Ontario College of Teachers | Setting the Standard for Great Teaching
 
OCTOBER 2014
  Your College and You
Happy World Teachers’ Day
Happy World Teachers’ Day
The College helps celebrate World Teachers’ Day on October 5 with a special message from CEO and Registrar, Michael Salvatori, OCT.

 

Run for Council
Run for Council
Are you running for election to College Council in 2015? Now’s your time!
Make a difference to the teaching profession in Ontario by putting your name forward or nominating a colleague to serve. Nominations close December 5, 2014.

 
Solve the EQuAtiOn
Saskatchewan Government:Teacher Self Regulation Coming in 2015

Recent EQAO results reveal a decline in Ontario elementary student mathematics scores. If you’re looking to augment your professional knowledge, consider these Math AQs.

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Register for the College Conference Today
Register for the College Conference today
Registration for Inspiring Public Confidence, the College’s conference is open!

Taking place November 5 to 7 in Toronto, the conference features English and French workshops focused on professional regulation, teacher education and the public interest. Keynote speakers include Ken Taylor, Canada’s former Ambassador to Iran, Jean Charest, former Quebec Premier and Human Rights activist Sally Armstrong.

 

Your Mobile College
Your Mobile College
Download the latest version of the College’s free App for access to your teaching qualifications, member card, library resources, discounts and more.

Members who download and log in to the App before November 30 will be automatically entered for the chance to win a trip for two to London, England courtesy of Explorica.

Don’t have the App? Download it here.

 
Celebrating Great Teaching
Celebrating Great Teaching
Click here to watch a video of Renée Hiltz, OCT, featured in the September issue of Professionally Speaking. Ms. Hiltz is a Complex Continuing Care teacher at Toronto’s Bloorview School Authority.
 
Author's Talk
Author's Talk
The Margaret Wilson Library provides more than 9,500 education-related resources for members in both English and French.

Join us at the College Library on November 20 at 4:30 p.m. to hear lawyer Dustin Milligan, one of the authors reviewed in Professionally Speaking, talk about his new book series, The Charter for Children. The collection introduces children to the principles of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Please RSVP to library@oct.ca. Hope to see you there!

 
The College in Your Community
The College in your community
The College attends these events to raise awareness of its role in protecting the public interest, and to promote the high standards to which our members are held.

Come visit us at an event near you!

 
Have You Read This Yet?
Have you read this yet?
Author and activist Deborah Ellis toured the continent to interview 45 Aboriginal children and adolescents in Looks Like Daylight.

 

 

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Queens University

Queens University

Queens University

Queens University


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Margaret Wilson Library

Professional Advisories

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Read these articles in the most recent issue of Professionally Speaking:

Professionally Speaking

Top 10 tips for new teachers

Inspiring ideas for teaching healthy habits

Meet the OCTs who helped Olympic gold medallist Dara Howell soar to new heights

Ken Taylor, hero of the Iran hostage crisis, reflects on his
early years


 

 

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