutorial for teachers....
Getting Started in Canva – For Teachers
Welcome to the visual phase of curriculum design! In the posts for Notebook LM, we created some valuable learning...
Deep Research for Teachers – Google Gemini
Google Gemini has a feature called “Deep Research”, and this tool goes beyond the typical chatbot. This AI feature...
AI Prompting Tips for Teachers – Get Better Results
Prompting is not a difficult skill to develop, and certainly, it’s not a required skill for using generative AI, but a...
NotebookLM to Create Classroom Resources
A continuation from the introduction to Notebook LM where we create a video resource, an infographic, a mindmap, a...
NotebookLM To Create Amazing Classroom Resources
You know how much time it takes to map out a new unit, especially when dealing with super specific curriculum points,...