Your federation
ETFO’s annual leadership conference for women, …and still we rise, celebrated its tenth anniversary this year. The conference takes its name from the Maya Angelou poem, Still I Rise.
Leadership
ETFO Online Additional Qualification Courses: Professional Learning for the 21st Century (Professional Services)
The federation’s executive took a bold step in September when it agreed to a plan for developing ETFO online additional qualification (AQ) courses.
Your Federation
Representative Council brings together local leaders three times a year. In October First Vice-President Susan Swackhammer chaired the first meeting of 2009-10.
A Quiet Leader is Recognized
Education assistants make up a small fraction of the ETFO membership. But the impact they have in the classroom can be substantial.
Taking on the Challenge of Local Leadership
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.
Scratch and Win: Workplace Illness Creates a Leader
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.
Debi Wells: Teacher, Union Leader, Social Activist
Teacher, union leader, political/social activist, wife and mother, Wells is a person who wears a variety of hats, often simultaneously.
Following Her Passion Creates a Leader
It brings a smile to my face when I look back and recall just how I came to the profession that I now am truly passionate about and fully committed to.
A Tap on the Shoulder Bears Fruit
When both of her parents died within months of each other, Barnett decided to dig deeper for her passion.
Aboriginal Women Practicing Leadership
My understanding of leadership as practised by Aboriginal women is derived from my experiences working with, reading, listening to, and sometimes observing from a distance the work of Aboriginal women.