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From the Editor: This spring, school leaders and educators across the world entered what the superintendent of one major district has called “truly uncharted waters.” All stories in this special issue of Educational Leadership are free and open to all users. Although generally a paid publication, this issue is available free for download as a PDF.
A New Reality: Getting Remote Learning Right
Professional judgement is something teachers exercise daily in their classrooms. After many years of bargaining for this item, the inclusion of the definition of professional judgement in the 2014-2017 Central Agreement was a significant advancement for teachers. In the Professional Judgement Matters resources, ETFO outlines how this concept applies to assessment, evaluation, reporting, student IEPs, and teacher performance appraisals. If you have questions regarding the use of your professional judgement in your practice, please contact Professional Relations Services at 1-888-838-3836 or by contacting your local.
As an Occasional Teacher, it can be helpful to know the responsibilities of different partners in the education system and how these fit together. This overview from the Ministry of Education website provides a brief overview.
Who’s responsible? An overview of roles in Ontario’s Education System
OTF Connects invites teachers to learn, share and collaborate with colleagues from across the province through rich, relevant professional learning opportunities. Sessions are offered in a wide variety of topic areas including Technology in the Classroom, Mathematics, Curriculum, Kindergarten, and Financial Literacy.
Ontario Teachers’ Federation – OTF Connects
A website devoted to equity and what it can look like in schooling. There are a lot of resources such as articles with current and relevant information and lesson plans from an equity lens.
Réseau de Savoir sur l’Équité | Equity Knowledge Network (RSEKN)
This article discusses how student trauma impacts teachers. It also lays out how we can create trauma-informed classrooms and schools.
Secondary Traumatic Stress for Educators: Understanding and Mitigating the Effects
| The New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP) is the second job-embedded step along a continuum of professional learning for new teachers, building on and complementing the first step: initial teacher education programs. It provides professional support to help new teachers develop the requisite skills and knowledge to be effective as teachers in Ontario. |
The New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP)
| ETFO Professional Judgement Matters: The Occasional Teacher Evaluation and Teacher Performance Appraisal processes are intended to promote teacher development for improved teaching and student learning. Within that objective, the processes are also intended to promote collaboration and professional dialogue between the principal and the teacher. This guideline will help you understand the role of educator professional judgement in the evaluation process. |
This article lists all of the advantages that new teachers have which counters the stereotypical discourses around them.
The Advantages of Being a New Teacher
An article that gives new teachers advice on how to set priorities and have a successful first year.
Setting Priorities as a New Teacher