Upcoming TVOT Professional Development Event; TVDSB Paid PD; ETFO Provincial Workshops: ETFO AQ Courses

Dinner and an Evening of PD with your OT Colleagues
Mark your calendars for October 24th for our upcoming OT Professional Development Event from 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM at the Best Western Lamplighter Inn, 591 Wellington Street.

The following workshops will be presented:

1) Explore Inquiry! Presented by Katie Jeffries   TVDSB
2) Classroom Management: A Practical Guide  Presented by Cari Patterson   TVDSB
3) Jump Math:  Mental Math  Presented by  Frances Agro,  JUMP Math, Manager of Outreach and Teacher Support

Registration will be open soon at www.etfotvot.com.
- a blast email will be sent from the ETFO-TVOT website to advise you.  Please let all members you know of who may not have created their accounts to do so, that way they won't miss out!
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October 27 Board Paid PD Opportunity
There are still spots available for daily OTs and those in LTOs of less than .5, to register for either Brian Aspinall's 21st Century Learning or Marian Small's Math Instruction in Ontario. Both workshops fit in with TVDSB initiatives and both count as a day or work for all purposes so we encourage members to "Earn while you Learn".  Go to the TVDSB Employee Portal > Conference Registrations and click on Elementary Occasional Teacher PD 2017 - 2018 for details.
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ETFO Women's Workshops
Provincial ETFO is hosting workshops for Women members: 1) Protect Yourself: understanding education law to further strengthen your professionalism; 2) FNMI: Engage Learners Through Play to learn about indigenous worldviews, treaties, etc.
Occasional Teachers are invited with most expenses and salary covered so check www.etfo.ca for further details.
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ETFO Additional Qualification Courses
Just a reminder that October 30th is the deadline to register for any of the ETFO AQ winter session courses being offered.  Check out etfo-aq.ca for details and if you have been on the TVOT Roster for one year, consider applying for our Professional Learning Development Fund at www.etfotvot.com which will cover $300 of your fee.  Please note that members must apply prior to the course for approval.  The Local will not consider retro-active applications.