Courageous Women Rebels
Joy Crysdale. Second Story Press, 2013. 124 pages, $10.95
Women
Born to Lead
ETFO’s more than 60,000 women members bring many important skills to leadership. Researchers have discovered that the connections in the typical female brain often run from side to side between the left and right hemispheres.
Your Federation
More than 100 delegates and 35 union school representatives attended February’s Representative Council meeting. President Hammond spoke to the importance of ETFO’s participation in creating positive social and political change for all Ontarians.
Beyond Black History Month
I recently participated in a curriculum workshop for teachers hosted by Natasha Henry.
Walking With Our Sisters
ETFO’s annual leadership conference for women, … and still we rise (ASWR), is known for providing inspiring ideas women educators can use to make a difference in their classrooms and communities.
ETFO Leadership Programs for Women
Eighty-one per cent of ETFO’s members are women. As part of its ongoing commitment to equity, ETFO makes it a priority to encourage women’s leadership in the union. This commitment is reflected in an ever-growing number of leadership programs offered to women members.
Your Federation: Representative Council, May 13-14, 2015; The Pridehouse That Kids Built; Union School 2015; Building Better Schools: An Update
Representative Council May 13-14, 2015 The May Representative Council meeting opened with President Sam Hammond thanking local leaders for their input and feedback on Phase 1 of the work-to-rule strike action that began on May 11.
Because I Am A Girl: I Can Change The World
Rosemary McCarney with Jen Albaugh and Plan International. Second Story Press, 2014. 96 pages, $16.95
Teachers as Mentors: Encouraging Self-Worth Through Positive Relationships
By the end of September my frustration with one of my students had risen to the point that I no longer knew what to do or how to get through to her.
Annual Meeting 2014
President Sam Hammond opened the ETFO 2014 Annual Meeting with a reflection on ETFO’s victories over the past year in the face of challenges that “were varied and at times daunting.”