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External Conferences and Workshops

Other organizations occasionally provide professional development opportunities such as conferences and workshops which OSSTF/FEESO members may be interested in attending.

Visit their websites for more information.

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  • Shaw Festival Teachers' Day http://www.shawfest.com/beyond-the-stage/teachers/

    April 27, 2018
    Shaw Festival Theatre, 10 Queen's Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake

    Join us for an exciting and engaging day of inspiring professional development workshops. Tea/coffee, lunch and parking provided. Workshop options include: Feel the Dhol Beat! Build community, identity and foster respect through dance; Special Effects Make Up: Dramatically different; Physical Animation, The creative journey from 2D to 3Dk and Directing: Experience and expertise with Eda Holmes. Suitable for Arts, Social Sciences, English, Phys-Ed, and Special Ed Teachers! Call 905-468-2172 or 1-800-511-7429 to register. Cost $132.83 including HST and handling fee.

  • OTF/FEO Conference Making the Links: Promoting wellbeing in our schools https://event-wizard.com/MakingTheLinks2018/0/welcome/ April 27-28, 2018
    Delta Hotel by Marriott Toronto East, 2035 Kennedy Road, Toronto

    Registration for the 2018 OTF/FEO conference,Making the Links: Promoting wellbeing in our schools is now open. The Ontario Teachers' Federation (OTF) with the support of the Ministry of Education presents a professional learning event for educators looking to explore creative and effective ways to promote wellbeing in our schools. This two-day conference is designed for educators in elementary and secondary classrooms who will have opportunities to learn about and explore a host of strategies and resources to promote wellbeing in the classroom. The conference will begin on Friday, April 27 with an engaging keynote address by Susan Stewart, who is a comedian, author, and professional speaker and has spent the last decade entertaining and inspiring people to see the lighter side of life. Conference attendees will also be able to select from the scheduled break-out sessions which will dive more deeply into practical strategies and resources to support staff and students in the development of effective wellbeing environments. Join your colleagues from across the province in a safe and nurturing learning environment that will provide you with the opportunity to connect with peers and mentors, grow in your own knowledge in ways that will further inspire your students and you to take wellbeing promotion deeper and further.Registration is only $50 and registration will close on Friday, April 20th at 12 pm.
  • EcoLinks 2018 – Ontario Society for Environmental Education Conference http://home.osee.ca/2018-osee-events/ecolinks-2018/

    May 11, 2018
    High Park Nature Centre, Toronto, ON

    Ecolinks is not your typical conference. Instead of sitting in a darkened room watching a PowerPoint presentation, the day is packed with hands-on, classroom-ready activities for teaching Ontario curriculum through an environmental lens. Not only is the day a lot of fun, you’ll return to your school with new activities and skills for teaching environmental education.

  • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) PD Online http://pdo.ascd.org/catalog/browsecatalog.aspx
  • The Educational Institute http://www.thepartnership.ca/web/PARTNERSHIP/Education_Institute/Welcome/PARTNERSHIP/Education_Institute/Welcome.aspx
    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.
  • E-Learning Webinars http://community.elearningontario.ca
    E-Learning Ontario is pleased to offer a series of webinars for those boards implementing e-learning and blended learning (i.e., digital learning). Individuals wishing to attend one or more live webinars need only to access the appropriate link at the date and time listed.

    All webinars are recorded and archived for future anywhere-anytime access for those unable to attend them live. Links to recordings are available at E-Community Ontario (you will need the User ID and password for your board). Alternatively, the PDFs under Related Attachments contain direct links to the 2013-2014 webinars.

  • Ministry of Education Calendar of Professional Learning Activities http://skills.edu.gov.on.ca/PLCalendar/MonthCalendar/search.aspx
    This calendar reflects ministry-initiated professional learning and implementation support (PLIS) activities such as regional training sessions, provincial conferences, and activities taking place at the board level for teachers, principals and system leaders in the English-language system.
  • OTF Professional Learning Resources http://otffeo.on.ca/en/learning/
    OTF offers professional learning programs, which provide training, resources, and support in numerous areas. The project, funded by the Ministry of Education, has hosted a number of very successful conferences such as “Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century", "Media Violence" and "Critical Thinking." OTF continues to offer professional learning opportunities through OTF’s Online Teacher Resources and OTF Connects. Now available on our website, OTF’s Online Teacher Resource is a portal to a multitude of resource links as well as the extensive, searchable Lesson Plan Resource. Our new online community, OTF Connects, brings teachers together to share and learn through online webinars and social media.
  • Survive & Thrive http://survivethrive.on.ca
    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.

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