Have a Voice
The ETFO Thames Valley Teachers' Local and Occasional Teachers' Local would like to hear your stories. Please participate in this very short survey by clicking on the QR code or https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BFF9TK7
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Employees of TVDSB who travel outside of Canada generally cannot access their Board emails. To ensure access, employees need to notify the Board's IT Help Desk at least 7 days in advance in order to minimize complications with TVDSB's multifactor authentication.
To do this:
1) From the TVDSB Employee Portal log-in page, select "Help Hub Help Desk"
2) Log-in with "Sign-in Using Office365 (SSO)"
3) You may be asked to sign-in with your Board Outlook account, TV#####@tvdsb.ca
4) Once in, type into the search bar: Request login access for travel outside of Canada
5) Select appropriate link for cellphones and enter the required information (Supervisor for this purpose is Roxanne Jones / roxanne.jones@tvdsb.ca
Important -
- This must be done at least 7 days prior to leaving the country.
- If you are already outside of the country, call the Help Hub at 519-452-2005 but you must be able to receive texts to your Board registered cellphone.
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- Reflection Surveys: Only those who submit their reflection surveys will be paid for participating in paid PD so here is that link https://stafflearninghub.tvdsb.ca/d2l/home
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Daily OTs may arrive to find that their classrooms are unlocked and so the office does not offer them keys, however, the Ministry of Education, the Ontario Public School Boards' Association and TVDSB all agree that Occasional Teachers must "have the ability to lock and unlock the classroom door" as provided by the Central Agreement LOA #5. As the adult of authority in the room, it is our responsibility to be able to respond to unforseen situations such as an emergency lock down, should it be necessary. Please advise the OT Office at 519-641-3936 or etfotvot@gmail.com if you have any difficulties obtaining a key so that we can resolve this and keep our students safe.
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Social Media Tips for TVOT Members
- Maximize privacy settings and have someone who doesn't follow your social media, check to see what is observable.
- Do not identify that you are a TVDSB employee or discuss your employment on social media.
- Remember that you are a certified Teacher 24 hours a day and TVDSB's expectations of off-duty conduct apply to social media per Board policy.
- Assume that parents, Principals, the school community and Board officials can see both your recent and your historical posts so review your accounts with this in mind.
- Never post pictures of students on social media. Only take pictures of students using Board approved devices for educational or approved reasons per TVDSB policy.
- Maintain the confidentiality of your students and colleagues, including personal or medical information.
(More tips on the perils of Social Media next week...)
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