More in-person paid PD dinners; Notice to new Grads awaiting OCT; Fees are due; ETFO Bursaries;

 

Another in-Person Paid PD with dinner on Tuesday, April 30/24, 4:30 PM.

Join us at the Lamplighter Inn for dinner and workshops such as: 

- The Progression of Patterning in Elementary - This workshop will focus on how to connect the different types of patterning that are taught throughout the grades in mathematics to see how they set the foundation for linear growing patterns in intermediate grades.

- Keeping the "A" in STEAM - This hands-on workshop will show  you practical, low-cost and easy to use ideas that will allow you to blend digital arts, visual arts, drama and dance into your math and science lessons making it fun and understandable for reluctant learners. 

- Documenting Learning in Kindergarten - This interactive workshop will provide Teachers with the opportunity to explore documentation and the ways in which it supports students' learning. Develop your skills for the ongoing collection of evidence of student growth that builds on your initial observations. 

Register in the TVDSB Employee Portal > Conference/Session Registration. 

Please notify the Local if you cannot attend as there is often a waiting list and we don't wish to use members' money paying for meals that are wasted.

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You may be entitled to compensation if you were a recent graduate awaiting certification from the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT).

As of September 2019, if you were a recent graduate who had fulfulled all of your requirements, applied to OCT but were awaiting a response, then according to the terms of the Collective Agreement, you are entitled to an adjustment to your pay. 

Please send documentation to Jessica Fox at j.fox@tvdsb.ca and allow up to 7 days for a response.

This applies also to current new graduates who have applied to OCT and are awaiting certification. (This does not apply to those awaiting interim/transitional certification from OCT.)

For more information, contact your OT Local at etfotvot@gmail.com or TVDSB Staffing Supervisor Clare MacMillan at clare.macmillan@tvdsb.ca.

Sunday is the final day for TVOT members to take advantage of their Columbia Outlet Store invitation.

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OCT Fees are due  by April 17th and must be paid if TVOT members want to continue teaching as a certified Occasional Teacher in Ontario. Those who were in a LTO assignment at the beginning of January have had their $200 fee remitted by TVDSB as noted on their paystub. N.B. Those who pay  late are charged an additional penalty of $130.

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The ETFO Scholarships and Bursaries application period opens in January and ends April 30 each year. Here are the scholarship and bursary criteria.  Visit https://www.etfo.ca/about-us/awards-scholarships/etfo-scholarships-and-bursaries for application details.

Bachelor of Education Bursaries – For Children of ETFO members: Bursaries are offered annually to children of an active ETFO member entering a bachelor of education program in a faculty of education at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. Up to 12 bursaries of $500 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted.

Doctoral Scholarship: This scholarship may be offered to active ETFO members to study at the doctoral level at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. One award of $2,500 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted.

Doctoral Scholarship – Women’s Program: This scholarship may be offered to active ETFO women members to study at the doctoral level at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. One award of $2,500 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted.

ETFO Black Educator Bursary (open to non-ETFO members): ETFO offers this bursary annually to support an individual who identifies as Black, who is entering their first year in a publicly funded faculty of education program in Ontario, as a full-time student. A bursary of $12,500 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted. This bursary is not intended to support a master’s or doctorate program.

ETFO Black Educator Bursary - Women’s Program (open to non-ETFO members): ETFO offers this bursary annually to support an individual who identifies as a Black woman, who is entering their first year in a publicly funded faculty of education program in Ontario, as a full-time student. A bursary of $12,500 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted. This bursary is not intended to support a master’s or doctorate program.

ETFO Bursaries – For members of designated groups (open to ETFO members/non-ETFO members): Bursaries are offered annually to members of designated groups who are entering a faculty of education at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario or ETFO members of designated groups who are taking a qualification/upgrading course at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. Up to eight bursaries of up to $625 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted. This award is not intended to support a master’s or doctorate program.

ETFO Bursaries – For members of designated groups – Women’s Program (open to ETFO members/non-ETFO members): Bursaries are offered annually to women members of designated groups who are entering a faculty of education at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario or ETFO women members of designated groups who are taking a qualification/upgrading course at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. Up to eight bursaries of up to $625 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted. This award is not intended to support a master’s or doctorate program.

ETFO Member Bursaries: Bursaries are offered annually to members who are entering a faculty of education or who are taking a qualification/upgrading course at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. Up to eight bursaries of up to $625 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted. This award is not intended to support a master’s or doctorate program.

First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) Professional Learning Bursary: This bursary may be offered annually to an active ETFO member who is taking an FNMI-focused additional qualification course from a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario, an FMNI professional learning course or attending an FNMI workshop/conference. Up to two bursaries of $750 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted.

First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) Women in Education – Women’s Program (open to ETFO members/non-ETFO members): ETFO offers this bursary annually to First Nations, Métis and Inuit women who are entering a publicly funded faculty of education in Ontario, or ETFO First Nations, Métis and Inuit women members who are taking a qualification/upgrading course from a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. Up to four bursaries of up to $1,250 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted. This award is not intended to support a master’s or doctorate program.

First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) Women's Scholarship – Women’s Program

ETFO offers this scholarship annually to First Nations, Métis and Inuit women who are entering their first year of a full-time undergraduate degree at an accredited university in Ontario. Up to two scholarships of $12,500 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted. This award is not intended to support a master’s or doctorate program.

Learning and Leadership Bursary – Women’s Program: This bursary may be offered annually to an active ETFO woman member who is pursuing professional learning and leadership opportunities through an additional qualification course from a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario, a professional learning leadership course or attending a leadership workshop/conference. Up to two bursaries of $625 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted.

Master’s Scholarship: This scholarship may be offered to active ETFO members to study at the master’s level at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. Up to four awards of $1,250 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted.

Master’s Scholarship – Women’s Program: This scholarship may be offered to active ETFO women members to study at the master’s level at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. Up to four awards of $1,250 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted.

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