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In the tiny community of Jarvis, Ontario, children from the grade 1 class of Jarvis Public School huddle in small groups to discuss a story they are creating together.
Literacy
Making Connections: A Women's Literacy Program in Durham
You know you are doing something right when your students beat you into the classroom! Our Thursday night literacy classes at the Oshawa YWCA are eagerly anticipated by the women who arrive early, and greet us with a pot of fresh coffee and completed homework, proudly displayed.
Literacy in a Global, Digital Age
Joyce Public School is located in northwest Toronto, in an unprepossessing one-storey brick building. The Joyce school community, with a majority of immigrant families, is multicultural and multilingual. Many families have low incomes.
Assessing Assessment in Our Schools (From the President)
It’s not often that I’m able to deliver good news in this column. But this is one such occasion. I’m happy to be able to tell you that we have made progress on the issue of EQAO-related initiatives.
Give Teachers the Time to Teach (From the President)
Over the past several years there has been a significant increase in the number of literacy and numeracy initiatives that ETFO members are expected to implement.
Annual Meeting 2010
Member concerns about EQAO testing dominated ETFO’s 2010 annual meeting. President Sam Hammond called on the government to temporarily halt province-wide testing and reduce the resulting number of Ministry initiatives.
Benin Big Book Project: Creating Books for Young Learners
During the summer of 2008 we were working in Benin, in partnership with Right To Play, the Benin Ministry of Education, and the Benin teacher union, SYNAEM, to develop and implement a new curriculum.
Provincial Testing: Time for Change (OTF Report)
There is no question that one of the issues that creates unyielding solidarity among OTF and the teacher federations is the political philosophy that has developed around large-scale testing in Ontario’s public schools! We all 
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.
Closing the Gap: Helping Disadvantaged Students (From the General Secretary)
In this issue of the magazine you will find a number of articles about how teachers’ classroom practice can improve the chances for educational success for children from low-income families.