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October 22, 2025 •
Ann Webb
Town Hall Meeting Nov.10/25
Town Hall Meeting: Bill 33 & the Role of Trustees in Schools
Join the Durham Region Labour Council on Monday, November 10th for a critical Town Hall discussion about the impacts of Bill 33, the role of school trustees, the future of public education, and how we can organize to fight back!
Panelists include:
- Dr. Sachin Maharaj – Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Program Evaluation at the University of Ottawa
- Jennifer French – Oshawa NDP MPP
- Robert Cerjanec – Ajax Liberal MPP
- Tracy Brown – Durham District School Board Trustee.
WHEN: Monday, November 10th, 2025 at 6:30PM
WHERE: IBEW East Location: 1001 Ritson Rd. S., Oshawa
This is a hybrid meeting, but we encourage in-person attendance to build community, engage in real-time discussion, and show collective strength. Click to register for Zoom Link.
October 21, 2025 •
Ann Webb
UFLI Workshop
October 22 4:30 to 6:30pm
DOTL Meeting Room
Workshop is full. Watch for the next one!
October 18, 2025 •
Site Admin
Helpful AI in Education
| Join Ryan Tindale as we explore using AI to save you time and energy in teaching. I’ll focus on Google Gemini, which the DDSB now provides. We’ll discuss Chat GPT and other AI tools for the classroom. If time allows, we’ll review a few additional options to expand your tech toolkit. |
| Artificial Intelligence is here and is not going away. Join us for this learning opportunity and find out ways to use AI to help make your teaching experience easier and use it as an effective tool in stead of a negative hinderance.
When: Wednesday October 29, 2025 Where: Durham Occasional Teacher Local- 1077 Boundary Rd Unit 107 Time: 4:30 to 6:30
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October 6, 2025 •
Ann Webb
Website Building Workshop (Rescheduled)
October 14, 2025 4:30-6:30
Join Ryan as he teaches you how to build a simple website that will house your teacher’s college portfolio. You’ll be able to pull that website out in interviews on an iPad and use it to show your strengths. Or, you can turn this workshop into an opportunity to create a simple class website for your parents to view and enjoy.
September 29, 2025 •
Ann Webb
DDSB OPEN HOUSE
Come find the DOTL table!
DDSB Open House
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
4:00-6:00pm
Education Centre, Atrium/Boardroom
September 20, 2025 •
Site Admin
Website Building
| Join Ryan as he teaches you how to build a simple website that will house your teacher’s college portfolio. You’ll be able to pull that website out in interviews on an iPad and use it to show your strengths. Or, you can turn this workshop into an opportunity to create a simple class website for your parents to view and enjoy. |
| In this digital age that we live in, imagine how impressive a digital portfolio would look to admin and to parents. Join Ryan Tindale as he walks you through how to build a simple website for either showcasing yourself and your teaching talents or to show families what is going on in the classroom. Bring a device with you so you can go step by step in real time with Ryan.
When: Monday, September 29, 2025
Where: DOTL Office- 1077 Boundary Rd Unit 107 |
September 13, 2025 •
Site Admin
Communicating with Parents
| Participants will explore some key foundations on how to engage with families, with a particular emphasis on effective communication. Through interactive activities, teachers will review communication strategies to help support engagement and build trust with parents and caregivers.
DDSB NTIP facilitator Sarah Dunstall will be presenting this important workshop. Whether you are in an LTO or a daily OT, interacting with parents in some capacity is part of the job. Sarah will explore how to engage families to be an integral part of your classroom (the home being an extension of school) and how to communicate effectively with families, parents and caregivers. When: Tuesday September 23, 2025 Where: DDSB board office (see address below) room C-LAB Time: 4:30 to 6:15 with time for questions after. |
August 20, 2025 •
Site Admin
BBQ & Information Fair
Join us for a delicious BBQ lunch and Information Fair.
Pick up your DOTL DayPlanner and sit for a photo for your DDSB Photo ID.
Location: Jubilee Pavilion Banquet & Conference Centre, 55 Lakeview Park Ave, Oshawa, ON L1J 7Z2
Date and time: Tue, Sep 2, 2025 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
June 3, 2025 •
Site Admin
Making your LTO a success- Grades 1-3
Have you ever been in a class with no structure, no rules, no organization? It is extremely important to ensure all of these exist in your classroom. Let me show you how to thrive in your LTO. It is easier than you think.
Join your DOTL PL committee for the last workshop of the 2024-2025 school year. Presenter Candice Holt will be giving tips and tools and strategies to help make your LTO a success. You may even get some interview talking points. AS always there will be refreshments and a door prize. We look forward to seeing you there.
When: Tuesday June 10, 2025
Time: 5 to 7pm
Where: Local’s Meeting Room
May 14, 2025 •
Site Admin
IEPs and Report Cards with PowerTeacher Pro – May 21, ’25
IEPs and Report Cards through PowerTeacher Pro: participants will get a general overview of the development of an IEP and how they connect to report cards. We will take examples of modifications and show how they are reflected on the report card. Teachers will also get an overview of how to use PowerTeacher Pro to complete reports.
When: Wednesday May 21, 2025
Time: 4:30pm-6pm
Where: VIRTUAL- through the DDSB- Google meet link will be sent to you the morning of to the email address you registered with.
