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Managing Anxiety About the First Day of School
Can't sleep the day before school starts? Can't stop thinking about things you need to do? Imagining all of your kindergarten students crying or all of your grade 8 students not listening at all?...
Things to do Before Going to a Job Interview
It’s time to start applying to teaching jobs and you wonder how many hundreds of applications you should send out? Here are some tips to help you get started (on the first few). Often principals...
How to Get an Interview for a Permanent or Long Term Teaching Job
You would like to teach in a permanent or long term occasional position (covering a leave) but are unsure how to get an interview? Principals often know in advance who they are going to hire for...
Summer Reading for Teachers
At a time when teachers are taking sick leave in unprecedented numbers, this book could not be more timely. Written by an Occupational Therapist who helps recovering teachers get back to the...
3 Recommended Conferences for Teachers
There are many great conferences and workshops for teachers in Ontario. Here 3 I recommend: Reading for the Love of It - Feb. 22-23, 2024. This is far and away the biggest conference for teachers -...
Read for Free: Teacher Libraries
Did you know that there are many (free) libraries teachers can use for books and resources? There are online and in person resources. OCT Library - Goto the members' site and sign in OCT Member's...
Processing a Difficult School Year
This year was the most difficult school year I've had in my 25 year career. Student behaviour was extreme and the police were often at the school. As always, there were many students who made...
Substitute Teacher Honoured in Valedictory Address
This past week I went to my nephew's grade 12 graduation. In his valedictory speech, the valedictorian spoke about everyone's favourite substitute teacher as one of the graduating class's favourite...