Author: Zaretta Hammond

Culturally responsive pedagogy has shown great promise in meeting this need, but many educators still struggle with its implementation. In this book, Zaretta Hammond draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain-compatible culturally responsive instruction.

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Author: Forest

Forest is an app that can help you break the habit of constantly being on your smartphone. The app works by “planting a seed” in a forest. If you stay away from your phone, your forest will grow, but if you use your phone, your forest will wither.

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Author: Tara Brach

RAIN meditation practice (Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture) is brought to life by memorable stories shared by Tara and her students as they deal with difficult emotions and limiting beliefs, and discover step-by-step the sources of love, forgiveness, compassion, and deep wisdom alive within all of us.

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Author: Paul Dawkins

This website contains summaries and some practice problems for higher-level mathematical concepts.

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Author: Alberta Innovates

Alberta Research Ethics Community Consensus Initiative (ARECCI) Screening is a research tool to help determine project risk and relevant ethics reviews.

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Author: James Clear

No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving–every day. James Clear, one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

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Author: Kate Fraser

Learning strategies for students with visually impaired students. Wikki sticks (bendable, waxy strips) might support students to create tactile representations rather than the visual representations.

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Author: Barbara Oakley

This book explains: Why sometimes letting your mind wander is an important part of the learning process; How to avoid “rut think” in order to think outside the box; Why having a poor memory can be a good thing; The value of metaphors in developing understanding, and; Why procrastination is the enemy of problem-solving

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Author: McGill

PDF with guidelines on how to design a presentation. I’ve used it before, and it has helped me make my PowerPoint more accessible.

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Author: Ursala Wingate

One of my favourite articles to offer a critical perspective on our profession. This paper argues that the widespread approach to enhancing student learning through separate study skills courses is ineffective, and that the term ‘study skills’ itself has misleading implications, which are counterproductive to learning.

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