Voices

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

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

The opportunities to  use social media and electronic communication  for  pedagogical purposes are  expanding every day.  Social media  offer  teachers   exciting   new  ways to engage with students, parents, and  the wider school c

Each year on March 8, International Women’s Day (IWD), we celebrate the ongoing struggle of women to achieve legal and economic equality and freedom from violence.

In  the Winter 2011 edition of Voice, you were introduced to  the approved bargaining goals that ETFO  will pursue in  the upcoming round of negotiations.

ETFO collective agreements expire at the end of August 2012 and bargaining for new agreements is about to begin. As we move into active  bargaining, members can expect to be challenged about what we are asking for in our next contract.