The program offers quality professional development in partnership with ETFO Occasional Teacher locals across the province. Locals can access one workshop per school year.

The workshop provides occasional teacher locals an opportunity to access effective classroom management strategies based on the ETFO resource – I am the Teacher: Effective Classroom Management for the Occasional Teacher.  Teachers receive practical classroom-tested strategies as well as networking opportunities with other occasional teachers. A cadre of experienced occasional teachers presents the workshop on behalf of ETFO.

The goals of the workshop are to:

• Assist in the development of predictable classroom routines;
• Determine how to empower students through self-discipline and responsibility;
• Explore effective classroom management strategies; and
• Review the correlation between instructional practice and classroom management.

Participants will engage in dynamic workshop training that will highlight the strategies introduced in the book in relation to their practice.  Each participant will receive a copy of the resource: I am the Teacher: Effective Classroom Management for the Occasional Teacher for a registration fee of $10.00.

In this partnership, the local will provide a workshop liaison to be the contact person. The local is also responsible for:

• Advertising the session;
• Providing a workshop venue;
• Communicating with the presenter;
• Ordering snacks and refreshments;
• Confirming the number and the names of the participants; and
• Working with staff from the provincial office.

The provincial office is responsible for:

• Presenter costs (presentation fee, travel, accommodation, meals in transit, etc.);
• Workshop materials;
• Delivery of  the resource I am the Teacher  prior to the workshop; and
• Working with staff from the local office.

Locals interested in booking a workshop should contact Samira Maherali at  smaherali@etfo.org.  An e-mail confirmation will be sent with each request. A second e-mail will confirm the workshop details, the name of the presenter, and the necessary information needed to contact the presenter. Once all of the details have been confirmed, the provincial office will send an advertisement flyer to the local.

If you have any questions about the program please contact Jason Johnston at jjohnston@etfo.org

Registration for the workshop should not exceed 30 participants.