As I reflect on the theme for this edition of Perspectives, I recall one of my first and finest teacher mentors, Dr. Ursula Kelly (then a professor in the Faculty of Education at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, more recently at Memorial University in St. John’s). Among many other lessons, Dr. Kelly taught us the […]
Research comprises one of the key strategic and supportive activities at the Canadian Teachers’ Federation. Through our work, we support the short- and long-term needs and objectives of our Member organizations and position ourselves as the “go to” national voice on publicly funded K-12 education in Canada. The CTF has a long history of monitoring […]
Over the course of the 2017-2018 school year, about 100 videos were produced for elementary level teachers thanks to the cooperation of dozens of teachers across the country who generously agreed to participate in the project with their students. These videos add to the 168 videos already available to secondary level teachers (pelf.ca). What is PELF? […]
Welcoming, caring, respectful and safe schools are guaranteed to Alberta students through the School Act. The Alberta Teachers’ Association and Alberta Education, along with several other educational stakeholders, knew that this could not be achieved without intentional, concerted efforts by all those in the school community. Thus, the Respectful Schools Online Toolkit was born. In […]
For many years the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) ran a successful Lesson Aids program which allowed for teachers to either come to the building to buy vetted, paper-based teacher-created resources at a low price or order them, from a catalogue, though the mail. As the federation moved to an online presence, the catalogue was […]
Passion, lifelong learning, experience, leadership, and creativity: What do these words have in common? They describe the work of 24 members of The Manitoba Teachers’ Society who are the Teacher-Led Learning Team (TLLT). Members of the team—who are active teachers and principals themselves—collaborate to design workshops that bring learners together in meaningful ways with practical […]
