Registration open for OTF Summer Institutes 2018!

The OTF Summer Institutes, with the support of the Ministry of Education, are back. These three-day institutes give teachers the time to learn, reflect on classroom practice, and collaborate with peers. The focus of the summer institutes is “Supporting Teachers’ Curriculum Implementation.” They are designed to support the Ontario Ministry of Education’s primary focuses in …

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Teaching math through problem-solving 2 – Registration Closed

REGISTRATION CLOSED! July 5-6, 2018 Holiday Inn Toronto International Airport 970 Dixon Rd. Etobicoke, ON M9W 1J9    This two-day conference, by teachers for teachers, is open to OTF members who wish to learn more about teaching and assessing mathematics in a problem-solving classroom. Explore best practices, tech-enabled learning, inquiry-based classrooms, play-based learning, effective assessment strategies …

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Education Week 2018

May 7-11, 2018 Education Week is a time for students, teachers and parents to celebrate teaching excellence and student achievement. The theme for this year’s education week is “Equity in Action,” a fitting description of Ontario’s publicly funded education system. “Every day, teachers across the province make equity a central part of their lesson plan. …

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Frontier College receives 2018 Greer Award

L to R:  Liz Stuart, OECTA President; Stephen Faul, President and CEO, Frontier College, Chris Cowley, OTF President; and Maureen Anglin, Southern Ontario Regional Manager, Frontier College For over 70 years, the Greer Award has annually recognized an individual or organization for outstanding contributions to publicly funded education in Ontario. We have had many outstanding and deserving …

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