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College Resources

AQ courses are one great option, but professional learning can happen in plenty of ways. For inspiration, we’ve rounded up some intriguing, thought-provoking resources that will spark conversation, reflection and education.

By Melissa Campeau
Photos: Matthew Plexman, Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute

Photo of a teacher smiling while looking over the shoulder of two students who are working on an art task.
  1. NATURAL DISASTERS AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP
    On January 12, 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated the country of Haiti. This video — called Acting on Our Ethics: Caring for Haiti — highlights the ongoing relationships, experiences, professional learning and ethical leadership of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board educators who stepped in to offer assistance.
    VISIT: oct-oeeo.ca/ActingEthics
  2. THE PRACTICE OF BEING A PRINCIPAL
    Managing negative staff members, handling conflicts and working with complicated families: it’s all in a day’s work for most principals. Exploring Leadership Practices through Case Inquiry: Supporting Inclusive Schools is a collection of actual scenarios that will provoke plenty of questions and deep thinking about leadership practices.
    VISIT: oct-oeeo.ca/LeadershipCaseInquiry
  3. ADVENTURES IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS
    Two teachers prep students for a contest, a “math coach” unlearns and relearns how to become a better teacher, and a teacher explores challenges that can come with supporting Indigenous students’ math learning. Find these and other case studies in this online publication, Inquiring into Professional Practice: Narratives of Educators of Mathematics.
    VISIT: oct-oeeo.ca/InquiringProPractice
  4. TWO VISIONS OF THE EDUCATOR AND THE LEARNER
    These two graphic posters feature visions of the educator and the learner. In one, the learner is a reflective and collaborative thinker, while the educator is a leader who is committed to student success and the love of learning. In the other — an Anishinaabe perspective — the learner stands in the centre, with a desire to learn, while the educator walks with students and is supported by community.
    VISIT: oct-oeeo.ca/VisionofLearnerEducator; oct-oeeo.ca/AnishinaabeVisionofLearnerEducator
  5. STANDARDS AND PRACTICE ON VIDEO
    These narrated vignettes offer synopses of the Ethical Standards for the Teaching Profession and the Standards of Practice for the Teaching Profession. Perfect for initial teacher education, continuing teacher education, leadership development and within professional practice.
    VISIT: Ethical Standards video; Standards of Practice video; For these and other resources, visit oct-oeeo.ca/ProfessionalStandardsResources.