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DDSB Open House
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
4:00-6:00pm
Education Centre, Atrium/Boardroom
Website Building (rescheduled)
| 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. |
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 |
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
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. |
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
Executive Meeting
In-camera Durham OT Local Executive Meeting
Back to School BBQ
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.
Registration link in your email.
ETFO Annual Meeting
Over 600 ETFO members from across the province attend the ETFO Annual Meeting to receive reports of the officers and committees, to elect officers, to receive financial statements and to debate and vote on motions.
ETFO members can read updates and see photos from the most recent Annual Meeting at the Annual Meeting blog at members.etfo.ca. Registration is required.
Testing Calendar
Testing Calendar
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
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.
Empowering Neurodiversity: Understanding Austism – May 22, ’25
Please join your PL committee in welcoming presenter Donna Graham from Kerry’s Place Autism Services. Donna will present this workshop which will help participants describe autism, identify strengths of people with autism and describe how strengths can be used as an opportunity for learning.
When: Thursday May 22, 2025
Time: 4:30pm- 6:30pm
Where: This workshop is presented virtually. Join from wherever you are comfortable. The ZOOM link will be sent out to registrants the morning of the workshop to the email you register with. Please check your junk mail.
DOTL Annual Meeting and Dinner – May 28, 2025
DOTL Annual Meeting and Dinner
May 28, 2025. 4:30 – 6:00 pm, 6:00 – 9:00pm
No lesson plan, No problem – April 29th, ’25
How frustrating is it to go into a class and there are no lesson plans? Plus the students are coming in soon. There’s no need to panic, the day can still be successful. Take a deep breath. Create a lesson plan in about 15 minutes with the information, techniques and materials you will receive during this workshop.
When: Tuesday, April 29th, 2025
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Where: Local’s Office
Loose Parts Workshop with Angela Odusanya – May 14th, ’25
| The Durham permanent teachers’ local and the Durham permanent ECE local have invited the Durham OT local join them in this amazing opportunity. The Durham OT local is only able to accept 20 participants for this workshop. It is very important that if you register, you attend. We are paying for a copy of the book and part of the presenters’ fee. If you register and find you can no longer attend please email as soon as you can so we can offer the spot to other members. **If you do not attend and give no notice you will be responsible for the cost of the book.
When: Wednesday May 14, 2025 Time: 4:30 to 6:00 pm Where: IBEW Local 353 East, 1001 Ritson Rd S, Oshawa
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Financial Literacy – May 8th, ’25
Join presenter Ryan Tindale as he unpacks the financial literacy curriculum. He will unpack each grade and then give you a few lesson ideas you can use in your classroom. He may even mention his successful classroom economy.
When: Thursday, May 8, 2025
Where: virtually- the comfort of home (ZOOM link will be emailed the morning of the workshop to whatever email address you register with)
Time: 5:00 – 6:30pm
Keep Calm and Play on: Music for OTs – May 6th, ’25
| Please join us in welcoming ETFO presenter on the road Heather Weber in this exciting workshop. You will become more familiar with the core topics found in a music program and learn how to apply the overall Ontario curriculum expectations and the elements of music to any music program. Participants will leave this workshop with a better understanding of the elements of music, and possible activities and ideas to create an engaging and rewarding music program. |
| When: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Time: 5-6:30pm Where: DOTL meeting room- 1077 Boundary Rd, Unit 107, Oshawa |
Classroom Management Workshop – April 22, ’25
| Please join the PL committee in welcoming presenter Connie Zoet for this incredibly important topic. More and more OTs are having allegations made about them on a daily basis. |
This workshop will focus on strategies to help OTs and LTOs to prevent allegations, we will look at and hear about real life disciplines that have occurred within the DDSB and participants may be able to share their experiences with classroom management and situations that may have impacted them directly.
When: Tuesday April 22, 2025 Where: Durham Occasional Teachers’ Local meeting room Time: 5pm-7pm |
Lights, Camera, Action! Drama & Dance for the Primary Grades
| In this hands on workshop you will have the opportunity to learn and practice the secrets to running a drama and dance class. You will have fun, be more confident and maybe make a friend. Join our very own local executive member at large, Candice Holt for this very engaging opportunity. |
| When: Wednesday April 23, 2025
Where: Durham Occasional Teachers’ Local meeting room- 1077 Boundary Rd. Unit 107, Oshawa Time: 5pm-7pm |