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Archived Messages
- April 21 – Ontario Federation of Labour’s Day of Action Rally from 3 -5pm at Queens Park.
- The rally is to protest the McGuinty Government’s planned cuts to public service. As teachers are clearly the target of these cuts, our voices need to be heard!
- ETFO-YR will be sponsoring bus transportation to the event. You should have received information from your Steward on how to register for bus transportation (register no later than Wednesday April 18th).
- Members are also urged to travel and attend on their own. The subway has a stop at Queens Park and is a convenient way to attend the rally!
- Click here for pictures...
- EQAO Teacher Questionnaire Advisory
- 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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