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Registration is open for our 1st PD Event of 2019!
Scheduled for January 30, 2019 at the BMO Centre, 295 Rectory Street in London from 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM. Dinner is included at no cost for all ETFO-TVOT members
The 2 workshops to choose from are:
1) Classroom Management for Daily Occasional Teachers
Elementary Occasional Teachers face many obstacles in their daily work and students who misbehave can make a challenging day even more stressful. This workshop will discuss why students act out and how we can change our own attitudes and behaviours in order to ensure that both teachers and students can have positive and productive days. Learn effective strategies based on calm and respectful approaches for both preventing and dealing with challenging behaviours. Participants will leave with renewed confidence and be ready to implement proven strategies to use in their daily practice (or LTO assignments)!
2) Physical Education and Daily Activities (DPA) for Occasional Teachers
In this hands-on workshop you will learn about the benefits of physical activity for our students and engage in games/activities related to Daily Physical Activity and the Health & Physical Education curriculum! Come on out to learn some great activities that require minimal equipment for Occasional Teachers to use in their assignments!
Dress comfortably as we'll be heading out to the soccer field for part of this workshop.
(Workshop # 3 was CANCELLED due to personal reasons of the Presenter.)
Register for one of the two workshops at www.etfotvot.com under Member Services.
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A regional ETFO Provincial conference called Conscious Classrooms Responding to Gender-Based Violence is being offered to Avon Maitland, Bluewater, Simcoe County, Thames Valley, Upper Grand and Waterloo Region locals. This two-day training will be held on February 11-12, 2019 at the Crowne Plaza Kitchener-Waterloo, 105 King Street East, Kitchener. Daily OTs will get release time from ETFO Provincial i.e., be paid as if they worked those days.
The Conscious Classrooms Responding to Gender-Based Violence program is for ETFO members who self-identify as women. It is intended to increase critical knowledge about Gender-Based Violence, equip teachers and DECEs with strategies to support students who have witnessed violence and create a space for knowledge sharing.
To register, have your ETFO membership number handy and visit: the ETFO Events Management System at events.etfo.org/upcoming-events
Deadline to register is January 25, 2019.
For more information, contact Punita Bhardwaj at 1-888-838-3836 or by email: pbhardwaj@etfo.org____________________________________
Paid PD Opportunity
Just a reminder for all members (unless you are in a LTO greater than .5), that you are eligible to earn a day of work on a PD Day when you could not normally teach. Just register via the Employee Portal > Conference Registrations > Elementary Occasional Teacher PD for one of the in-person sessions being offered or any of the online options. NB: online sessions can be completed anytime at your convenience - check out the details in the portal.
