Edwin Collection Calendar
This calendar highlights some significant events during the school year and Edwin Collections you can use to observe them with your class.
Favourite Student Choice Boards
Choice boards are a great way to empower student choice and voice in your class. Not to mention they are a lot of fun! We have put together a list of our favourites so you can download and use them with your class today.
The Grandfather Teachings (JUNE)
The Grandfather Teachings are a set of traditional laws and values held by the Anishinaabeg of Turtle Island. Inside the collection, you will find activities to do before, during, and after exploring.
Design Thinking
Design thinking can help your students find creative solutions to big problems—and small ones, too. It’s a process that starts with empathy and ends with testing solutions with real users.
YOU ARE THE STRATEGY: Leading Affective AND Effective Education
This series will focus on the critical elements of leading a trauma-sensitive approach, whether you are a school administrator, classroom teacher, or system leader.
See Us, Learn Us: A New Perspective on Teaching Identity, Belonging and the Black Canadian Experience
This webinar series focuses on aligning curriculum content to promote equitable and inclusive education. It integrates Black history and excellence, highlighting Black Canadians' contributions. Explore resources on identity, belonging, and the Black Canadian experience.
New Edwin Features: A New Way to Explore Edwin
New Edwin features are here! We thought we’d give you a fresh new experience to help ring in 2022, wherever you are. See how to use these features so that you can explore all that Edwin has to offer.
Spotlight: Earth Day (APRIL)
The best way to celebrate Earth Day is to take action! We’ve put together a list of our favourite Edwin resources to help you do just that.
February Highlights
Throughout February, we are excited to feature collections about Black History Month, the Winter Olympic Games, and Design Thinking. Scroll to the bottom to find a bonus resource - check it out!
Bring Words to Life for World Poetry Day
Did you know that March 21 is World Poetry Day? This special day unites people around the world in a shared celebration of poetry in all its forms!
See Us, Learn Us
Find innovative resources and ideas necessary to learn and teach about the Black Canadian experience below.
International Women's Day Choice Board
Let’s celebrate women and their amazing accomplishments in history, art, science, technology, engineering, and human rights!
Monthly Theme: January
Throughout January, we are excited to feature collections that include self-care for sustainable study, opportunities to hone critical thinking skills across multiple subjects, and concept-based approaches to teaching and learning.
Well-being Everyday: My Go-To Activities
I am passionate about finding innovative and engaging ways to blend well-being practices into my daily classroom routine. Check out my list of favourite wellness activities, along with tips on integrating well-being into your daily routine.
Spotlight: Hour of Code
Designed to promote computer science and give all students a chance to experience coding, The Hour of Code has multiple entry points for different grades and coding abilities.
Monthly Theme: December
December’s Featured Collections explore how different identities, relationships, and communities are represented in media, sports, and government, as well as fun and engaging activities in science and math.
Spotlight: Remembrance Day
Every November 11, on the 11th hour, Canadians observe Remembrance Day. On this day, we honour all those who have served in Canada’s armed forces, from World War I up to today.
Monthly Theme: November
The Feature theme for November is Past, Present, and Future, and includes collections that encourage students to reflect on the immediate and distant past, explore the skills that help us to understand time, and integrate Days of Significance into the classroom.
Spotlight: Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week
Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week (November 15–21, 2021) was created to raise awareness of bullying and create safer and more welcoming school environments for all.
Spotlight: Media Literacy Week
Media Literacy Week in Canada was created to help students become literate in our complex world of digital media. The goal is to develop students’ critical thinking skills so they can become informed digital citizens.