Imagining Our Sustainable Community
Cynthia Roulston invites her students to consider what type of development would have the greatest positive environmental and social impacts on their gentrifying community.
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Building a Union for All
ETFO’s Annual Meeting is an opportunity for educators from around Ontario to come together and set the union’s priorities for the upcoming year.
Indigenous Storytelling and Environmental Connections
Teri-Lyn Flemming considers the value of integrating an environmental focus and the art of storytelling into curriculum areas from STEM to Social Studies.
Three Voices on Teaching About Environmental Racism
The ETFO podcast Elementary: A Podcast from the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario is going strong.
Teaching Professional Judgement is Essential for Student Learning
We explore why professional judgement is enshrined in the Teacher/Occasional Teacher collective agreement and why ETFO will fight to keep it there.
Supporting the Special Education needs of Ontario Students
Amrita Kaul writes about the ways in which chronic underfunding of public schools and large classes have stretched Special Education resources.
Standing Up to Ford, Standing Up for Workers
Heather Aggus and Carla Pereira provide a behind-the-scenes look into how ETFO geared up to fight Bill 28.
Flamingo Rampant
For most of my 21 years as an elementary educator, I’ve worked as a teacher-librarian. One of the delights of my role is selecting new materials to share with colleagues and students. One of the challenges is finding books that reflect the diversity of the children I teach and their families.
The Power of Representation
Chad Mills reflects on why public schools need more Black educators.
Generation Black: You're Next!
An ETFO-lead symposium focussed on encouraging Black individuals to consider teaching as a career path.