Being an Occasional Teacher can be challenging. In this section you’ll find a variety of resources to assist you that are not specifically related to the curriculum. Here you’ll find information on everything from coping with stress to Employment Insurance.
A to Z of being an OT
Ontario Teacher Insurance Plan (OTIP)
Are you wondering if you qualify for benefits, or what the cost will be? Did you know that OTIP offers plans to all members of the education community, including those who are not full-time?
Ontario Teacher Insurance Plan
Health and Safety – Ontario Ministry of Labour
Teachers are encouraged to consider the safety of students, but do you know your rights as a worker? The Ontario Ministry of Labour website provides links to resources on many topics that are already on teachers’ radar as well as other issues we should be concerned about.
Health and Safety – Ontario Ministry of Labour
Ontario Physical Education Safety Guidelines
This comprehensive guide to extracurricular sports in Ontario Elementary schools will be invaluable to teachers who volunteer to supervise extracurricular activities in public schools. The guide addresses aspects include appropriate equipment, facilities, and other safety considerations. Links to specific guidelines are included.
Ontario Physical Education Safety Guidelines
ETFO’s Resource Book for New Members
The Welcome to ETFO resource is for all new members who have recently joined ETFO. It was developed to provide you with helpful information as you begin your teaching career, and to outline the work of your organization as well as the services available to you
ETFO’s Resource Book for New Members
Need To Know If You Can Copy That Resource?
Are you planning to use a copyright-protected work? This tool will help you find out if the use is allowed under fair dealing.
http://www.copyrightdecisiontool.ca/
NOTE This resource is suggested as a replacement for an item currently on the ETFO-OT website titled “Copyright Matters – Some Key Questions and Answers for Teachers” (found by using search bar). The old resource is a downloadable pdf file while the new resource is an online decision-making tool.
Professional Relations Services (PRS)
This website presents some video clips around member well- being and mental health, taking pregnancy and parental leaves and health and safety.
Professional Relations Services (PRS)
A Member’s Guide to Long Term Disability
This provides information for members and is intended to be a general overview of what’s involved in applying for LTD.
A Member’s Guide to Long-Term Disability
Occasional Teacher AQ course
ETFO makes its AQ offerings a superior learning experience by:
- having courses developed by educators who understand the realities of today’s classrooms;
- developing course content that is practical, well-grounded in effective practice, and has an appropriate balance between theory and practice;
- recognizing the delicate work/life balance of teachers; and
- reviewing courses regularly and updating them to make certain that the key learning, course activities, and resources remain current.
Our AQ courses are respectful of teacher professional judgement and honour adult learning principles.
Internationally Educated Teachers – applying to register in Ontario
The Ontario College of Teachers is the provincial body that certifies candidates to teach in Ontario’s publicly funded schools. The college provides information that will help candidates to assess their own readiness to apply, as well as to prepare their application. You will find out about College registration requirements, College information sessions, English courses and how your credentials are evaluated.
Internationally Educated Teachers – applying to register in Ontario
Student’s violent outbursts justified teacher’s work refusal: A decision of the Ontario Labour Relations Board
This column outlines a decision made by the Ontario Labour Relations Board regarding a teacher’s work refusal in relation to a violent student, offering important context for the issue of the responsibility of administrators in responding to incidents with safety plans for educators.
**Note**
Ontario Regulation 857 that teachers “must ensure the safety of students in your care first. At no time is a teacher permitted to leave any students unsupervised or unattended when exercising a work refusal. Students must not be left unsupervised at any time” (Ministry of Labour, 2014). Guidelines for work refusal are found on the Ontario Ministry of Labour website https://www.ett.ca/work-refusal/