For immediate release
July 25, 2001

Elementary teachers head "back to school" for Summer Institutes

     Forty-five  elementary school teachers from across Ontario are heading back to school in Trenton. This is the third year for the Summer Institutes offered through the cooperation of the local Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario and the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board.
     "Mathematics Connections in the Junior Grades" provides teachers with a variety of techniques to integrate mathematics into other areas of study. Activities can then be planned which are meaningful for students and provide a deeper understanding of mathematics. Teachers will work with colleagues who teach the same grades to plan activities for the upcoming year.
     In "Weaving Literacy Across the Curriculum" participants explore a comprehensive literacy program focussing on reading and writing experiences across the curriculum. Teachers will take an integrated approach to developing literacy skills in many subject areas and look at strategies and tools for the assessment and evaluation of those skills.
     The courses in Trenton are two of 115 Summer Institutes offered across the province for elementary teachers to enhance their teaching skills. They are voluntary programs, which have been developed by teachers, for teachers. The Ministry of Education is a partner in the project, providing $1.75 million in province-wide financial support. The Institutes are also supported by the Ontario Teachers' Federation, and the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association.
     The Summer Institutes are running the week of July 31 to August 3 (inclusive) from 8:30am to 2:00pm at Prince Charles Public School, 138 Dufferin Avenue, Trenton.
 

For information contact:
Elaner Pound, Curriculum Co-ordinator, 966-9491 ext. 2117 or at Prince Charles P.S. (Trenton) 392-5461
Dave Patterson, President, ETFO, Hastings - Prince Edward, 962-1210 ext. 28