PD Sessions That Count as Teaching - Your TVOT Local is pleased to announce that we are sponsoring three new paid PD sessions that count as a half day of teaching for daily OTs or LTOs in assignments of .5 or less. All workshops begins at 4:30 PM and will be offered via Zoom. Registration is now open on the Employee Portal and participation is limited to 30 participants per workshop. The options are:
1) Art and Mental Health - Thursday, Nov. 26/20: focuses on integration of arts programming and positive student mental health
2) Flourish With French - Thursday, Dec. 3.20: Designed to provide tools and confidence for daily OTs so that they are prepared to accept a daily assignment in a FSL classroom. All participants will receive a copy of the companion TVOT "Flourish with French" resource
3) Classroom Management for Occasional Teachers - Thursday, Dec. 10/20: Learn practical and effective strategies that will increase your confidence and refine your teaching practice. Participants will receive a copy of Provincial ETFO's "I Am the Teacher" resource
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Accessing TVDSB Reflection Forms Online -
As a TVDSB employee, TVOT members receive both a Microsoft 360 account (#00000@tvdsb.ca) and a Google account (#00000@gototvdsb.ca) with #00000 being your employee number. Because the online Reflection form is a Google form, you need to be first logged into your gototvdsb.ca account before you open the link to the reflection form. This link is found at the top of where you register for paid PD in the Employee Portal > Conference Registrations.
For further assistance in accessing the online Reflection Form, log into your Microsoft 360 account and go into the Elementary OT webpage in SharePoint at https://tvdsbo365.sharepoint.com/teams/SSD/SitePages/OT-Elementary-PD.aspx
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As of September, all Occasional Teachers have access to the Board's EFAP supports, including the newly released webinar, "The Second Wave and Your Mental Health". TVOT members can use of any of the EFAP services confidentially.
Services include professional counselling for family issues such as separation, divorce and supporting parents; workplace issues; addictions; depression and/or anxiety; anger management; grief counselling; abuse and life coaching. For more information about services provided, log into the Employee Portal and click "View My Employee Assistance Program".
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