Adventures in Leadership: Bringing a Lifetime of Learning to Rural Cambodia
Wendy Matthews loves a challenge. She found one worthy of her talents in Samlaut, Cambodia.
Leadership
Leading and Learning With the Community
When I was a young learner there was a clearly defined understanding of the role of teachers in schooling and in their interactions with students and families.
Lead On: A Tale of Two Mentors
Mentors play an important role in creating the possibility for happy endings for new teachers: that despite the stress and demands of their first year, they will become highly effective professionals who enjoy a fulfilling career.
ETFO Is a Union of Leaders (From the General Secretary)
ETFO is an organization made up of 73,000 potential leaders. Most of our members chose education as a career because they wanted to lead and support others, to help them grow and achieve.
Project Overseas, Sharing Leadership Worldwide: Projet Outre-mer 2008 : le Burkina Faso
7 juillet 2008, départ d’Ottawa pour le Burkin Faso en Afrique de l’Ouest, surnommé le « Pays des hommes intègres ». Nous étions trois femmes et un homme venus de quatre provinces différentes.
Teachers as Leaders: A Powerful Force (Professional Services)
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.
Improving Working Conditions and Learning Conditions for Teachers and Students
Last year ETFO commissioned OISE/UT professor Ken Leithwood to examine the current research on what teacher working conditions will improve student learning.
Professional Learning Communities Sharing Knowledge and Leadership: PD on the Fly
PD on the Fly is a great way for teachers to grow professionally, easily and on their own time. So often teachers get that “late for school” feeling as they rush to join after-school professional development sessions already in progress. PD on the Fly gets rid of all that.
Professional Learning Communities Sharing Knowledge and Leadership: Collaboration Creates and Inclusive Classroom
Last spring the special education resource team at Newcastle Public School volunteered to participate in a professional learning community project that paired special education resource teachers (SERTs) with classroom teachers.
Professional Learning Communities Sharing Knowledge and Leadership: Building a Global Professional Learning Community
A wonderful opportunity presented itself a couple of years ago when I applied to take part in Project Overseas. This is an excellent professional learning opportunity where teachers can learn and teach at the same time, while they help to build a global professional learning community.