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*The assignment you accept through SFE is the assignment that you are given upon arrival at the school. If the job is changed, you may refuse it and contact SFE for another one.

*There should be an Occasional Teacher's Handbook/Information Package available. Come to the DOTL Office for a laminated card with a detailed list of what should be in the OT Handbook; it will clip to your lanyard for quick reference.

IF ANY OF THESE ITEMS ARE AT ISSUE AT A SCHOOL, CALL US AT 905 404 0411, OR EMAIL info@etfodotl.com

Thursday, November 19 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm

Supporting Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Durham OT Local, Meeting Room

Please join your PL committee in welcoming ETFO presenters Maureen Wen and Elizabeth Ogiltree as well as Special Needs PL coordinator for ETFO provincial, Tara Zwolinski as they bring us this fantastic workshop. This is one of four special needs workshops ETFO has created to provide resources and strategies for teachers teaching students with multiple exceptionalities. Check your email for more details.

Tuesday, November 17 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm

Teaching Learning Skills

Durham District School Board

The session will focus on strategies and resources to explicitly teach and assess student Learning Skills in an inclusive classroom setting through the use of mentor texts. We will explore ways to gather information and to set goals based on observations. We’ll also review Growing Success and how Learning Skills are evaluated for the elementary report card.

Know Your Collective Agreement

L16.01 (i) The timetable of the Occasional Teacher shall be the same as the timetable of the teacher being replaced. 
            (ii) (b) On a day when a school does not receive a sufficient allotment of Occasional Teachers to cover teacher absences, an OT may be required to assist in the coverage of classes in the same manner as Regular Teachers, as determined by the school principal;

L16.09   An Occasional Teacher who accepts and reports for an assignment shall be placed in that assignment unless otherwise mutually agreed, subject to L11.02 (rules around call-out errors and cancellation) and L16.01 (above).

Monday, November 9 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Town Hall Registration for Strike Vote Information

virtual

Virtual Town Hall also November 10, 7:00-8:30 PM Check your email for the link to register.

Monday, November 9 @ 8:30pm – Wednesday, November 18 @ 4:00pm

Save the Date! On-Line Strike Vote

Virtual

Detailed Instructions to follow. Check your email regularly.

PA Day

November 13 @ 9:00 am

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Voting Party

November 13 @ 1:00 pm

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Teaching Learning Skills

November 17 @ 4:00 pm

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November 5, 2025 •

Ann Webb

MLL Workshop at DDSB

MLL with the DDSB – November 12, 4:00 – 6:30 pm

This session will introduce Occasional Teachers to practical ways of supporting Multilingual Language Learners (MLLs) using AI and a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approach. Participants will explore classroom-ready tools and strategies that promote inclusive, differentiated learning. The session will also clarify what it means to supply for an MLL Coach or In-School Teacher, with a focus on maintaining routines and ensuring continuity of programming for MLLs.

DDSB board office- room 1D
400 Taunton Rd E, Whitby, ON L1R 2K6

 

October 24, 2025 •

Ann Webb

AI With Ryan

AI With Ryan

November 29, 2025 – 4:30 to 6:30 pm

Local Office

October 24, 2025 •

Ann Webb

Classroom Assessment

Classroom Assessment: Monitoring Student Growth

How to monitor student growth through assessment for learning techniques.

November 3, 2025 – 4:40-6:30 pm

Local Office

Please bring a laptop or other device

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.

To learn more about the impact of Bill 33 – CLICK HERE!

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

  • as always there will be refreshments and our door prize and remember, when you attend 10 or more PL workshops this year you will receive a $100 gift card.
  • Please remember to register with your personal email.
  • If you can no longer attend please email pl@stg-etfodotl-stage.kinsta.cloud to let me know so you are not given a no show. 3 no shows may affect your ability to take future union events.

October 6, 2025 •

Ann Webb

Website Building Workshop (Rescheduled)

Website Building Workshop

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 2026

DDSB Open House 2026

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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

Time: 4:30pm to 6:30pm                            CANCELLED due to illness

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.