A session at a conference I recently attended focused on a provocative and compelling new report from the Commission on the Whole Child, formed by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). The Learnin
Every now and then, the long journey toward an inclusive Ontario gets just a bit shorter, and the following story illustrates how that can happen. It features two protagonists, and at first glance the power imbalance between the two appears insurmountable.
Teachers are professionals whose foremost commitment is to their students. Teachers aim to provide their students with the best possible instruction and the best possible learning environment. They make sure their classrooms provide a stimulating atmosphere for students.
During the recent provincial election the McGuinty Liberals promised to spend $400 million to provide full-day kindergarten. The program would be in place by the end of the government’s mandate in 2011.
Re: “French’s Sad Lament” October 07
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation has long advocated that students in elementary and secondary schools should have access to FSL programs and that French as a second language teachers should be fully supporte
Delegates to the ETFO Annual Meeting reelected me to the position of OTF table officer.
You may be checking your email quickly to respond to a family member. Or you may be checking the weather, reading the news, buying tickets, or replying to a request to “add a friend” on Facebook. There may or may not be anyone else in the room.
As the 2007–08 federation year gets into full swing, both the provincial office and ETFO locals will begin planning and holding numerous conferences and meetings.