Return of In-Person Paid PD; Columbia Store Invitation; CUPE Strike Vote; ETFO Awards and Bursaries: Happy Teachers' Day

 

Your ETFO Thames Valley Occasional Teachers' (TVOT) Local recognizes and celebrates the great work of our 1800 certified Occasional Teacher members who seamlessly replace absent permanent elementary Teachers in Thames Valley.

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ACT FAST - New Paid PD Opportunites:

• Oct. 24th PA Day
• Oct. 25th Dinner Sessions
• Nov. 18th PA Day

Registration is now open in the TVDSB Employee Portal in the Conference Session Registration area, under Elementary Occasional Teachers PD 2022 - 2023. Note: A Reflection Form is required upon completion of each session to trigger payment. 

OCTOBER 24 PA Day (Daytime sessions)

- AM, PM or Full-day: Self-Directed PD with advance permission from a Principal to attend the system-wide PD session at an elementary school of your choice. Participants will have an opportunity to receive information on Literacy along with the permanent staff.

- AM: Supporting Multilingual Learners (via Teams)

- AM: Introducing DRiVe: Experimental Design Process in Grades 7-12 in person at Sir John A. Macdonald STEM room

- AM: Number Talks (via Teams)

- AM: Creating Ready to Go Plans - Applying the Essential Conditions for Learning in Elementary (via Teams)

- AM: Implementing the Essential Conditions for Learning Foldables - Let's Explore Together (via Teams)

- AM: Equity, Anti-Racism and Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy - Best Practices for Staff (via Teams)

- AM: No Supply Plans? No Problem! (via Teams) 

OCTOBER 25 (Dinner sessions)

After-school sessions hosted by TVOT at the Best Western Lamplighter Inn at 591 Wellington Rd. in London which include a free dinner. Sessions begin at 4:30 and end at 7:30 PM. Select one for a half-day credit. Registration is via the Portal. 

- How Can We Help Students SEE Mathematics: explore practical, hands-on applications for all learners and ways to support numeracy operations 

- Hooking the Reluctant Writer: learn strategies to motivate your students using picture prompts and setting up expectations for your classroom writing process. Pick up ideas for co-creating success criteria and what that looks and sounds like with your class.

- Your First LTO: From Surviving to Thriving: Paricipants will develop a solid foundation of effective practices, learn about successfully navigating the school climate, establishing parent communication, establishing classroom routines etc. 

NOVEMBER 18 PA Day (Daytime sessions)

- AM: Supporting Multilingual Learners (via Teams)

- AM: Introducing DRiVe: Experimental Design Process in Grades 7-12 in person at Sir John A. Macdonald STEM room

- AM: Math Tools (via Teams)

- AM: Creating Ready to Go Plans - Applying the Essential Conditions for Learning in Elementary (via Teams)

- PM: Creating Ready to Go Plans - Applying the Essential Conditions for Learning in Elementary (via Teams)

- AM: Implementing the Essential Conditions for Learning Foldables - Let's Explore Together (via Teams)

- PM: Implementing the Essential Conditions for Learning Foldables - Let's Explore Together (via Teams)

- AM: Equity, Anti-Racism amd Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy Best Practices for Staff (via Teams)

- AM: No Supply Plans? No Problem! (via Teams)

- PM: Surviving and Thriving as an FSL Occasional Teacher

For more information, contact Terri Manning in System Staff Development at t.manning@tvdsb.ca .

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ETFO'S OCCASIONAL TEACHER WEBSITE

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Read more at www.otip.com/article152.

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CUPE Strike Vote - What does it Mean?

Public education Collective Agreements in Ontario expired in August 2022. Many of you have heard the news that CUPE education support workers have voted 96.5% in favour of a strike.  This does not mean that a full strike is imminent. In Ontario, a strike can only take place if a conciliator issues a "no board report" signifying that the parties cannot come to an agreement and talks have broken down. At that point, CUPE will have the option to engage in work-to-rule or fully withdraw their services and ETFO members will be informed on how we will show our support.

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ETFO PROVINCIAL AWARDS - SO MUCH TO CELEBRATE!

ETFO members make outstanding contributions to curriculum development, the arts, the environment, science and technology, children’s literature, health and safety, equity and social justice, 2SLGBTQ+ realities, and humanitarian causes.

The ETFO Awards Program recognizes distinguished academic achievements and outstanding contributions to education and the Federation by its members and others. The ETFO Awards Program offers a financial incentive for some awards and a certificate of recognition from the ETFO President.

ETFO Scholarships and Bursaries

ETFO’s Scholarships and Bursaries Program offers financial incentives to members and non-members entering faculties of education, members studying at the graduate level, and members upgrading their qualifications at publicly funded universities/institutions.

Application Deadlines: Awards - February 1 & Scholarships and Bursaries April 30

Find Out About ETFO Awards

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