No French Required; Columbia Sportswear Outlet Event; Two Days of Extra Pay; LTO List Canvass; Covid FAQs; National Film Board; Register on Local Website;

No French Required

Did you know that Occasional Teachers can take daily assignments in areas for which they hold no qualifications? This means any TVOT member can accept a daily FSL assignment, Music assignment or a TVARRIS call for an Intermediate grade even though they have P/J qualifications. Absent Teachers in these areas often leave lesson plans that any Teacher would be quite comfortable with so don't be afraid to accept these calls and help ensure that there is a Teacher working in each classroom in Thames Valley.

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Columbia Sportswear Event

The Columbia Sportswear Outlet has re-opened and TVOT members are invited to shop with employee discounts of between 40 - 50% from February 16th t0 March 14th.

Go to the Member Portal at www.etfotvot.com to access your invitation and hope you find the shopping worthwhile.

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Two Days of Extra Pay

Don't forget that daily Occasional Teachers in TVDSB can earn an extra 2 days of pay. TVOT daily members receive a half-day of pay for completing the mandatory online training modules that will be posted in April. As well, by participating in paid Professional Development opportunities that are posted in the TVDSB Employee Portal > Staff Development and Training > Conference/Session Registration > Elementary Occasional Teacher PD 2020-2021, Occasional Teachers can earn the remaining 3 half-days which for all purposes (seniority, EI, Teachers' Pension, number of days to remain on the Roster etc.) count as time worked for the Board. 

Many of the options posted there are online modules that can be completed on evenings and weekends. Teachers are life-long learners and these sessions will assist you as you hone your practice so don't leave this money on the table - earn while you learn!

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LTO List Canvass 

 

February is the month when Occasional Teachers have the chance to indicate that they are interested in a LTO position.

Interviews are no longer necessary, so be sure to check off your interest in the Employee Portal before it closes at the end of the month.

Look for "LTO Elementary" with the "NEW" button in the TVDSB Employee Portal.

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ETFO Provincial Covid-19 FAQ Update

Provincial ETFO has just released update edition #23 which tackles issues such as teaching students with mask exemptions, the rescheduling of March Break and asymptomatic testing in schools. 

We urge all members to make sure they have subscribes to ETFO e-newsletters at www.etfo.ca so as to stay informed during this pandemic.

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National Film Board for Teachers

You may not be aware but he National Film Board is an excellent resource of educational video content for Teachers to use in their classrooms. Films and playlists are updated on a weekly basis so check NFB Resources for Teachers on a regular basis for mini-lessons, interactive web experiences and much more.

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Register With Us 

The surest way for members to stay informed and have access to our $50 Book Rebate and $350 Professional Learning Development Fund/PLDF is to open an account with your Local at www.etfotvot.com 

This is the data base we use to send members blast emails with emergent news but we cannot reach you if  you don't provide us with a personal email address.

Please take this action at your earliest convenience.