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Class Composition: A growing concern for all teachers (CTF Report)
There’s no such thing as a teacher who doesn’t have a diverse classroom in one form or another. We have a world of children from all over the globe in our classrooms. As teachers, we are expected to understand all our students and to give them the best education we can.
Providing Practical Help for Students with Autism
In 2006 the Autism Spectrum Disorders Reference Group was set up to provide recommendations to the minister of education and the minister of children and youth services about effective, evidence-based educational practices to meet the strengths and needs of students wi
IEPs: Making the Assessment—Instruction Connection
The Education Act requires individual education plans (IEPs) for students identified as exceptional through an identification, placement, and review committee (IPRC).
Literacy Coaches and Special Education Teachers: A Dynamic Combination
Special education teachers and literacy coaches with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board have found the rewards of a collaborative and collegial working partnership to be worth the effort. At two schools, Roger Neilson and R.F.
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.
A Voice at the Table: ETFO Helps Shape Government Decision-Making (Professional Services)
When the Harris Conservatives took power in 1995 Ontario’s education system experienced dramatic, and often negative, change. The Tories cut education funding and denigrated the role of teachers as professionals.