More Paid PD Options to Earn While You Learn
TVDSB has just added three half-day paid PD options on Special Education to the "Elementary Occasional Teacher PD 2021-2022" section in "Conference Session Registrations" section of the Empoyee Portal. (These sessions have been offered previously so click on "My Professiona Development" in the Portal to ensure that you have not already taken them.)
For more information about Elementary Occasional Teacher PD contact Terri Manning in Staff Development or click on Staff Development Elementary PD
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This three session programme is for women in their first 5 years of membership in ETFO. Sessions highlight union renewal, activism and developing a feminist network.
Program dates are November 24-25, January 17-18 and April 4-5.
The deadline to register is October 18th so for more information click on ETFO Visions
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Due to many inquiries, the Ontario Teachers' Federation wishes to clarify the re-employment rules for retired members. The current rule is 50 days, which means that a retiree can work to the end of the month in which they exceed their 50 day limit while drawing both employment income and their pension. If they choose to work beyond that month, their pension is simply suspended until they stop working or until the following September 1st, whichever occurs first. Each new school year provides a brand new 50-day limit for all retirees.
OTF recommends that retired members keep track of their days worked and reach out to a Pension Benefit Specialist at the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan with any inquiries about how re-employment rules apply to them or to confirm details of their re-employment.
For some great resources and scenarios, follow these links to Re-employment FAQs and Re-employment overview
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When it comes to the climate crisis what's at stake and how do pensions fit in?
Join the Ontario Federation of Labour for a free virtual conference that will address the role of pensions in working towards environmental justice.Guest speakers will include:
- Eriel Tchekwie Deranger from Indigenous Climate Action
- Noam Chomsky, philosopher, linguist, scientist, political activist
- Simon Donner, Professor and Climate Scientist at University of British Columbia
- Seth Klein, author of "A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency"
Plus a "Pensions Panel Discussion" featuring economist Jim Stanford, Murray Gold from Koskie Minsky, Chris Roberts from the Canadian Labour Congress, Emily Niles from CUPE and Randy Marie Sloat from OPTrust.
The Conference is from Friday, October 15 7pm - 8:30pm and Saturday, October 15 from 10am to 2pm. Register at Take Action
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You may wish to check out the two following resources: Cyber Awareness Month 2021 provides resource tailored for the needs of K-12 students and was developed by Board and the Educational Computing Network of Ontario/ECNO. The Cyber Awareness Calendar presents monthly themes and weekly prompts to support a year-round focus on improving safety, protection of privace and cyber security.
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