Equality for Elementary Teachers Means Closing the Gap (From the President)
As you know ETFO collective agreements expire at the end of August and bargaining for new agreements is underway.
As you know ETFO collective agreements expire at the end of August and bargaining for new agreements is underway.
re: Attawapiskat campaign
There’s no such thing as a teacher who doesn’t have a diverse classroom in one form or another. We have a world of children from all over the globe in our classrooms. As teachers, we are expected to understand all our students and to give them the best education we can.
During the past year the OTF website, otffeo.on.ca, has become a new source for teacher professional development.
Every year in Canada, les Rendez-vous de la francophonie (rvf.ca) provides opportunities for Canadians to celebrate the francophone communities throughout the country.
International Women’s Day has it roots in the international labour, socialist, and peace movements that were active early in the twentieth century.
Bill 212, the new Safe Schools Act, came into effect on February 1.
In my second year of teaching I was provided with a powerful professional opportunity when I became part of the leadership team for a new, not-yet-opened school. The four of us met regularly with the principal and helped to determine the school’s general philosophy.
Though an ETFO member living with multiple sclerosis or depression may beg to differ, there are signs that as a society our collective awareness of disability issues has risen. One reason is the simple fact that we have far better information today than we did a decade ago.