Resource Rebates; More Paid PD; Smaller Classes BIG DIFFERENCE Petition; ETFO Women's Day T-shirts; ETFO Awards Program- Deadline; ETFO Conferences and Webinar

 

Resource Rebates - Remember that TVOT members may submit a claim for up to $75 to be used to purchase professional book(s) or resources related to their elementary professional needs. Members may submit one claim/school year using the form which is available to members who register on our Local  website www.etfotvot.com .

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More Paid PD - Were you aware that TVOT members can participate in paid PD anytime, and from anywhere? Check out what TVDSB is offering for online professional development at https://stafflearninghub.tvdsb.ca/d2l/home/13821 and follow the directions so that you are paid on completion of the module. Further information is available in the Staff Development section of the Staff Hub.

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Please sign the Petition! TVOT members are being encouraged to seek out the ETFO Petitions that Stewards are collecting at their schools. This is part of ETFO's bargaining campaign for reduced class sizes, and completed petitions will be submitted to Queen's Park by Provincial ETFO, in support of the next round of negotiations. Click here for more information - https://etfocb.ca/

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Provincial ETFO's tee-shirts celebrating  International Women's Day are now on sale. To purchase  one click on https://shop.etfo.ca/collections/clothing

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Deadline is Approaching!

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Join an Webinar hosted by the Ontario Teachers' Federation. Find out more at https://www.otffeo.on.ca/en/learning/otf-connects/webinars/

OTF Connects webinars Les webinaires de FEO

January/Janvier 2026

Elementary Money Math Made Simple (en anglais seulement) Date: January 22, 2026 Time: 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. REGISTER NOW Explore the world of money through some practical approaches that align with the financial literary strand in Mathematics. Join the Bank of Canada Museum for this informative presentation and learn all about saving and spending, budgeting and investing and calculating and converting change. You’ll be provided with multiple entry points into financial literacy and money for Grades K-6, including interactive lesson plans, activities, and even an escape room! Meet your Presenter Heather Montgomery is a long-time museum educator who has a passion for inquiry-learning and making economics fun. She designed the Bank of Canada Museum’s successful on-site school programs and has worked on many lesson plans including learning about bank notes, money and math, and inflation.

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It Starts with Words…Commemorating the Holocaust (en anglais seulement) Date: January 27, 2026 Time: 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. REGISTER NOW January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorates the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. In this webinar you will be guided through Liberation75’s new 3-module classroom-ready student program, Surviving the Holocaust, By Chance Alone: Max Eisen’s Story. Designed to support Holocaust curriculum in Ontario classrooms, this program can be integrated into a variety of grades and subject areas. Participants will be introduced to both student and teacher resources that are included in the program. Meet your Presenter Melissa Mikel recently earned her Doctoral Degree in Holocaust and Genocide Studies from Gratz College. She began her career as an elementary school teacher in rural Ontario, before serving as Director of Education with the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies in Toronto for sixteen years. In this capacity, Dr. Mikel created and implemented extensive programming on topics of the Holocaust, antisemitism, and racism for thousands of students, educators, law enforcement personnel, and other professionals from diverse sectors across Canada. She is currently the director of scholarships for the 30 Birds Foundation and works as a consultant with the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre and Liberation75. ____________________________ 2026 OTIP Teaching Awards— Nominations now open! There are three categories of awards: elementary teacher, secondary teacher and beginning teacher (in the first five years of teaching). A teacher may be nominated by anyone—professional colleagues, students, parents, or the general public. Winners will receive a personal award of $1,000 and a Certificate of Recognition. The Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan (OTIP) and the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) are proud co-sponsors of the OTIP Teaching Awards. For many years, these awards have recognized the excellence of our teachers in publicly funded education.   The deadline for nominations is March 31, 2026. To nominate or for further information, visit teachingawards.ca.