Staff at ETFO Professional Services (PFS) are constantly challenged to envision the future of teacher professional learning, understand evolving professional learning needs, and design and deliver programming that respects the principles of both effective adult learn
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.
Sound research is too often missing when changes are advocated for education policy and teaching practice. The global push for education reforms too often starts with preconceived solutions.
Over the winter holidays I discovered The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha, who decided that there was so much bad news in the world and in his own life that he needed to find and blog about a single, simple joy every day – things like the yeasty smell of a bakery, finding money
As a new teacher, getting to know your federation and the resources it provides is one of the best gifts you can give yourself.
In this article, participants in Reflections on Practice (ROP) and in the Teachers Learning Together (TLT) programs reflect on the impact their involvement had on their students, their teaching practice, and their professional lives.
Members of provincial parliament met with ETFO presidents and executive members at an informal breakfast gathering.
Every year thousands of ETFO members take part in a rich form of professional learning, learning that takes place in their own classrooms. It’s a learning opportunity that happens when they agree to become associate teachers. Associate teachers are those who volunteer
You may not have a disability now but you will probably have one eventually. That makes persons with disabilities “the minority of everyone,” says David Lepofsky.
Is there any time in the school year that is more hectic than the fall? Arguably, all seasons are jam-packed, but the start of a school year seems to be especially busy. At OTF, autumn brings a whirlwind of activities and events.