Technology, teacher training and support in the pandemic and beyond
Careful planning, support and shared educator learning are the keys to success.
Category: Teaching profession
Untapped potential: women leaders in education
According to Statistics Canada, 75% of educators in Canada are women – 89% of these work in the elementary panel and 59% work in the secondary panel. But leadership positions in education, from department heads, to principals, to local and provincial union leadership, do not reflect these demographics. For example, of the 16 unions affiliated […]
On Education and Democracy
“On Education & Democracy; 25 Lessons from the Teaching Profession is, first and foremost, meant to support classroom teachers; fighting their daily battles, confronting education authorities, governments and engaging with the community. We appeal to their professional ideals, to their ambition to make a difference for their students and the societies in which they grow […]
EI World Women’s Conference focuses on women claiming their space within their own unions and in society
Over 300 participants — including a small delegation of CTF teacher leaders — discussed the vexed question of why, in 2018, there continues to be so few women in the highest leadership and decision-making positions across sectors.
Teachers’ use of fair dealing will need to be defended as the federal government reviews the Copyright Act
The ramifications of legislative change in favor of the lobbying publishers would siphon money out of public education and into their pockets.
Participation as the foundation of teachers’ empowerment
Agnès Bikoko and Paul Ombiono of the Cameroun teachers’ federation explain how they view teacher autonomy.