Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Mandatory online training and additonal PD Opportunities

The Board has just released the requirements for this year's mandatory online training. Please print off a copy of the requirements and be sure to click submit after viewing each:

  1. Worker Awareness 
  2. AODA Part 2 training
  3. WHMIS Review
  4. Annual Offence Declaration
  5. Anaphylaxis Awareness
  6. Driving in Inclement Weather
  7. Employee Accident Incident Review
  8. Attending a TVDSB site
  9. Routine Practices
  10. Module 2 - Handling a Violent Situation
  11. Module 3 - Post Incident Review Documentation
  12. Module 4 - Safe schools and Employee Roles
  13. Module 5 - Harassment
  14. Module 7 - Management of Aggressive Behaviour
  15. Module 8 - Domestic Violence
  16. Module 10 - Working Late
  17. Module 12 - Workplace Design
  18. Module 13 - Recognizing an Coping with Aggressive Behaviour
  19. Think Before You Click

A Technology for Teachers Conference offered by ETFO for women members is scheduled for May 30 (afternoon) to May 31, 2014,  in Toronto at the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario offices at 130 Isabella Street on the Friday and at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, 252 Bloor Street West. on the Saturday. Network with colleagues, learn about exciting technology projects, and take part in hands-on workshops that explore Web 2.0 tools, iPad apps, SMART Boards, Google Drive, the connected Classroom, and more! The registration fee is $75.00 for conference materials, travel, meals, accommodation (as required), release time (half day), and dependent care, subject to ETFO Guidelines.
Registration deadline is April 22, 2014, 5 p.m.
Successful participants will be selected by a random draw and will be notified by e-mail, May 5, 2014.
Please go to www.etfo.ca for further information.

Your Local is just confirming details for an upcoming professional development event to be held next month. Check our website early next week to see what workshops are being offered and we hope to see you there.

As well, please save the date for our Annual Spring General Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, at the Best Western Lamplighter Inn.  Registration will be open in the next few days on our website: www.etfotvot.com.