Rapport Blog Connecting to OJEN Through Mock Trials 2 Jun 20212 Jun 2021 By Butch Rickeard Mock Trials present a unique opportunity for both staff and students to learn about the justice system in Canada. Full disclosure is this; they are not easy…
Civics… President’s Message 29 May 20216 Jul 2021 Spring 2021 Many of our members know that we put on an annual conference, we put on summer institutes in partnership with the Ontario Federation of Teachers, we share helpful…
Rapport Blog Navigating the Information Swamp: Part 2 20 May 202120 May 2021 By John Myers Metacognition occurs when we are aware of our thinking and is a key factor in learning. The ideas we shall explore in this series promote metacognition, beginning…
Civics… Elections Ontario Education Resources Survey-Teacher Input Requested! 30 Nov 20209 Dec 2020 As Elections Ontario reviews its education resources, we are interested in gathering input about teachers’ current needs and priorities when it comes to teaching students about civics, elections, and democracy. The feedback collected in this survey will be used to support Elections Ontario’s communications tools as well as guide the review…
Pedagogy… Anti-Oppression work in the Ontario Classroom 7 Jun 20208 Jun 2020 I am a survivor of a concentration camp. My eyes saw what no person should witness: gas chambers built by learned engineers. Children poisoned by educated physicians. Infants killed by…
Rapport Blog… Sites worth Seeing 3 May 20203 May 2020 Often we ask students to explore topics with a mind to analyzing primary and secondary sources. While it is fairly easy to find primary sources I have sometimes found it…
Pedagogy… And Now for A Completely Different Pedagogical Perspective 3 May 20203 May 2020 By John Meyers Decades ago in British Columbia I attended my first improvisational theatre show and was hooked. Since then I have taken classes, been in some shows, and taught…
Rapport Blog… Neil Hetherington of the Daily Bread Food Bank on the Crisis Facing Torontonians 3 May 20203 May 2020 By Allan Hux Neil Hetherington, the CEO of the Daily Bread Food Bank, spoke on Tuesday, April 14 from their main warehouse at 191 New Toronto Street in Etobicoke. Neil…
lessons… OHASSTA Tuesdays 14 Apr 20206 Jul 2020 A webinar series to build community and share with colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us every two weeks to learn, discuss, collaborate and share! Our new webinar series will…
Rapport Blog… Historica Canada 7 Apr 202027 Apr 2020 By Bronwyn Graves With the rapid roll out of distance learning, Ontario’s teachers are facing – and rising to! – challenges we’ve never experienced before. Online learning presents a new…
Rapport Blog… What can you share? 4 Apr 202015 Jul 2020 We hope that our new website will provide a place for you to share your stories from the front lines, reflections on teaching and learning, resources, and great ideas for…
Rapport Blog… Curriculum Diversity Part 4 3 Apr 202027 Apr 2020 By John Myers Curriculum Diversity Part 4This series has aimed to:- provide useful resources for promoting curriculum content that is more inclusive of our diversity*- identify ways to overcome the…