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June 21, 2011 – 2011-2012 - School Year Calendar
- The 2011-12 school year calendar has a different structure to deal with all PA days. Next year all of these days and June 28, 2012 will be considered day “zeroes.” This change will mean there will be no prep pay-back or pay-forward to deal with.
- Over the course of the year, one cycle of prep time (230 minutes) will be scheduled for full-time teachers and pro-rated for part-time teachers during the Board-directed portions of PA days.
- All teachers (including part-time teachers) are required to be present for the entire day on September 1, 2011 and the interview day of November 25, 2011.
- Teachers who participate in interviews on the evening of November 24th are eligible for a half day of lieu time on the afternoon of November 25th.
- The afternoons of October 24th and February 3rd are early release days where teachers may work from home.
- January 20th and June 8th are full days set aside for Assessment/Report Card writing, to be done on site.
- By the September 23rd PA day, all part-time teachers should have a schedule for their attendance for the rest of the PA days, set in collaboration with their Principal.
June 21, 2011 – Faith Day Request Deadline
- The deadline for the 2011-2012 school year to register for Faith Days is September 30th, 2011. To register, members are to follow the entire procedure outlined on bww.
Archived Messages
- Staffing Timelines (for staffing for the 2012-2013 school year) - Click Here
- ETFO PDT
Again this year, funds for teacher-directed professional learning are being provided.
- Check out the PL Committee page to see what opportunities are available to members, who to ask for release time codes, the Application for PDT PD Release Time, and what opportunities are being offered by ETFO-YR.
- Check your Board email for the memo from the YRDSB which was part of the Nov 3 2012 Weekly Summary (from Lisa Gibson) and look for “ETFO-PDT” opportunities on Connect2Learn.
- OTF has developed the “Teachers’ Gateway to Special Education” website at www.teachspeced.ca. The Special Education Gateway is a collection of resources and strategies for elementary and secondary teachers of special education students and also provides searchable web-based resources.
- OTIP Benefits and Insurance Bulletin Fall 2011
- Arts Resources to Support Classroom Teachers
Are you needing support when it comes to dance, drama, music or visual arts in your classroom? Are you aware that the Ministry funded the development of “teacher-friendly” resources to support the implementation of the revised Arts Curriculum document?
- Arts education video clips
This CSC (Curriculum Services Canada) website features 57 videos of teachers from Boards across Ontario. These videos provide examples of classroom teachers implementing the revised arts curriculum. They feature teaching in dance, drama, music, media arts, and visual arts.
http://www.curriculum.org/arts/
- Arts Lesson and Units
The Arts subject associations have developed dozens of sample lessons and units to support teachers with the implementation of the new Arts curriculum. These resources feature primary, junior, and intermediate lesson plans for dance, drama, music, and visual arts.
- 1) OAEA (Ontario Art Education Association - formerly OSEA) lessons include drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, and sculpture units for primary, junior, and intermediate teachers. http://www.osea.on.ca/home.html
- 2) OMEA (Ontario Music Educators' Association) units include a range of vocal, instrumental and Orff lessons for primary, junior, and intermediate teachers. http://www.omea.on.ca/
- 3) CODE (Council of Ontario Dance and Drama Educators) units include process drama, dance, and drama conventions lessons for primary, junior, and intermediate teachers. http://code.on.ca/
These resources also provide assessment strategies for teachers to support comments on the provincial report card. Check them out today!
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