External Conferences and Workshops

Related Links

• 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.
• P.D. Online Webcasts for Educators (Curriculum Resources Canada) http://www.curriculum.org/k-12/en/
  The Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat (LNS) is a Ministry of Education team created to help educators improve achievement for all students.  LNS resources support educators in their professional learning, and address current issues and thinking in the field of education. Expert voices of researchers and practitioners highlight effective classroom, school and board practices that benefit and give voice to all members of the learning community.
• 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.

Related Attachments

• Digital Learning Webinars: August 2013 – February 2014 dlw-august-2013-february-2014.pdf E-Learning Ontario is pleased to offer a series of webinars for those boards implementing e-learning and blended learning (i.e., digital learning). This document lists archived webinars from Semester 1 from 2013-2014.
• Digital Learning Webinars: March 2014 – June 2014 dlw-march-2014-june-2014.pdf E-Learning Ontario is pleased to offer a series of webinars for those boards implementing e-learning and blended learning (i.e., digital learning). This document lists archived webinars from Semester 2 from 2013-2014.