As the professional learning chair for the Kawartha Pine Ridge Occasional Teacher Local, I am always trying to find new opportunities for our members. The online book club is one of these: last year we had three online book clubs and we will do more this year.
The greatest professional challenge for most occasional teachers is classroom management. Occasional teachers have to adjust quickly to a variety of classroom situations.
As a new teacher, getting to know your federation and the resources it provides is one of the best gifts you can give yourself.
Working as a daily occasional teacher is exciting, rewarding, challenging, and stressful all at the same time.
In 2006, as the social justice chair of my local, I attended the ETFO annual leadership conference. The two-day event ignited my interest in equity work.
Re: New Teachers’ and Occasional Teachers Columns
October 2010.
Success for all students is based on social, academic, and intellectual interactions.
…And Still We Rise Conference
On August 31, less than 200 days from now, every ETFO teacher and occasional teacher collective agreement will expire. It is only at the bargaining table that ETFO can bring about changes that positively affect every member at once.
French teachers on itinerant assignments often feel somewhat isolated and disconnected from colleagues.