Voices

ETFO's member communications campaign for the 2012 round of collective bargaining.

In 2010,  the ETFO Executive approved  a partnership between the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation (MJP) and ETFO, to provide support for  women and girls living in rural and isolated villages in northwestern Cambo­dia.

ETFO is committed  to working toward a more just and equitable society, and has a particular commitment to supporting  women’s participation and leadership in the union.

Teachers often talk about coming to our profession as one  comes to a calling.

As the vice presidents and I have travelled around the province over the last two months meeting with members to discuss the parameters tabled by the government at the Provincial Discussion Table, some questions have consistently been raised.

In  January, First  Nations leaders met  with Prime  Minister  Harper  and  senior  cabinet ministers as part of the Crown-First  Nations Gathering.

Over the  last  two years, OTF has been enthusiastically working with the Aboriginal  Education Office  (AEO)  of the   Ministry of  Education to  increase teacher awareness of the Ontario First Nation, Métis and Inuit  (FNMI)  Education

Classroom assessment is a complex and challenging task for all teachers. Occasional teachers are partners in the daily assessment process and their  observations and tracking of student learning play an important role.

ETFO’s newest  resource book,  The Heart and  Art  of  Teaching and Learning: Practical&nbs