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The Assessment for Learning series was created to support members in gathering evidence of student learning through conversation and observation. The series explores how to conduct assessment for learning during collaborative learning, conferences, explicit instruction, small group instruction, and multiple entries and exits.
Check out the Assessment for Learning series today!
Classroom teachers have a professional responsibility to administer the first early reading screener between the start of the school year and mid-November to students in year two of Kindergarten and in grades 1 and 2.
Teacher professional judgement is essential to this process. To help you navigate the ongoing implementation of early reading screeners, ETFO developed the Pedagogy and Professional Judgement series of resources. This series includes guidance on administering the screeners with multilingual learners, students with special education needs, students in French immersion, as a Kindergarten team, and much more.
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, honours Residential School Survivors, those who never returned home, and the families and communities that continue to be impacted by the Residential School system.
Wearing orange recognizes and affirms that #EveryChildMatters, while encouraging meaningful conversations, learning, and most importantly, action.
A collection of classroom resources is available through the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to support education, reflection, and action in schools and communities.
Friday, October 16
Grand Gardens Downtown, SSM
5:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Your local education unions have teamed up to present Trivia Night! Play for prizes and bragging rights. Grab your colleagues and form a team of 6-8, or register as a single player and we’ll place you on a team. Dinner and snacks provided!
Registration closed October 8.
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday, October 24 at 1 p.m.
For students, teachers and education workers, and for public education, we need to do everything we can to demand Ford’s government invest in schools!
It’s time to make our voices heard at one of five rallies for publicly funded education. ETFO, AEFO, OECTA, OSBCU-CUPE, and OSSTF are jointly organizing rallies in:
Together, let’s take action to strengthen publicly funded education and ensure students have the resources and supports they need!
Holy Cows Ice Cream
Monday, September 21
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Bring your family and join us for our Fall Ice Cream Social at Holy Cow’s. Enjoy a free small ice cream cone as we bid farewell to summer!
No registration necessary. Hope we’ll see you!
Members of your union Executive visited Ben R. McMullin PS to bring Red For Ed treats on the province-wide Day of Action and a solidarity message.
We’re looking for a few members who would like to lend their ideas, meet some colleagues, and help make things happen in our local!
We have spots available on three committees:
You don’t need to have committee experience, and you don’t have to know exactly what you can contribute. If you have an idea, an interest, or simply want to get more involved, we’d love to hear from you.
Committee work is a great way to have your voice heard, connect with other members, and help shape what our local does.
Interested? Please reach out to Ryan at ac.ltoa@serp.
On Wednesday, September 16, ETFO members will join teachers and education workers across Ontario for a province-wide Day of Action to defend publicly funded education.
How can I participate?
Wear red, join your colleagues and all education workers at your site for a group photo, and flood social media with #OntEdUnited and #Red4Ed to show our collective strength! Use ETFO’s online submission form to send in your photos.
Together with OSSTF, OECTA, AEFO, OSBCU, OPSEU, EWAO, and OCEW, we represent more than 275,000 workers. We are united in demanding properly funded and fully staffed schools, better learning and working conditions, and real respect for the people who make public education possible.
The Ford government is counting on division. We are standing together.
Back-to-school season is here! While a new school year brings so much excitement, it also means pouring your time and energy into the students whose lives you help shape every day. Education is incredibly rewarding and meaningful work, but it can also be mentally and physically demanding. This year, get ahead of burnout and make time to choose yourself.
For a limited time, eligible education professionals can receive:
20% OFF 5 OR 10 PUSH PASSES
OR
20% OFF THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF A MEMBERSHIP
HOW TO REDEEM:
This offer is available until September 14th, 2026, and is intended exclusively for eligible education professionals.
For more information about PUSH, our class options, and what to expect, please visit our website here: https://www.