External Conferences and Workshops

May 3 - 5, 2012
Gzowski College, Trent University, Peterborough

The 63rd annual conference by the Ontario Society for Environmental Education (OSEE) will help teachers to integrate environmental education in every subject in every grade. Keynote speakers are Bruce Lourie, president of The Ivey Foundation and best-selling author, and Leora Berman, who been leading and developing large-scale ecological projects for non-profit groups and governments for almost 15 years.

May 10 - 12, 2012
University of Toronto, Mississauga ON

Bridges to Learning is Canada’s national conference on teaching and learning with technology. Guided by Universal Design for Learning principles, our goal is to align research and best practice with innovative development and implementation of assistive and educational technology.

May 10 - 12, 2012
Delta Meadowvale Resort & Conference Centre, Mississauga ON

This Ontario Council for Technology Education (OCTE) conference, for science and technology teachers K–8 and Technology teachers 9–12, consists of workshops and seminars organized around the conference theme, and a vendors’ market that focuses on literature and software, supplies, materials, tools and machinery specific to technology education. Keynote speaker Vivien Wharton-Szatan, Ontario Ministry of Labour, will present information on the Occupational Health and Safety Act as it relates to schools and what to expect when an inspector visits your workplace, as well as an update on the changes to the legislation under Bill 160.

May 10 - 12, 2012
St. Lawrence College. Kingston ON

Join us at what expects to be an amazing Ontario Association for Mathematics Education (OAME) conference in Kingston. Great speakers include Dan Meyer, Ben Hazzard, Marian Small, Richard Epp, Rena Upitis, Joan McDuff, and Institute of Child Studies teachers. All featured speeches, sessions, and exhibitors are all under the same roof. Registration opens February 15, 2012.

May 10 – 13, 2012
Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Toronto, ON

This conference is dedicated to the study of creative writing pedagogy and the promotion of creative writing standards and practices, including academic papers and keynote talks by national and international writers and creative writing teachers, researchers, and students. Participants are expected to be creative writing teachers and students in both traditional institutions such as universities and colleges as well as less academic collectives such as writers’ communities and writers’ circles. Individual writing students, teachers, freelancers and interested parties may also attend.

July 16 - 20, 2012
St. Andrews, New Brunswick

All Things Marine is a cross-curricula maritime institute with connections between biology, art, history, culture, and even cooking! Join us as we explore the unique environment of the Bay of Fundy and the diversity of life it supports. This fun, hands-on institute is open to teachers and friends. Discounts if you register before May 16th.

October 11-12, 2012
Nottawasaga Inn Resort, Alliston, Ontario

The 2012 Ophea Conference invites workshop applications from professionals who can offer new information or insight on ways to support healthy active living for children and youth or put an interesting twist on current practices. We are looking for workshops on topics such as:

• incorporation of mental health promotion
• developing policy related to healthy schools and communities
• basic principles of how to teach health and physical education
• activity programs using big or outdoor spaces
• ideas and tips for developing and supporting health and physical literacy
• creative ways to develop and maintain health-related fitness
• head injury and concussion prevention

Delegates include elementary and secondary teachers, administrators, health and physical education consultants, public health professionals, recreation leaders, and others interested in the health of children and youth. Selected Presenters will receive a $150 discount off the cost of full delegate registration or alternatively, will have the opportunity to attend the conference for free on the day they present. Visit the website to access the Presenter Application Form. The submission deadline for presenter applications is Monday, April 30, 2012.

The learning programs of The Partnership, Canada's national network of provincial and territorial library associations, are offered coast-to-coast through teleconference, webcast and online. Special conferences and stand-alone face-to-face programs are available to all Partnership association members at preferred rates.

A webinar is a web-based, or Internet-based, seminar. Webinars are different from regular seminars in that they do not require travel to a physical location; they only require that you visit a specific website at a specific time. All e-Learning Ontario webinars are also recorded, so if you cannot attend in person, you can still access the recording. The webinars can be searched by topic or by calendar; each webinar is 45 minutes in length. Topics include such things as:

• What is e-learning?
• E-learning resources for your students
• How the Ontario Educational Resource Bank (OERB) Can Support Credit Recovery and Credit Rescue
• Using the Discussions Tool Effectively
• Using the Ontario Educational Resource Bank (OERB) for Differentiated Instruction in Grades 7-12

and many more.

This Calendar reflects large-scale activities (including regional training sessions, provincial conferences, and activities taking place at the board level) which support professional learning for teachers, principals and system leaders in the English-language system.

Ontario Teachers’ Federation

“PD on demand” is digitally streamed video, print, and web PD programs. OTF and the Visual Education Centre, Canada’s leading distributor of PD video, offer programs for the curriculum from Kindergarten to Grade 12. These programs cover most subject areas including arts, education, foreign languages, history, literature, language arts, mathematics, science, social studies and other professional development topics such as ADHD and conflict management. Use the programs in group sessions or for personal enrichment – they are available 24 hours a day at no cost. You need Windows Media Player for Mac or PC and JavaScript enabled.

Subject Associations in Ontario offer conferences and workshops related to their subject areas.

Survive & Thrive is an online conference and resource centre, dedicated to beginning teachers in their first five years of professional practice, occasional teachers, teacher candidates and mentor teachers.