Students are ready for it and teachers are looking forward to it. Full-day everyday kindergarten boost in learning, ETFO members who teach kindergarten say. And it will allow teachers to give their students the full benefit of their knowledge and skills.
The Ontario EcoSchools program is one of the most effective programs for addressing ETFO’s priority of care and protection of the environment.
“Our society should look past each other’s skin colours, languages, cultures and backgrounds. Kids can achieve a lot and we can spread this message. If we start now, then we will have a different future than the world we have now.”
ETFO is a recognized leader in early years education. as part of ETFO’s partnership with Right To play, executive staff officers Joan Littleford and Dr. Anne Rodrigue are working with Benin educators and administrators to improve the country’s education program for young children.
The election of a new provincial executive, the introduction of full-day kindergarten, and EQAO testing were the focus of delegates’ attention and concern at ETFO’s 2009 annual meeting.
Education assistants make up a small fraction of the ETFO membership. But the impact they have in the classroom can be substantial.
Dave Wing is the president of the Kawartha Pine Ridge ETFO Local. He started teaching in 1989. Today he is married (to another teacher) and has two children, ages five and seven. He spoke with Voice about his leadership journey.
For most Canadians, the annual switch from long to short sleeves is a welcome sign of spring. Until recently however, Laurel Liddicoat-Newton dreaded the thought of baring her arms and legs in front of staff and students.
Teacher, union leader, political/social activist, wife and mother, Wells is a person who wears a variety of hats, often simultaneously.