Letters to the Editor
Re: Helping all kids succeed
(December 2008)
Poverty
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.
The Hidden Poverty of Rural Ontario
In this article, they reflect on the challenges facing women living in poverty in rural areas and the impact poverty has on their children.
ETFO's Poverty and Education Symposium: What Teachers Can Do to Help All Students Succeed—and Why They Must
It is well know that children from poor families are less likely to succeed academically. Moreover, the factors that contribute to their lack of success often lie outside the school. Nevertheless, according to Dr. Charles Ungerleider, there is much that teachers can do to improve the academic success of these students.
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.
Letters to the Editor
Re: Poverty and Learning
(June 08)
Letters to the Editor
Re: Poverty and Learning
(June 2008)
Imagining Poverty: ETFO’s Professional Learning Projects: Opening Our Minds, Opening Our Doors
A funny thing happened while working on our anti-poverty project. We learned something! We learned that it isn’t so much what we can do for students, but how we do it that makes a difference.
Imagining Poverty: ETFO’s Professional Learning Projects: Bridging the Gap Between Student Needs and Teacher Understanding
One cold winter morning I was teaching my grade 8 class when halfway through the first period Joe came in, late as usual.
Imagining Poverty: ETFO’s Professional Learning Projects: Creating New Opportunities for Teachers and Students
When Locke’s PS was selected to take part in ETFO’s poverty and education project we were excited by the prospect of having a theatre group come to perform at our school. We hoped to improve our understanding of issues related to poverty.