#GivingTuesday
Most people know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday ...now GivingTuesday is coming to Canada on November 29, 2016.
It is a new Canadian movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Cyber Monday. The "Opening day of the giving season," it is a day where charities, companies and individuals join together to share commitments, rally for favourite causes and think about others. Learn more about #GivingTuesday here: https://youtu.be/Rq4DNKIVdxw
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Web attendance and "Under Construction"
If you are at a school trying to complete the web attendance only to find the site is "Under Construction", it means that your TVARRIS job has not yet registered through the IT. Eventually, you will be able to log-in but if this occurs at web attendance time, your only recourse is to ask the office to provide a paper copy.
We hope this information is of assistance.
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ETFO Learn Website
The etfolearn.ca website, Playing to Learn: Engaging Junior/Intermediate Learners, website was originally launched at the World Festival of Childrens' Theatre in June 2016, and shared with Professional Learning Chairs at their session at Leadership on September 29, 2016. This is a comprehensive website to support educators in bringing play-based learning to Grades 4 to 8.
The website is a resource for junior and intermediate teachers. One section of the website features a playfulness quiz for members to see how playful they are as educators in their programming, and directs members to additional supports for integrating more play and advocating for play-based learning. The other section of the site is filled with curriculum linked lesson plans and supports for engaging junior and intermediate learners.
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Truth and Reconciliation Webinars for ETFO Members
The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario welcomes the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Final Report and Calls to Action. In response to the importance of educating Canadians about residential schools and eliminating educational gaps between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians, ETFO will continue to support ETFO members in their journey of learning about and understanding their history of Canada and its relationship with First Nation, Metis and Inuit people, and taking steps towards reconciliation. ETFO held and recorded two webinars for members entitled "The Truth of Canada's Legacy" and "Moving Forward into Reconciliation." Guest speakers included representatives from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, The Aboriginal Healing Foundation, and the Toronto & York Region Metis Council. The two one-hour webinars can be viewed at http://spirithorse.ca/etfo-trc/.
ETFO THAMES VALLEY OCCASIONAL TEACHERS' LOCAL
