FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 2005
Board and union partner in developing teacher skills
Teacher
practices that help students achieve will be the focus of a regional conference
for teachers, administrators and support staff from eastern Ontario school boards.
Participants in Let’s Connect the Dots—Reaching Beyond will look
at how student evaluation, diagnostic tools and teacher practices contribute
to success for all students. The “dots” represent the connection
between these different areas.
The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), and the Hastings and Prince Edward ETFO Teacher Local are jointly hosting the conference.
“Although we live in challenging times, this conference is an example of how we can work together as partners to benefit students,” remarks Chris Salt, Superintendent of Human Resources. “We are also encouraged that many of our school staff are going to the conference as work teams, reinforcing their commitment to operating as professional learning communities. With everyone hearing the same messages at the same time we are confident that we are on the right track to support students’ learning,” he adds.
“ETFO helped fund and organize this conference because our members are committed to helping children succeed,” said Emily Noble, ETFO president. “This is just one more example of the innovative and creative teacher training ETFO provides to address critical issues affecting students.”
The conference presenters include four renowned educators: Blye Frank from Dalhousie University; Lorna Earl and David Booth from OISE/UT; and Nadine Cuccaro from the Ministry of Education.
The conference takes place Monday, February 7 at Centennial Secondary School in Belleville from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board has 54 schools serving 18,700 students, employing 1,140 teachers and 770 support staff. The Board covers a wide geographical area of 7,221 square kilometres bordered by Maynooth to the north, Deseronto to the east, Prince Edward County to the south, and Quinte West to the west.
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario represents 65,000 public elementary school teachers and education workers across Ontario and is the largest teacher federation in Canada outside of Quebec.
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