BREAKFAST WITH SANTA 2019 This event is open to Dufferin-Peel OECTA members and their immediate families (member plus 1 adult guest and accompanying children) and includes breakfast, a bouncy castle, arts & crafts and a free picture with Santa. The cost for the event is $5/person and all proceeds...
Read MoreProject Overseas – Teachers Teaching Teachers is a joint endeavor between the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) and its provincial and territorial affiliates, including OECTA. This project allows OECTA to give their members the opportunity to provide teaching assistance in developing countries. The purpose of Project Overseas (PO) is to...
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Office Hours OECTA’s Office Hours are an opportunity for all teachers, particularly Occasional and Beginning Teachers, to connect online, ask questions and get advice about topics that matter most to them. Each live online session will be hosted by an experienced teacher leader and will be supplemented with a...
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Faith & Wellness: A Daily Mental Health Resource Research Study OECTA, School Mental Health Ontario (SMHO), York University and Brock University have partnered to conduct a randomized control trial on a newly developed online universal resource called Faith and Wellness: A Daily Mental Health Resource. This resource has been co-developed...
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Wear Red For Ed – Fridays We are reminding our members to wear Red for Education every Friday to continue to show our support for publicly funded education. Red For Ed T-Shirts “Red for Ed” t-shirts are still available for purchase, at a cost...
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Friday June 7th will mark the anniversary of the election of Doug Ford as Premier of Ontario. Since taking office, Premier Ford and the PC government have launched a sustained attack against education, health care, and many other vital services. To mark this dark day, we are encouraging our members to leave their...
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The Ontario English Catholic Teacher’s Association, in partnership with School Mental Health ASSIST, has co-developed Faith and Wellness: A Daily Mental Health Resource. A Kindergarten to Grade 8 resource that supports the development of social emotional learning and builds student resiliency. This evergreen resource offers a repository of high-quality...
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The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) announced Sunday that it will begin rotating strikes on Monday morning at 12:01 a.m. in Victoria, Edmonton and Windsor, and at 1:01 a.m. in Halifax. According to the union, the strike will last for 24 hours with each location listed striking daily....
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Project Overseas – Teachers Teaching Teachers is a joint endeavor between the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) and its provincial and territorial affiliates, including OECTA. This project allows OECTA to give their members the opportunity to provide teaching assistance in developing countries. The purpose of Project Overseas (PO) is to...
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