This is a COMPANION to my book, "100 Secrets of Canadian Culture". I offer photocopiable worksheets for teachers to use with almost every secret - ACTIVITIES such as conversation questions, brainstorming, surveys, reading comprehension, writing emails, and role-playing. I provide ANSWERS when needed.

Looking for a holiday rom-com with a TWIST? “What if Santa’s wife traveled down to a Caribbean island alone and had a romantic adventure?” When Nick is too busy with supply-chain issues to join his wife Sandra Claus on the Island where they usually vacation, she decides to go alone – disguised as a human, of course. But when she gets there, the handsome resort owner, Marcus, begs for her help because the resort has had a series of mechanical malfunctions and he’s worried they may cause the resort to fail. Sandra is the engineer of Toyland, reverse engineering each year’s most popular toys, so she is a natural to try to solve the problem. But it’s not that easy, when it turns out that the problems are caused by an evil Imp. Sandra discovers that the very attractive Marcus has some Powers of his own, and finds herself going off to his private beach to come up with a plan to save the resort. What happens there? Read to find out!

CONFUSED about the SOCIAL RULES in Canada? Can't find them explained (Clearly & Honestly) ANYWHERE? Newcomers and their families need to know these "secrets" so they can succeed socially, as well as in schools, the workplace, and business. I've been explaining "Canadian" culture to my newcomer ESL students for more than 30 years. They have told me that this information really helped them to integrate into Canada, and asked me to write this book. Remember, though - these are MY OPINIONS about things newcomers should know.

Teachers the world over are discovering the importance and benefits of incorporating popular culture into the music classroom. The cultural prevalence and the students' familiarity with recorded music, videos, games, and other increasingly accessible multimedia materials help enliven course content and foster interactive learning and participation. Pop-Culture Pedagogy in the Music Classroom: Teaching Tools from American Idol to YouTube provides ideas and techniques for teaching music classes using elements of popular culture that resonate with students' everyday lives. From popular songs and genres to covers, mixes, and mashups; from video games such as Dance Dance Revolution and Guitar Hero to television shows like American Idol, this exciting collection offers pedagogical models for incorporating pop culture and its associated technologies into a wide variety of music courses. Biamonte has collected well-rounded essays that consider a variety of applications. After an introduction, the essays are organized in 3 sections. The first addresses general tools and technology that can be incorporated into almost any music class: sound-mixing techniques and the benefits of using iPods and YouTube. The middle section uses popular songs, video games, or other aspects of pop culture to demonstrate music-theory topics or to develop ear-training and rhythmic skills. The final section examines the musical, lyrical, or visual content in popular songs, genres, or videos as a point of departure for addressing broader issues and contexts. Each chapter contains notes and a bibliography, and two comprehensive appendixes list popular song examples for teaching harmony, melody, and rhythm. Two indexes cross-reference the material by title and by general subject. While written with college and secondary-school teachers in mind, the methods and materials presented here can be adapted to any educational level.

Based on research from the threat-assessment community, this important resource addresses the challenge of assessing concerning online communication, written narratives, and artistic works at schools, colleges, and universities. Drawing from the collective fields of law enforcement, law, and psychology, the authors expand on evidence-based practices to help student affairs staff and K-12 educators best assess the validity of these communications and develop intervention and management plans. Concepts are supported through numerous examples of social media posts, written fiction work, emails and examples from past attacks, as well as averted plans. Appropriate for the classroom, Behavioral Intervention Teams, frontline teaching staff and administrators, this new resource will ensure an evidence-based approach to early assessment and intervention.