Representing Teachers’ Concerns (CTF Report)
As your national president, one of my roles is to speak out on issues that directly and indirectly affect educators. Here are some of them.
Environment
Your Federation
Bargaining, teacher pensions, and the October 14 federal election were the topics in the forefront at the October Representative Council meeting. Representative Council brings together local presidents and executive members three times a year. The meeting is chaired by First Vice-President Sam Hammond.
An Environmental Tale
When a former student came to me with an idea to make an impact on the environment I jumped at the chance.
Using Bottled Water? Maybe it's Time to Think Again
Bottled water is everywhere these days: we use it at home, at our professional meetings, and in our schools.
Sustainability and Environmental Education: What are the links and why are they important? (CTF Report)
We know that having a sustainable future relies on teaching today’s youth about ecological processes and our interactions with the environment. We want young people to become environmental stewards and we want such action to be grounded in sound knowledge.
Going Outside to Create Tomorrow's Engaged Citizen
Every year I take my grade 6 class to my childhood playground – not the metal monkey bars, swings, or asphalt tarmac that most children think of as a “playground” but the open fields, streams, and forests near Shelburne, Ontario where I spent countless hours exploring, climbing trees, collecting tadpoles, and building forts.
Bearded Dragons and Bananas
The “ideal” environment for teaching about living things and the environment is one in which student interest is piqued and remains that way, rich resources are at hand, and both the required time and teacher expertise are available.
Growing Up Green
Every year students and staff look forward to watching the atrium at Alma School come alive with green as several varieties of trees sprout from seeds planted by students.
A Rock Is Lively
By Dianna Hutts Aston, Illustrated by Sylvia Long. Chronicle Books, 2012. 40 pages, $18.99 (hardcover)
2013 Environmental Education websites - Top 10
If we want students to grow up to be environmentally responsible, we have to teach them the importance of a sustainable future. We can’t just expect them to learn this on their own.