Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition for the Supervisory Officer’s Qualification Program The SOQP PLAR Application Guide is now available. For more information, call Client Services at 416-961-8800 or toll-free in Ontario at 1-888-534-2222, or e-mail us at info@oct.ca. If you currently hold the position of Director or Superintendent in another Canadian jurisdiction or if you are a member in good standing of the Ontario College of Teachers whose last position prior to certification in Ontario was as a Director or Superintendent of Education in another Canadian jurisdiction, please contact Client Services for more information about your eligibility for the supervisory officer qualification under labour mobility legislation. College Annual Meeting Online  For the first time, the College's 2010 annual meeting of members is available for you on video. Toronto Star public editor Kathy English was the guest speaker at the College's annual meeting of members on June 3rd, speaking on accountability and ethics in journalism. College Chair Liz Papadopoulos, OCT, reported on your Council’s activities during the last year, and Registrar Michael Salvatori, OCT, reported on the College’s 2009–10 initiatives. 
The new Teachers’ Qualifications Regulation (TQR) brings in the streamlining of certificates from six to two, an end to the 194-day teaching in Ontario requirement and new additional qualifications. Interactive 2009 College Annual Report profiles Ontario teachers  Where in the world do College members come from? How are they qualified? What are the most popular College-accredited courses our members take for their professional development? Visit Building for the Future, our 2009 online annual report, and find a rich and broad statistical picture of Ontario’s teaching profession. With just the click of a mouse, the College’s annual report also provides you with our review of Council and College activities, committee reports for 2009, and resources. The interactive online report is a timely, environmentally responsible and cost-effective way for the College to provide our members, stakeholders, the public and the media access to current information on the teaching profession. Inside the June Issue of Professionally Speaking 
Visit the new PS web address at professionallyspeaking.oct.ca for additional web material that goes deeper into features from your magazine. - Building Inclusive Schools: Policy into Practice - Addressing Homophobia
- Making Research Come Alive - How can classroom teachers get the latest thinking on instruction and learning?
- Leading and Learning - Ministry to fund teachers’ school-based research projects
- Learning How the Brain Learns
- Building Identity
- Nancy Robertson’s Remarkable Teacher
College Welcomes Labour Mobility for the Teaching Profession Teachers certified in a Canadian jurisdiction are now entitled to certification in Ontario without requirements for additional training, experience or assessments. More...  Learn more about the new professional designation for Ontario teachers. |