Media Literate Parenting

(This post – originally from 2018 – poses relevant questions in light of the 2024 ban on cell phones in TorontoDSB classrooms. -ed.) The principal of Earl Grey Senior Public School [...]

Ontario is one of several jurisdictions currently enacting smartphone bans in public schools. It might seem strange to see this legislation arise some 15 years after the smartphone became [...]

* Cigarette smoking was promoted in the past as a sign of maturity and sophistication for a century. Celebrities smoked. Movie stars played smoking heroes. Smoking made fans feel like their [...]

Pop sonnets, Grinches and more…our first newsletter of 2024 is a goldmine of classroom resources! Click here to read.

One of the most common questions I am asked as an educator by families I work with is about how much screen time is too much screen time. While I am not an expert in this area exclusively I [...]

When my son was born nine years ago it was a big deal! He was the first grandchild and our first child. Our close and extended family eagerly awaited the news of his arrival and when he did [...]

by Neil Andersen & Chelsea Attwell This idea is an extension/remix of an existing concept I saw several years ago. A frequent traveler had created books for tourists to help them get [...]

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Mental Wellness One Year On in the Pandemic Wellness expert Glenys Vivian returned to help Neil and Carol understand how to support those around us, and ways we all might go forward together – [...]

I think this is the first time that I will have posted an identical blog post in three different virtual places simultaneously: (L-R) Mary, Peter, Diana My Personal [...]