Professionally Speaking is published quarterly by the Ontario College
of Teachers to inform its 178,000 members about the activities and decisions
of the College. The magazine provides a forum for discussion of issues
relevant to the future of teaching and learning, teachers’ professional
learning and standards of practice.
The views expressed in articles are those of the authors and do not
necessarily represent the official position of the College.
Letters to the editor and submissions on topics of interest to the
profession are welcome. Unsolicited manuscripts can not be returned unless
they are accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope.
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constitute an endorsement by the College of any advertiser’s product or
service, including professional learning opportunities.
Professionally Speaking is printed with vegetable-based inks on
recycled paper. ISSN 1206-8799
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Marilyn Laframboise (Chair), Bernard J. Adam,
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PUBLISHER
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EDITOR
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ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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TRANSLATION
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CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE
Joe Atkinson,
Majella Atkinson, Douglas Auld, Rosemarie Bahr, Alex Beckett, Lois Browne,
Tessa Buchan, Margaret Buckworth, Larry M. Capstick, Gail Darling, Brenda
Dillon, François Dionne, Helen Dolik, René Fitzgerald, Denys Giguère,
Marjan Glavac, Olivia Hamilton, Wendy Harris, Sandra Jack-Malik,
Lizann Kliewer, Maria Nebesny Kollias,
Leanne Miller,
Tracy Morey, Stan Ng, Eleanor Paul,
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