Just a reminder of our upcoming three workshops being held on Tuesday, October 25th from 4:30 - 7:30 PM in London. As always, our evening begins with a lovely dinner (to allow members to arrive from across the valley). Spots are still available for 1) Classroom Management - A Practical Guide being presented by Cari Patterson, a fellow TVDSB Teacher; 2) DRiVE Inquiry Science presented by TVDSB's Ryan Jeffries; 3) JUMP Math - presented by Frances Agro who is employed by JUMP Math and is in charge of Teacher support. More details and registration can be found at www.etfotvot.com.
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BILL 115 CHARTER CHALLENGE UPDATE
Missed Your Telephone Town Hall Meeting? Listen in at ETFO's Events Portal
Earlier this week, ETFO held telephone town hall meetings to update members on Bill 115 remedy discussions with the government.
Missed your telephone hall meeting? There's still a chance to listen in on the discussion. An audio file of one of the town hall meetings has been placed in ETFO's member-only Events Portal, in the section called My Collective Bargaining. The audio file will remain active for seven days until Friday, October 14 at 4:00 pm.
For information about how members can sign in to ETFO's Events Portal, go to www.etfo.ca.
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Women's History Month
Did you know that October is Women's History Month?
ETFO has produced a video on activism, women's struggle to obtain voting rights and equality over the last century. Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPZytMs4grE&feature=youtu.be to watch "A Women's (Political) Work is Never Done".
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"Playing to Learn: Engaging Junior/Intermediate Learners"
is anew comprehensive website to help Teachers bring play based learning to J/I students. Take the quiz then look over the curriculum linked lesson plans that can support you to increase the amount of play in your classroom.
