Shaping My Teaching for Inclusive Education for Students with Disabilities
What does it mean when I say inclusive education? This is a fully loaded term, one that policy makers, teachers, administrators, parents and educators still have not fully figured out...
Free Speech Does Not Mean Speech Without Consequences
A few months ago, as I was driving and listening to the radio, CBC Radio reported a story of University of New Brunswick professor, Ricardo Duchesne, being accused of hate...
Changing the way we respond to problem behaviors
The Southern Ontario RSEKN team has focused its efforts on school exclusion in marginalized youth in Ontario. An important area of exclusion relates to suspension and expulsion. Previous blogs have discussed inequality in rates...
Digital citizenship and inequality: From classroom to workforce
My keen interest to keep abreast of debates concerning citizenship has exposed me to the concept of digital citizenship, and of course, to the question of equity. I was taken...
Supporting Your Muslim Students
We know the statistics: in 2017, police-reported hate crimes in Canada rose by 47 percent to 2,073 – the highest level since 2009. Ontario experienced the biggest annual increase, where...
Pride Month: a look at where we are and how to continue to move forward
June is Pride month, in which communities around the world come together to support the LGBTQ2+ communities. Generally, this month is filled with positive energy, message, and support shared with...