In this section you’ll find information that will assist you in your role as an Occasional Teacher. It isn’t subject specific but is related to Ontario’s Schools. This is where you’ll find information about classroom management, character education, and safe schools to name but three topics.
Classroom supports
Black History Canada
This site contains extensive resources regarding the history of Canada’s Black community. It includes a series of resources for teachers.
Professionally Speaking: Environmental Education
This link connects to an article about how teachers are including environmental education concepts in their program as well as an extensive list of environmental education sites recommended in Professionally Speaking, the magazine of the Ontario College of Teachers.
Professionally Speaking: Environmental Education
ABCs of Mental Health
The ABCs of Mental Health provides two free, web-based Resources – one for teachers and one for parents – to help answer these questions. The Resources include ideas for promoting the mental health of children and adolescents, information about how children change as they get older, descriptions of behaviours that might indicate a problem, and practical suggestions for steps to take.
Teacher’s Gateway to Special Education
Developed by OTF, with funding from the Ministry of Education, the Teacher’s Gateway to Special Education provides specific strategies and resources to help teachers address the unique needs of students from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Well organized and extremely user friendly, the Teachers’ Gateway to Special Education includes links to board special education plans, Ministry documents and other helpful resources. The Gateway also includes definitions of key special education terms, and can be used as a practical guide for teachers building Individual Education Plans (IEPs).
Teacher’s Gateway to Special Education
ABC Teach
This site has more than 35,000 pages of worksheets and activities sorted by themes and topics in math. You can also create your own worksheets.
Education World
Education World maintains an archive of more than 40 large collections of five-minute filler activities.
Thirteen.org
This site explains how inquiry based learning differs from the traditional based approach, the benefits in the classroom, and how it can be used in conjunction with other teaching techniques. There are a number of helpful webcasts and podcasts
Inclusive Schools Network (ISN)
The Inclusive Schools Network (ISN) is a web-based educational resource for families, schools and communities that promotes inclusive educational practices.
Inclusive Schools Network (ISN)
Ontario Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy
The Ontario Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy was launched in April 2009. All members of the school community are to be treated with respect and dignity. The strategy is helping educators across the province better identify and remove discriminatory biases and systemic barriers to student achievement. These barriers — related to racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of discrimination — may prevent some students from reaching their full potential. The strategy supports the government’s key education priorities of high student achievement, reduced gaps in student achievement and increased accountability and public confidence in Ontario’s publicly funded schools.
Ontario’s Aboriginal Education Strategy
Ontario’s Aboriginal Education Strategy is helping First Nation, Métis and Inuit students achieve their full potential. The strategy includes initiatives that support learning and achievement for Aboriginal students. It also helps raise awareness about First Nation, Métis and Inuit cultures, histories and perspectives in all Ontario classrooms.
Ontario’s Aboriginal Education Strategy