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ETFO Thames Valley Occasional Teachers’ Local Professional Development Opportunity ((all costs paid through your dues):

Wednesday, March 31, 2010
4:30 - 7:30 pm
Best Western Lamplighter Inn
591 Wellington Road, London

Enjoy a wonderful dinner with door prizes, network with fellow Occasional Teachers, and enhance your Professional Development Portfolio

Tried and True… Classroom Management for Occasional Teachers - with Connie Zoet

In-your-face defiance, refusal to work, rudeness, back talk, and "Make me!" are just a few of the attitudes and behaviours faced daily by Occasional Teachers who take over when the regular teacher is absent. Occasional teaching is challenging and without effective strategies for managing what students regularly dish up, our days can be long and stressful. In this workshop, Occasional Teachers will identify behaviours, explore why students behave the way they do, and learn effective, positive strategies to prevent and/or deal with negative behaviours.

Register at
tvotpd@gmail.com by Friday, March 26, 2010.

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ETFO Book Clubs provide an excellent opportunity to enhance your professional knowledge and practices. Attend four sessions that focus on specific chapters of the selected book, consider strategies to try in your classroom, then reflect on and share experiences with a dozen of your peers.

Classroom Management That Works - Tuesday, January 12 - first meeting

What needs to be done to create effectively managed classes?Read real classroom stories about how to get off to a good start and involve students in classroom management. Examine ef-fective disciplinary interventions, building positive student-teacher relationships and developing a sound mental set for difficult situations. For new and experienced teachers alike.

  1. Book will be distributed at first meeting.
  2. Come to all 4 sessions and the book is yours free!

Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom - Wednesday, January 13 - first meeting

Recommended for all Teachers committed to reaching and teaching all learners. Discussions to include evaluation, how to manage both behaviour and tasks. Find out how to make instructional changes in response to students’ needs, styles and interests. Learn to group students and grade differentiated tasks.

  1. Book will be distributed at first meeting.
  2. Come to all 4 sessions and the book is yours free!

The Arts Go To School - Thursday, February 4 - first meeting

This book will give you a glimpse into real exemplary classes where the arts bring learning to life based on authentic experi-ences. Familiarize yourself with the major art forms: music, vis-ual arts, drama, dance, modern media and discover how to help students meet related curriculum expectations.

  1. Book will be distributed at first meeting.
  2. Come to all 4 sessions and the book is yours free!

Time: 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (includes light meal)

Where: O.T. Office, 521 Nottinghill Road, Suite 8 in London

Application Process: tvotpd@gmail.com  Limit of twelve participants per session

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ETFO Professional Development programs and services continue to evolve to meet the challenging needs of educators and their students, as well as the requirements embedded in the new curriculum policy documents recently issued by the Ministry of Education. ETFO staff are actively monitoring and lobbying the Education Quality and Accountability Office, Faculties of Education, the Ontario College of Teachers and the Ministry of Education to ensure that the voices of elementary teachers are heard. ETFO strives to help educators hone their professional expertise so that the students of Ontario receive the best possible education.

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