Your College and You
Seventh Council underway
Seventh Council inaugurated
At its inaugural meeting on July 6, the seventh Council of the Ontario College of Teachers selected Angela De Palma, OCT, as Chair and Myreille Loubert, OCT, as Vice-Chair. See all committee members and learn more about the role they play in protecting the public interest.

 

 
Profiling Ontario teachers
Profiling Ontario Teachers
Special Education, Reading, Music? What is the most frequently taken Additional Qualification course your Ontario Certified Teacher colleagues signed up for in 2014?

Find out by visiting the College’s online annual report. It provides a wealth of information about teachers dating back to 1998 — key demographics, teacher qualifications, and where and how they are educated.

 
What are you reading?
What Are You Reading?
These are the top 10 books and ebooks College members are reading from the College’s Margaret Wilson Library – from making math meaningful to helping students with special needs and tips to ace that teacher interview.
 
Your magazine stands out
Your Magazine Stands Out
Professionally Speaking has received five awards in writing and design at the 61st annual Kenneth R. Wilson (KRW) Awards.

These awards recognize excellence in Canadian business-to-business magazine content.

 
Some advice for the College
Some Advice For The College
While we need to be careful about oversharing on social media, regulators like the College are pressured to be more open.

This is the main message that keynote speaker and CBC Ombudsman Esther Enkin said at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Members, held in June at the College offices in Toronto.

What would you do?
What would you do?
A parent of a female student complained to the College alleging that a member sent text messages that threatened her daughter’s employment in a local restaurant.

If you were a member of the College’s Investigation Committee, what would you do? See the outcome (Details have been altered to respect confidentiality.)

Changed locations?

As an Ontario Certified Teacher, you are required to ensure the College
has accurate information about your work/business address. If you are employed or self-employed in a position of authority over children or students or in education, please let us know your employer’s address.

 

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