ETFO BOOK CLUBS 2008-2009 ON-LINE RESOURCES

ETFO Book Clubs provide an excellent opportunity for our members to enhance their professional knowledge and practice. Participants attend four two-hour sessions that focus on specific chapters of the various books featured (eleven titles to choose from), consider strategies they can try in their classroom, and reflect on and share their experiences within a community of learners. New this year, locals can access ETFO Book Club resources on-line to
provide these professional development opportunities for members in their own local.
 
How to Run an ETFO Book Club in your Local
To read a more detailed overview of the Book Club format and learn more about each of the 11 titles featured below, including associated book costs, please visit etfo.ca and click the Book Clubs link under Professional Development on the home page.
 
ETFO Book Club resources (Facilitator Guides, “Tips and Tricks”, templates, etc.) will be available on-line in September 2008. For more information, contact Janet Millar Grant at the provincial office (jmillargrant@etfo.org) or 1-888-838-3836.
 
Book Club Format:
* Four sessions, each approximately two hours in length, run bi-weekly.
* Light dinner and refreshments served to participants.
* 15-20 local participants.
* Book Club participant fee is the cost of the book.

What the local office does:
* Selects a local facilitator and local site coordinator.
* Chooses dates and secures the sites for each of the four sessions.
* Advertises and distributes flyer and registration form to local members.
* Collects participant registration fee. Note: some locals may elect to pay for the book cost.
* Provides a light dinner and refreshments for participants at each of the four sessions.
* Provides any required AV equipment and materials (chart paper, markers, sticky notes).
* Issues certificates.
 
What ETFO provincial office does:
* Provides on-line access to the Facilitator Guides (PDF format).
* Provides “Tips and Tricks” to support the running of the Book Club (PDF format).
* Provides registration form and flyer template for locals to advertise (modifiable Word format).
* Provides certificate template for participants (modifiable Word format).

What the Facilitator does:
* Reads the book chosen by the local.
* Reviews the facilitator guide available on-line.
* Plans, prepares, and presents each session.

What the Site Coordinator does:
* Arrives prior to and remains on site during each of the four sessions (usually as a participant).
* Ensures a light dinner and refreshments are served at each session.
* Ensures AV equipment and materials are set up and available for the Facilitator.