Professional Learning Record due: April 24, 2021

Name:

Part of your development as a professional is to engage in learning beyond your coursework and your CSL/practicum experiences. One of the Standards of
Practice is the “Commitment to Ongoing Professional Learning”. After attending a professional learning community session at the Faculty or in your schools and
the community, take a moment to reflect on the learning that took place.

Location/P
Date Title Description* Learning: Key points
resenter
Septembe Federation Zoom The Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) - OTF: All teachers in public boards and
r 29 2020 Day PLC Meeting. represents approximately 160,000 students is B.ED are associate members
Parker teachers in Ontario’s publicly funded - There are many services that OTF has to
schools. It is the unifying voice
Robinson safeguarding their profession, pensions offer
and Lindy and public education. All teachers in - As a teacher it’s important to keep children
Amato publicly funded schools belong to OTF safe and to report any inappropriate
and to one of four teacher federations, behaviour
all of which are OTF Affiliates. As
teacher candidates, you are associate
members of the Federation. Come and
learn what this special status means to
you – what outstanding services and
resources OTF offers you as an
associate
Septembe Profession Zoom you will learn about the inherent risks to - PRS: Provides workshops to educate
r 29 2020 al Meeting. teachers regarding allegations of members about rights and responsibilities
Boundarie Phyllis misconduct. There has been a great - Teachers are regulated
push by school boards to fill positions
s PLC Hession-W due to illness and a shortage of supply - It’s important to respect professional
hite teachers, these uncertified supply boundaries as a teacher
positions have an inherent risk to you - Be careful about our digital footprint on
who are studying to be teachers. At this social media
point there has been no changes in the
legislation to support you as a teacher
 candidate.
October OCT Zoom We’re looking forward to meeting you - There are professional regulators for
13 2020 Presentati Meeting all virtually on October 13th . In advance teachers in Ontario
on & with of the session, we’d like to provide a - Registered nurses, business people,
Principal Nicole Van basic introduction to the College by teachers, etc on a board, from people
Panel woudenbe sending you on a “scavenger hunt” around the province. Then split in different
rg, through our web site. You’ll find all of committees
Stephanne the information you’ll need to complete - Find a Teacher is the public registry on the
Horace the hunt and it shouldn’t take more College website where one can find any
and Lise than 15 minutes for you to complete. teacher who has been certified to teach in
Dufour You can access the hunt questions here. Ontario's publicly funded schools and their
There is also space in the form for you employment history
to include specific questions that you’d - Standards of practice for the teaching
like us to address when we meet. Good profession: commitment to students and
luck and have fun! student learning, ongoing professional
learning, professional practice, leadership
in learning communities, and professional
knowledge.
November Relational Professor This professional learning community - Discussion about our negative experiences
10 2020 Pedagogy Shari consists of activities with a focus on at school
PLC Orders Anti- Oppression Training and teaching - Relational Pedagogy is manifest in teachers
resources to teach anti-racism. who are aware of and explicitly focus on
the quality of their interactions with
students to develop classroom
communities that promote academic,
social, and emotional growth.
- Discussed necessary skills
November The Noa Danial For this PLC we have invited Noa - In mentorship, questions are very powerful
17 2020 Mentoring Daniel who is one of the founders of - The golden circle: why, how and what
Mindset ONEDMentors and The Mentor. Noa - Podcast to be mentored/mentor the
will present on the value of mentoring listeners
and the wide range of opportunities
 for you as a teacher candidate to
contact with a mentor or to learn from
experienced educators in the field.
Whether you have an informal or a
formal mentor, this workshop will
introduce you to the mentoring
mindset.
January 12 CCLA Talayeh This presentation by Talayeh Shomali,
2021 Presentati Shomali CCLA's Manager, Education and
on Community Engagement from the
Canadian Civil Liberties Association will
look a variety of issues and challenges
that affect today's inclusive classrooms.
January 12 EQAO Michelle Presented by Michelle Goslin, Education
2021 Presentati Goslin Officer, School Support and Outreach,
on Education Quality and Accountability
Office (EQAO)
This presentation will focus on the
following learning outcomes.
-Understand the role of large- scale
assessment in Ontario
-Understand how educators use data to
surface strengths and needs of learners
-Understand the Modernizing of EQAOs
assessments
-Be introduced to resources to help
them feel prepared for the Mathematics
- Lesson number 1: the more you know
yourself the more you gain through
mentorship
- Lesson 2: questions are more important
than answers
- Lesson 3: mentors are everywhere
- CCLA is a non-profit and non-partisan
- CCLA is a national civil liberties
organization. Promotes respect and
promotes human rights and civil liberties
- Main job is to sue the government
- Changes for assessment at EQAO
- How they use data for student achievement
- Online platforms that help students during
the assessment
- Dictionary and calculator for accessibility
- Large scale assessment vs classroom
assessment
 Proficiency Test
January 27 New Math Maude This session will provide an overview of - Government had a consultation with
2021 Curriculum Bigelow the Grade 1 to 8 elementary math educators and stakeholders and many
: Ministry and Alison curriculum as well as resources that people asked what could be done to
of Macaulay have been developed to support improve performance.
Education educators. - Tried to make math relate to real life
Workshop - Research helps to inform us but who writes
the curriculum? Teacher input,
associations, etc.
- New Math curriculum values and
celebrates diversity among students
- Every student has the right to learn
Mathematics
- Cross-Curricular learning
- 6 strands in the new Curriculum. Financial
literacy is a new strand, as well as SEL
- Information for parents on the website
- Ensuring that the specific expectations are
addressed at least once
- Explore a question (in a plan)
February 9 Mental Ministry of Mental Health and Well-Being (P/J/I/S) - The ministry requires school to survey
2021 Health and Education Supporting student, staff and parent students
Well-Being mental health and well-being. Sessions - The ministry prioritizes mental health
PLC will highlight existing resources to - Mental health leads in schools
support mental health and well-being, - What is mental health and well-being? A
such as School Mental Health Ontario positive state of flourishing and balance
and other resources for educators to use - Mental illness: wide range of mental health
to support parents and students. disorders
- Purpose, hope, belonging and meaning
- Teachers need time for their own mental
health
*The description may be copied from the outline in the posting for this event.