Canadian Teacher Magazine

Stories on timely, relevant topics of interest to K-12 teachers. Articles may cover classroom management and practice, lesson plans and strategy descriptions. Do you have an activity that’s particularly effective with your students? A great tip for classroom management, organizing your time, dealing with social issues, or building classroom community? Personal essays about a teacher’s poignant, revelatory, even humorous experiences with kids, staff members, parents or community? Colour photographs or samples of students’ work that clarify your ideas are helpful.

QUERY FIRST: Please email, send a letter, or call with your query proposal, outlining your idea. We may accept an article but hold it for a future publication. Please include a SASE if you wish your manuscript to be returned.

TOPIC: We invite informational and entertaining material. If you have business or organizational interests, please deal informatively with the topic and avoid overt self-promotion.

STYLE: As you write, think: How can I make this article most useful for teachers? Write in your natural voice, as if you were talking to a colleague. Whenever possible, gender should be neutral. For example, instead of “man” or “mankind” use “people.”

BIO NOTE: Please provide full contact information and a bio-note at the end of the piece for inclusion in the magazine, referring to your relevant experience, training, current status, school name and location or whatever you think is pertinent.

EDITING: We reserve the right to edit all submitted works.

FACTS: Submitters are expected to ensure accuracy in their copy, especially with phone/fax numbers, addresses, names, places, factual material and statistics.

RIGHTS: Submission constitutes the creator’s permission to use the material in Canadian Teacher Magazine. Please state at the time of submission if the material was previously published or is being submitted elsewhere.

LENGTH: Articles should be in the range of 800 – 1000 words but shorter or longer pieces may be accepted. Please note an approximate word count with your proposal or submission.

PHOTOS: Light, bright colour images with sharp focus and good contrast are best. Prints or slides are OK, but digital is preferred. We welcome photos via email (maximum quality jpeg at 200 dpi) but check first, as we will likely ask you to send low rez preview jpegs (72 dpi) via email for our consideration. If sending on CD, images should be in .tif or .eps format at 200 dpi and approx. 4” x 6”. For cover consideration, send vertical orientation.

RECOMPENSE: A year’s free Canadian Teacher subscription. For those with a business or organizational interest to promote, we will include your contact information with your piece.