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October 6, 2026 •
Ann Webb
Islamic Heritage Month
October 5, 2026 •
Site Admin
Websites to Use as a Daily OT
| Your DOTL PL committee is excited to be able to offer this workshop to members. Your committee made up of Heather, Umaima, Edina and Trissa will be presenting many websites they have used and love in the classroom as an LTO and a daily OT. If you have access to a laptop please bring it. We have 5 at the local to use for those who do not have a device. |
| Each PL committee member will present 1 or 2 of their favourite websites for the classroom. As long as you have access to a chromebook in the school you can use these sites. There will be no spoilers you must come to the workshop to find out what the websites are. Participants will have time designated to explore each site briefly. This is an in person event. There will be refreshments.
Date: Wednesday October 14, 2026 Time: 5 to 6:30 pm Location: 1077 Boundary Rd Unit 10 Oshawa- Durham Occasional Teachers’ Local meeting room |
October 5, 2026 •
Site Admin
Intro to the Acadience Early Reading Screener
| This session will focus on building knowledge about the Acadience Early Reading Screener. We will explore the various measures included at different points in time while building an understanding of how educators can use the data to inform next instructional steps. Presented by DDSB facilitators Cecilia Henderson and Tharmila Apputhurai. |
| There will be refreshments. Please bring your own beverage. * This is an in person event.
Date: Thursday October 8, 2026 Time: 4:30 to 6pm Location: DDSB board office- 400 Taunton Rd E, Whitby- room location to follow |
October 5, 2026 •
Site Admin
Google Gemini AI (Part 1): Daily OT Productivity & Practical Lesson Planning
| Turn generative AI into your ultimate teaching assistant. In Part 1 of this hands-on series, we’ll explore how Google Gemini can save you hours of prep and help you thrive in daily classroom coverage. Learn how to write effective prompts to draft engaging emergency sub plans on the fly, adapt reading levels in seconds, generate quick math word problems, and design exit tickets for any grade. Bring your Chromebook or laptop and leave with ready-to-use prompt templates built for your day-to-day teaching toolkit. |
| Join your DOTL PL committee and presenter Ryan Tindale for the first of 2 AI workshops. Come and find out how AI can work in your favor as an educator.
Date: Monday October 5, 2026 Time: 4:30- 6:30pm Place: Durham Occasional Teachers’ Local meeting room- 1077 Boundary Rd Unit 107 Oshawa
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September 10, 2026 •
Site Admin
September Sign-up Contest!
Help Us Connect: Let’s complete the contact information on our Occasional Teacher Membership List.
Win a $50 gift card! (2 Runners-Up win a $25 gift card.)
Are you the person who can gather the most eligible* Occasional Teachers’ contact information?
To participate, connect with Occasional teachers you know or meet at the schools you work at. With each teacher’s permission, submit their:
First and Last Name
Personal Email Address
Phone number
Submit to firstvp@etfodotl.com
If the teacher’s information is not already on our contact list*, and responds to our outreach, your referral will earn one point.
The participant with the most qualifying referrals by September 30th will win a $50 gift card. Two runners-up will win $25 gift cards.
Start connecting, referring and earning points today!
Note: A teacher may prefer to call or email themselves, for privacy reasons. They can say they were referred by you and then you will get the credit.
August 26, 2026 •
Ann Webb
Education Worker Day of Action
September 16, 2026
Wear Red for Ed! Show your support for Public Education.
August 23, 2026 •
Site Admin
Back to School BBQ & Information Fair
Join us for our Back-to-School BBQ and Information Fair on Tuesday, September 8, at Jubilee Pavilion Banquet Hall.
Enjoy a delicious BBQ lunch while getting important information for the year ahead.
📘 Pick up your DOTL Day Planner if you ordered one.
🩹 Visit the St. John Ambulance booth.
❓ Ask us any questions you may have.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Check your emails for more details.
May 25, 2026 •
Ann Webb
Report Card Writing with Power Teacher
April 29, 2026 •
Ann Webb
Day of Action
I hope you saw lots of RED for ED today!
Send us your Red for Ed picture and we’ll post it.
Can you find George in this photo? (Where’s Waldo)
April 22, 2026 •
Ann Webb
DOTL Annual Meeting
DOTL Annual Meeting and Dinner May 28, 2026
Watch for your email invitation
coming soon!
