As a teacher federation ETFO supports your work in many ways: negotiating salaries and working conditions; promoting and defending your status as a professional; providing opportunities for professional development.
As the Minister of Education, it is my privilege and responsibility to visit as many schools and classrooms as I can across the province. By experiencing your classrooms first-hand, I can begin to see the impact of decisions made by government at Queen’s Park.
This issue of Voice, devoted to professional learning, is special in a number of ways.
We know that having a sustainable future relies on teaching today’s youth about ecological processes and our interactions with the environment. We want young people to become environmental stewards and we want such action to be grounded in sound knowledge.
In April some of you will be asked to take part ina survey about your preferences should there be another shortfall in the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP).
Every day in schools across this province, teachers are told to do things and to take on responsibilities that they are not required to do by law.
What happens when a teachers’ union decides to investigate a complex societal issue such as eating disorders? They create a web that connects researchers, community organizations, schools, teachers and their students. They make change.
For decades, physical education (PE) or gym class has been an important part of Ontario’s curriculum and a daily or weekly occurrence for thousands of elementary school students throughout the province.
“Educators must begin to understand their students