Your Federation
President Sam Hammond opened the 2013 annual meeting by reflecting on ETFO’s important achievements.
CTF
International Summit on the Teaching Profession (CTF Report)
The second International Summit on the Teaching Profession held in March in New York included national teacher unions and education officials from 24 countries/regions with high-performing and rapidly improving educational systems.
Leh We Go Befoh – Let us Move Forward
In 2008, I received a phone call from the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) to discuss the possibility of going to Sierra Leone with Project Overseas (PO). I knew very little about Sierra Leone and had only collected impressions from a few news reports that focused on the civil war.
Connecting First Nations and Public School Classrooms (CTF Report)
In January, First Nations leaders met with Prime Minister Harper and senior cabinet ministers as part of the Crown-First Nations Gathering.
The Importance of Media Literacy
Media exert a powerful influence on youth. The media messages kids absorb help to shape their perceptions of what is normal and important, cool and fun, or scary and unappealing. Teachers are enthusiastic about helping students become media savvy and they are open to new strategies, skills, and i
Conducting Research. Expanding Knowledge. Fostering Understanding. (CTF)
Sound research is too often missing when changes are advocated for education policy and teaching practice. The global push for education reforms too often starts with preconceived solutions.
The Essential Voice of Canadian Teachers (CTF Report)
I was delighted to speak at ETFO’s annual general meeting in August – my first speak- ing engagement as president of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation. As I begin my two-year term, I look forward to working with both President Sam Hammond and General Secretary Gene Lewis, who are memb
Voice Heard at First-Ever CTF International Summit on the Teaching Profession (CTF Report)
On March 16, I attended the first-ever International Summit on the Teaching Profession in New York City. The summit was organized by the U.S.
Connecting Classrooms to the Community ( CTF Report)
UNESCO describes the role of education for sustainable development as helping people “develop the attitudes, skills, and knowledge to make informed decisions for the benefit of themselves and others, now and for the future, and to act upon those decisions.” This is the core of a new CTF progr
Embracing Technology (CTF Report)
In September Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty sparked a string of debates among Canadian teachers, students, parents, and the public at large with his comments about the use of cell phones in the classroom. Initially negative images were conjured up in people’s minds: students