The Honourable Mitzie Hunter visits OPSBA leadersBy T.J. GoertzOPSBA's Board of Directors welcomed the Minister of Education, Mitzie Hunter, on September 30, 2016. Hunter, appointed to the cabinet position on June 13, 2016, after serving as associate minister for the...
Month: January 2017
Promoting Healthy Relationships for Youth Conference
Last Call for Registration! The Canadian Conference on Promoting Healthy Relationships for Youth: Breaking Down the Silos in Addressing Mental Health & Violence will be held from February 15 to 17 at the London Convention Centre. This conference will bring...
Education Today Spring 2017 Highlights
DepartmentsBook ReviewLeading Collaborative Learning: Empowering ExcellenceBy Lyn Sharratt and Beate PlancheCorwin/ Ontario Principals’ Council, 2016As reviewer Suzanne Bowness notes, collaborating with other people is an intuitive and common way that people of all...
Student Voice – ET Spring 2017
Should Students Be Proactive About Their Education?By Dasha MetropolitanskyThe "dab" is the latest strangely named dance craze sweeping the Internet. Dab enthusiasts describe their beloved dance move as deceptively simple: it involves simultaneously bowing the head...
Weblinks – ET Spring 2017
National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship http://nationalgeographic.org/education/programs/grosvenor-teacher-fellowship/ The National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship honours excellence in teaching geography from kindergarten to grade 12 and provides...
Across the Boards – ET Spring 2017
Literary Welcome to Upper Grand DSB's Syrian Students In September, Westwood Public School in Guelph hosted Welcome Neighbours, a literary event to greet newcomer Syrian families. The festivities were conceived and organized by Eric Walters, a local author known for...
President’s Message – ET Spring 2017
Cultural Competence Honouring the truth, reconciling for the future One of the calls for action in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's final report was "to build cultural competence." I had the gift of participating in a training session on cultural competence...
Education Today: Fall, 2016
This site features selected articles written by staff of the Ontario Public School Boards' Association, and are copyright OPSBA. Copyright on articles by freelance writers remains with the author. Departments: President's Message Book Review OPSBA Awards Across the...
2017 Education Labour Relations & Human Resources Symposium
Inspiring Positive Workplaces It's not too late to register for OPSBA's premier labour relations and human resources professional learning opportunity - the 2017 Education Labour Relations and Human Resources Symposium takes place April 6 and 7 at the Sheraton...
Ontario Newsroom
More Support for Parents to Get Involved in Their Children's Learning, Feb. 23, 2017 Ontario Strengthening Negotiation Process with the Education Sector, Feb. 21, 2017 Ontario Providing Faster Access to Mental Health Services for Thousands of People, Feb. 8, 2017...
Ministry of Education Update
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2017 Memoranda SB01 and SB02. OPSBA Summaries 2017 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification on financial matters) 2016 B Memoranda...
2017SB_Memoranda.pdf
Public Education Symposium (PES) 2017
More than 290 trustees, student trustees, Directors of Education and senior school board administrators participated in the Ontario Public School Boards' Association's (OPSBA) successful PES 2017, jointly hosted with the Association des conseil scolaires des écoles...
Eye health among lowest concerns for Ontario parents – OAO – 2016.pdf
OAO OSLA visionhearingstatement final.pdf
Children’s vision and hearing health should be top of mind
The Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) and the Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (OSLA) are urging all Ontario educators to ensure that every child in Ontario starting school is healthy and ready to learn. To reach their...
Nominations are open for the 2017 OTIP Teaching Awards
The Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan (OTIP) Teaching Awards include three categories: elementary school teacher, secondary school teacher and beginning teacher in the first five years of teaching. Anyone can nominate a teacher – professional colleagues, students,...
Register your school or class today for the Canada Games Activity Challenge!
A Canada 150 Signature Project, the Canada Games Activity Challenge is a fun and interactive program designed to engage children ages five to 12 to build daily, active habits. The Activity Challenge also supports elementary teachers with a database of age-appropriate...
Month: January 2017
Welcoming Ontario’s New Minister of Education – ET Spring 2017
The Honourable Mitzie Hunter visits OPSBA leadersBy T.J. GoertzOPSBA's Board of Directors welcomed the Minister of Education, Mitzie Hunter, on September 30, 2016. Hunter, appointed to the cabinet position on June 13, 2016, after serving as associate minister for the...
Promoting Healthy Relationships for Youth Conference
Last Call for Registration! The Canadian Conference on Promoting Healthy Relationships for Youth: Breaking Down the Silos in Addressing Mental Health & Violence will be held from February 15 to 17 at the London Convention Centre. This conference will bring...
Education Today Spring 2017 Highlights
DepartmentsBook ReviewLeading Collaborative Learning: Empowering ExcellenceBy Lyn Sharratt and Beate PlancheCorwin/ Ontario Principals’ Council, 2016As reviewer Suzanne Bowness notes, collaborating with other people is an intuitive and common way that people of all...
Student Voice – ET Spring 2017
Should Students Be Proactive About Their Education?By Dasha MetropolitanskyThe "dab" is the latest strangely named dance craze sweeping the Internet. Dab enthusiasts describe their beloved dance move as deceptively simple: it involves simultaneously bowing the head...
Weblinks – ET Spring 2017
National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship http://nationalgeographic.org/education/programs/grosvenor-teacher-fellowship/ The National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship honours excellence in teaching geography from kindergarten to grade 12 and provides...
Across the Boards – ET Spring 2017
Literary Welcome to Upper Grand DSB's Syrian Students In September, Westwood Public School in Guelph hosted Welcome Neighbours, a literary event to greet newcomer Syrian families. The festivities were conceived and organized by Eric Walters, a local author known for...
President’s Message – ET Spring 2017
Cultural Competence Honouring the truth, reconciling for the future One of the calls for action in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's final report was "to build cultural competence." I had the gift of participating in a training session on cultural competence...
Education Today: Fall, 2016
This site features selected articles written by staff of the Ontario Public School Boards' Association, and are copyright OPSBA. Copyright on articles by freelance writers remains with the author. Departments: President's Message Book Review OPSBA Awards Across the...
2017 Education Labour Relations & Human Resources Symposium
Inspiring Positive Workplaces It's not too late to register for OPSBA's premier labour relations and human resources professional learning opportunity - the 2017 Education Labour Relations and Human Resources Symposium takes place April 6 and 7 at the Sheraton...
Ontario Newsroom
More Support for Parents to Get Involved in Their Children's Learning, Feb. 23, 2017 Ontario Strengthening Negotiation Process with the Education Sector, Feb. 21, 2017 Ontario Providing Faster Access to Mental Health Services for Thousands of People, Feb. 8, 2017...
Ministry of Education Update
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2017 Memoranda SB01 and SB02. OPSBA Summaries 2017 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification on financial matters) 2016 B Memoranda...
2017SB_Memoranda.pdf
Public Education Symposium (PES) 2017
More than 290 trustees, student trustees, Directors of Education and senior school board administrators participated in the Ontario Public School Boards' Association's (OPSBA) successful PES 2017, jointly hosted with the Association des conseil scolaires des écoles...
Eye health among lowest concerns for Ontario parents – OAO – 2016.pdf
OAO OSLA visionhearingstatement final.pdf
Children’s vision and hearing health should be top of mind
The Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) and the Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (OSLA) are urging all Ontario educators to ensure that every child in Ontario starting school is healthy and ready to learn. To reach their...
Nominations are open for the 2017 OTIP Teaching Awards
The Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan (OTIP) Teaching Awards include three categories: elementary school teacher, secondary school teacher and beginning teacher in the first five years of teaching. Anyone can nominate a teacher – professional colleagues, students,...
Register your school or class today for the Canada Games Activity Challenge!
A Canada 150 Signature Project, the Canada Games Activity Challenge is a fun and interactive program designed to engage children ages five to 12 to build daily, active habits. The Activity Challenge also supports elementary teachers with a database of age-appropriate...
