ETT members, Friday, November 29, 2024 is our Federation Day. This year’s theme is, This is Why We Teach!
We are very excited to come together this year. As you know, your union has won this day in our collective agreement as a time when teachers are released to attend ETT-organized professional development activities. Now more than ever it is especially important to come together.
Federation Day is organized in an A.M. and P.M. format. This year, we will have the ability to come together either in-person at Sheraton Downtown Toronto (123 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2M9) or participate virtually via the Pheedloop platform.
This year during the A.M. session (in-person and live-streamed), we are excited to welcome Nadia L. Hohn, award-winning educator, artivist, and author of several books for children, and Ricardo Tranjan, political economist and senior researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), along with ETT President, Helen Victoros.
Space is limited, so make sure to claim your seat as early as possible.
Registration
Federation Day registration for a.m. and p.m. in-person sessions closes on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.
Federation Day registration for a.m. and p.m. online sessions closes on Friday, November 29, 2024, at 9:00 a.m.
Morning session
The morning session, including keynote speakers and performers, will be from 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. (in-person and live-streamed)
Workshops
All afternoon workshops will take place from 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Please click on a workshop below to explore the session and facilitator details.
Workshop registration will proceed on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register immediately in order to secure your afternoon workshop preference. Workshops will fill up quickly.
Your afternoon workshop selection will be confirmed prior to December 8.
Links to workshops and facilitators
Morning Sessions: 10:45 am – 12:00 pm
- Acting For Social Change: A Theatre of The Oppressed Workshop (in-person)
- Be Who You Needed: Anti-Bullying Skills For the Classroom: Be Who You Needed (in-person)
- Blue Water Schools Network: Ready-To-Go Water Education for All Grades & Subjects (virtual)
- Connection vs Correction – How Can You Balance Both? (virtual)
- Conspiracy Theories Hurt Us All (virtual)
- From Work to Home and Beyond: Empowering Mental Health Resilience with Transferable Skills (in-person)
- Health & Safety (virtual)
- Igniting Curiosity Through Arts Integration in STEAM (virtual)
- Language Friendly Schools (virtual)
- Reflecting on Identity: Personal Experiences and Anti-Oppressive Education in Teaching Practice for Grades 1-3 (virtual)
- Get Unstuck – 5 steps to break through burnout (in-person)
- Pregnancy, Parental, and Extended Parental Leave (in-person)
- Co-creating a Musical: Voices of Change (in-person)
- Relax, Recharge, and Refocus (in-person)
- Reflecting on Identity: Personal Experiences and Anti-Oppressive Education in Teaching Practice for Grades 1-3 (virtual)
Afternoon Sessions: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Be Who You Needed: Anti-Bullying Skills For the Classroom: Be Who You Needed (in-person)
- Get Unstuck – 5 steps to break through burnout (in-person)
- Co-creating a Musical: Voices of Change (in-person)
- Kindergarten Literacy Workshop (virtual)
- Primary (Grades 1-3) Literacy Workshop (virtual)
- Relax, Recharge, and Refocus (in-person)
- Junior (Grades 4-6) Literacy Workshop (virtual)
- Intermediate (Grades 7-8) Literacy Workshop (virtual)
- Kindergarten Numeracy Workshop (virtual)
- Primary (Grades 1-3) Numeracy Workshop (virtual)
- Junior (Grades 4-6) Numeracy Workshop (virtual)
- Intermediate (Grades 7-8) Numeracy Workshop (virtual)
- Kindergarten Curriculum Implementation Workshop (virtual)
- Primary (Grades 1-3) Curriculum Implementation Workshop (virtual)
- Junior (Grades 4-6) Curriculum Implementation Workshop (virtual)
- Intermediate (Grades 7-8) Curriculum Implementation Workshop (virtual)
- Kindergarten Student Well-Being Workshop (virtual)
- Primary (Grades 1-3) Student Well-Being Workshop (virtual)
- Junior (Grades 4-6) Student Well-Being Workshop (virtual)
- Intermediate (Grades 7-8) Student Well-Being Workshop (virtual)
- Exploring Mental Health Through Story Drama (in-person, off-site)
- The Wonders of Brightspace Portfolio (in-person, off-site)
- Zumba for Educators (in-person, off-site)
- Personal care to collective care in challenging times (virtual)
