Learning Disabilities
Guide to Understanding Learning Disabilities (LDs)Get the Facts:Learning disabilities are brain-based difficulties that affect how a person takes in, remembers, understands andexpresses information.People with learning (more…)
Professional Learning
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Differentiation
Differentiation is adjusting and modifying what skills and concepts students learn, what materials they use, and/or how their learning is assessed based on the needs of the students. (more…)
Individual Education Plan
IEP IEPs are written plans describing the special education assistance provided to exceptional students and how that assistance will be delivered.Ontario Regulation 181/98 requires (more…)
ETFO- Videos on Violence in Schools
ETFO’s video for locals and members outlines reporting procedures for violence in schools and provides an important introduction on the legal requirements for reporting a (more…)
Coding for the Primary Grades
What is Coding? Coding is relatively new in Ontario elementary schools. According to Moss et al. in their book Taking Shape, “A code is a sequence, often (more…)
Advice to ETFO Occasional Employees
Being an occasional employee in the school system is a very unique and special role. The relationships developed with students will be different than the (more…)
Guided Reading
Read-aloud, shared reading, guided reading, guided comprehension, independentreading, phonics, and word study provide instruction that gives children the opportunityto experience and enjoy authentic texts and (more…)
Homewood Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
At HWDSB, we are committed to co-creating and fostering an environment where staff feelsafe, valued, and supported, and where staff wellness is a priority. We (more…)
Science and Technology Curriculum
The vision of the elementary science and technology curriculum is for students to develop the skills and knowledge they need to thrive in today’s rapidly (more…)
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