The mandate of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) calls on us “to enhance the public’s understanding of human rights, to promote respect for others, and to encourage reflection and dialogue.”[1] In practice this means that in addition to presenting historical information on human rights, we are tasked with facilitating opportunities for visitors—including students […]
In January 2019, an article by Caroline Alphonso appeared in the Globe and Mail, titled, “Educating Grayson: Are inclusive classrooms failing students?”. Her article generated extensive commentary as well as response pieces from the public. In relaying the story of a seven-year-old child, Grayson Kahn, who had been excluded from his public school as a […]
Welcoming, caring, respectful and safe schools are guaranteed to Alberta students through the School Act. The Alberta Teachers’ Association and Alberta Education, along with several other educational stakeholders, knew that this could not be achieved without intentional, concerted efforts by all those in the school community. Thus, the Respectful Schools Online Toolkit was born. In […]
The global trends that are impacting our work to ensure free, equitable, quality and inclusive education can be reversed, suggests David Edwards, Deputy Secretary General of Education International.
Teachers are well positioned to educate students about digital citizenship and particularly girls’ equal right to participate in the digital world. See what is possible…
Picking up on this issue’s human rights theme, Heather Smith invites us to open our eyes, minds and hearts to better understand today’s realities in terms of human rights violations.
