Professional Learning Record

Name: Haydon Ho Chun Lau

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.

Date Title Location/Presenter Description* Learning: Key points

19 Ontario Andrea/ Zoom OPHEA has a range Learning resources about PE lessons plan, specific sprot lesson plans and
Sept Physical and of teacher activities, advice for teaching students with disabilities (e.g. blind/deaf)
Health resources and
Education professional
Association learning for
(OPHEA) supporting healthy
schools and the
physical education
and health
education
curriculum.
17 Managing Randy Banderob This workshop I have learned about effective strategies for managing conflict between
Oct Conflict (OSSTF) highlights that teachers in a school setting. One particularly impactful approach is to
conflict cause identify the underlying needs and desires of each teacher involved and
significant harm to find ways to support them in achieving their goals simultaneously. By
health and well- understanding what each individual is seeking and actively working
being. It mentioned towards facilitating their objectives, conflicts can be effectively addressed
conflict resolution and resolved.
skills and restore
professional
working
relationship
1 Nov How to Jo Boaler I learned about the importance of growth mindset in Math and how
 Learn Math: (StanfordOnline) student can use the strategies of visualization to solve the math problems.
For Students

14Nov Teacher- David Smith, discuss factors that

student University of affect the
relationships: Ottawa development of
why they Teacher-student
matter and relationships and
how to make how these connect
them work to a variety of
outcomes for
students and
teachers. Finally, I
will talk about
strategies and skills
that teachers need
to implement in
order to cultivate
positive
relationships with
their students.
15 Jan Author
Sharing
16 Jan Sharing
6 Feb Human Rights The landscape https://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/learning/elearning/hr101-3rd-edition
and Equity- compelling an
Considerations equity and human https://www.ontario.ca/page/greater-equity-means-greater-student-
for New rights approach to success
Teachers education:
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standards, and data
equity and inclusive education strategy
What human rights ethical standards
and equity means standard of practices
for teacher practice
with considerations numerical data is an indicator to show disproportionate representation
for de-streaming but it coupled with narratives to confirm existence of discrimination -
>know the why behind the numbers
The personal and
instructional 62% of 2slgbtq students feel unsafe,50% students droppimg out are from
dimensions for new homes that earn <30k a year,poverty rates for racialized families are 3X
teachers higher than other families , applied and locally developed compulsory
credit students were over 4X more likely no to graduate

1 in 4 of black children are placed in fully contained special education

classrooms, identified as vulnerable or t-risk on the early development
instrument, are pushed out or drop out of high school compared to 12 %
of white student, 40% black students are suspended at least once
compared with 18% of white students while only 12% of the student
population in TDSB

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12 Guest Speaker Guest Speaker – Thinking Classroom
Feb – Jimmy Jimmy Kuang Yu Active doer: Notice and wonder - what do I wonder?
Kuang Yu Pai Pai Include student in the conversation-> further thinkings
Slow reveal graphic:
3 interrelated Points:
Numbers never speak for themselves: It means somethings depending on
how we interpret them
Book: invisible women, black stars, black brown bruised ,weapons of math
destruction

1. Rehumanizing mathematics
95% to agree on what you are saying, Data are not produced in a vaccum
Living practice: see math as a verb rather than a noun
2. Four on what we actually do
Coherence through our doing with what we taught
Do > say > think (we are architects to of experiences(students and our
own)
Collective construction of Normal -> norm influences how students feel
and act-> what is normal in the room???-> it takes place with or without
us ->
Disrupting Individual racism: difference what they did and what they are
Right to be____, document, delay, direct
Ask questions to interrupt:
What make you say that? Can you explain what you said?
Using I and Me
I don’t find what you said is funny, I feel uncomfortable when language
like that is used
Responses:
We are friend ,I was just joking, I didn’t mean anything
Echo with others:
Celebrities?? NBA start
3. Involving students in thinking about social injustices
Books: maths lesson to explore ,understand and respond to social injusitce
Hate crime:
Constantly assess where you stand
Within curriculum, policies and documents
With allies in toy vicinity
 With respect to your identities and perceived indentitiies
Objects in mirror are closer on the mirror
Nuance and accuracy and do not end with pessimism

13 Preparing for Guest Speaker: The Obvious :learn your craft, make mistakes, build on who you are,
Feb the interviews Principal Ralph The Soft Skills: networking, journal your experience, reflect on that,
2025 Sharples Appytoeducation.com
They day of the interview: appropriate Dress
Virtual: vs in person: 5mins ; 10 mins
Background, use of notes
Answering the q: pause , understand the purpose of the questions,
clarification, eye contact, show self-reflection, experience over Jargon
30-45, 8-10qs-> thank you for offering me this interview chance
**** content, knowledge, interpersonal questions , scenario questions
(e.g. conflict), curriculum, special education . Classroom management
/discipline , student , duty to report , current trends
Types of positions: 1.0 Perm, 0.1-0.9 Perm, LTO,OT
20 Mental Health Ministry Sessions will highlight Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy:
Feb and Well-Being of Education existing culturally  Impact VS Intent : positive intent may cause negative impact
(P/J/I/S): relevant and  Students do not care what you know until they know that you care
responsive approaches  Does every student see themselves reflected in your instruction?
and resources from the  Are you providing opportunities for every student to share their
ministry’s student authentic and lived experiences
mental health
 Are caring, trusting and inclusive relationship cultivated with every
implementation
student?
partner, School Mental
Health Ontario, and as
well as other practical
strategies and mental
health and well-being
supports. The session
 will also include
discussion about
approaches to support
students such as
children and youth in
care or other students
who may experience
disproportional
challenges when
unable to attend and be
supported by the
school environment.
20 Counseling Louise Hall, M.Ed., This workshop 4 elements of inclusion: present, supported, participating and achieving
Feb Applications in OCT/EAO introduces you to a Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: It helps to refine you teaching philosophy
P/J/I solution-focused and teaching goals
Classrooms counselling model that Erikson’s 8 psychosocial stages: It helps you to understand the struggles
has been found they students have in different periods, e.g. industry vs inferiority (P&J)->
effective in the school own capacity, sense of pride
setting. We will Kohberg’s Stages of Moral: It helps teacher to guide student building up
explore brief, positive learning motives.
intervention strategies
True Colors Theory: To understand the weaknesses and strengths of
that also teach SEL
students in a systematic way
skills and provide
Restorative Practice: Community-building circles, Norm setting,
effective support to
Community circles for content, Restorative chats:
your P/J/I students.

26 Inclusive Jen Carr, Julie How to write an IEP??

Feb Classroom: Symonds from Education system in Ontario: The first choice is to have students with
writing an IEP UCDSB special education needs placed in a typical classroom
They may require changes to their program through an individual
education plan.
Things to consider: student voice, parent/guardian voice, data and
assessments, intervention, differentiated instruction, universal design for
learning ,grade.
SST Process(in-school tram process)
1. Classroom screening and intervention
2. Referral to the in-school team
3. Follow-up meetings of the in-school team
4. Referral to an identification, placement and review
Gather info: from other professionals, observation from siudents,
assessment
Ser the direction:
Collaborative approach, roles and responsibility.
16 or older after meeting
Reason, profile, strength and weak, psychological
Different level involvement from special education teacher
Assessments: private assessments such as psychologist’s report OT,PT and
SLP,
Modified to different grade levels, alterative is outside Ontario program,
accommodated only
Accommodations: access to technology, chunking of his work and
frequent check-ins during assessment (bring him back from daydream)
3 accommodations:
Instructional: alternative written assessments, assistive technology, highly
structured activities
Environmental: headphones, reduction of audio stimuli, special lighting
Assessment: speech to text software, text to speech software, assistive
devices
e.g.
Cozy shades light filters, cushion, specialized chair

Provincial assessments: grade 3 &6 EQAO, grade9 : math assessment,

grade 10 OSSLT->
Human resources: e.g. EA, Occupational therapist, special education
 teacher.
Report cards and alternative report card.
Transition planning (from activity to activity)
Transition planning ( from class to community)
Year to year transition
Consultation log and signatures
Review IEPs- placemat activity

*The description may be copied from the outline in the posting for this event.