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May 11th, 2017
While students were away from the classroom on Friday, May 5, more than 1,000 secondary teachers hit local movie theatres—to learn. District 24-Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) members participated in a TED talk-inspired session, delivered by their colleagues and community members as part of a day of learning on a range of topics.
During his Human Curriculum talk, Bob Kline, teacher at Huron Heights Secondary School, reinforced the idea that teachers can demand excellence and have fun at the same time. “Powerful and personal connections with students encourage learning on a daily basis,” he said.
Each session was unique and provided timely information for staff to use in their schools on a daily basis. “Over the last year, opioid-related incidents have gone from 20 per month to two per day,” said Sloden Lackovic, staff sergeant with Waterloo Regional Police Services. “People are unaware of the Fentanyl crisis and we need to educate about the dangers.”
A teacher from Waterloo Collegiate Institute presented Look Deeper Than a Smile, which was an autobiographical presentation on the presenter’s personal journey with depression. She explained what it is like to with depression, along with some of the personal struggles that our students may have to deal with on a daily basis.
Each morning session touched on the importance of student and staff well-being, whether it was cognitive, emotional, mental or physical. The morning sessions included:
During the afternoon, staffs picked from one of 30 subject-specific workshops, run by the Education Services Department of Provincial OSSTF and Waterloo District School Board Subject Associations.
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario—Waterloo Region members spent the morning working on assessment, planning and collaboration activities. In the afternoon, members attended a workshop on creativity, hosted by musician David Usher. Professional development opportunities were offered to designated Early Childhood Educators, and Educational Assistants and Child and Youth Workers, at their home schools.
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