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The Global Campaign for Education is calling for an exciting action
on April 22
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The Canadian Teachers’ Federation is proud to take part once
again, as a member of the Canadian Global Campaign for Education, in the
2009 Global Action Week, April 20-26, on the theme Youth and Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning
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Here are some suggested steps for Canadian teachers.
1. Register via CGCE Web site:
www.campaignforeducationcanada.org/gaw/en.
2. Download The Big Read, school pack,
posters, stickers,
flyers and other curriculum.
3. Choose the activities and stories that you’d like to use
with your class, including reading stories, writing new ones, writing new
endings, making a video of a story, etc. You may want to invite a local
author or your Member of Parliament to take part.
4. Do The Big Read activities on April 22 if you can or at
any point during Global Action Week (April 20-26, 2009).
5. Complete the validation form, and the petition to the
Canadian Government for more action.
6. Send both to CGCE @ 321 Chapel Street, Ottawa (or via
Internet) along with any other materials that document what you did: photos,
videos, drawings, stories, etc.
Join us in reminding the federal government of its commitment to
work towards Education for All goals by 2015. As teachers, you can help us make
this year’s GAW the best ever yet.
Read the
CTF news release issued March 23, 2009
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Launch of Bully Boy and
Gossip Girl - comic book |
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CTF President Emily Noble (left) took part in the launch of the
latest in the series of anti-bullying comic books The MISadventures
of Bully-Boy & Gossip Girl. The book launch took place at the Farley
Mowat Public School in Ottawa on Feb. 27. She joined
Judy-Anne Brush, school principal, David Millen, founder of Child
and Youth Friendly Ottawa and kidscan.ca as well as Brett Popplewell,
author of the comic book. For more information on how to order the
booklet, visit www.bullyboy.ca
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Staff of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) held their annual meeting in Ottawa Feb. 12. (Left to right)
Francine Filion, CTF Director of Communications, Dr. Calvin Fraser, CTF Secretary General,
Dr. Raymond Théberge, Director General of CMEC, Daniel Buteau, Acting Coordinator Elementary-Secondary Programs at CMEC,
Barbara MacDonald Moore, Director of International Programs; (behind)
John Staple, CTF Deputy Secretary General, Ronald Boudreau, CTF Director of Services to Francophones, and
Tamara Davis, Coordinator, Administration and Communications, CMEC.
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The Media Awareness Network launches new tools to address cyberbullying in Canadian classrooms:
Cyber Bullying: Encouraging Ethical Online Behaviour was produced with support from Government of Canada, CTF, Dr. Shaheen Shariff, Faculty of Education, McGill University and the Red Cross RespectEd Program. The lessons are available on MNet’s website at
www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/lessons/cyberbullying.cfm.
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World
Teachers’ Day poster contest
Peace: Teach it. Live it.
CTF is seeking entries from creative teachers for this year’s World Teachers’ Day poster contest. The winner
not only will have their poster printed, posted and shared with other teachers nationally, but will win a trip for two to Montréal to attend a presentation on peace by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Oct. 2, just days before World Teachers’ Day. Here's how you can take part:
flyer
and
news release.
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CTF is pleased that a growing number of teachers are subscribing to the new Canadian Public Employee Acquisition Club (CPEAC). The program offers discounts on cookware, computers, travel, sport goods and more to CTF Member organizations' teacher members as well as staff. CPEAC is free and complements all other provincial/territorial discount programs currently enjoyed by teachers. CTF Member organizations are invited to share this great discount program with their member teachers and staff by posting a link to CPEAC from their respective
Web sites. Find out more on the discounts this month:
CTF Welcome Page
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