ATA Magazine

Take it outside (the norm)

Winter 2024

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Feature

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Five unconventional teaching settings  

Due north

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Hospital school

One-room learning with many moving pieces

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At a colony school...

Seeing students through their entire learning journey

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Outreach

approaching life head-on
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Idyllic Isolation

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Teachers working in support of diversity, equity and human rights  

Ideas into action

Outlook

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From the president

Valuable lessons can come from anywhere

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Looking abroad

Teaching for the planet

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Then and now

Second-language learning 33 years ago

Unsung hero

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Tom Spila: The band plays on

Teacher Hacks

Authentic connection

knowing the land means getting your feet dirty

Bulletin Board

Elissa Corsi ATA Magazine Editor-in-Chief

Editor's Notebook

Teacher-student relationships aren't room-specific

Wellness

Championing healthy schools

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In my humble opinion

Food in the classroom
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The new thoroughfare

Removing the stop signs at the intersections of gender and educational leadership

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Research insights

finding a path forward

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Technology

Tap into tech for literacy and independence

In Profile

One purpose, two paths

Learning Commons

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From the Bookshelves

These resources are now available through the ATA library

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Kid Lit

What’s your favourite book to use with students in grades 4 to 6?

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In Focus

Serving members as they look toward retirement

Teacher to Teacher

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Who's out there

Creative colleagues: Teachers have their own extracurricular activities.

Teacher hacks

Authentic connection

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Most memorable lesson

They sunk my battleship