Professionally Speaking is published quarterly by the Ontario College of Teachers to inform its 187,000 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 notnecessarily represent the official position of the College.

Letters to the editor and submissions on topics of interest to the profession are welcome. Unsolicited manuscripts cannot be returned unless they are accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope.
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ISSN 1206-8799

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EDITORIAL BOARD
Marilyn Laframboise (Chair), Bernard J. Adam, Karen M. Mitchell, Iain Munro, David Somer

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EDITOR
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ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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TRANSLATION
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PRODUCTION MANAGER
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REVIEWS EDITOR
Rosemary Kennedy

CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE
Joe Atkinson, Deborah Berrill, Marie-Carmelle Boutin, Lois Browne, Tessa Buchan, Larry M. Capstick, Nadine Carpenter, Helen Dolik, Helen Donohoe, Quentin D'Souza, Giovanni Garay, Denys Giguère, Marjan Glavac, Olivia Hamilton, Wendy Harris, Brian Jamieson, Leanne Miller, Tracy Morey, Eileen Powers, Michael Reist, Maxine Ritchie, Lynda Scarrow, Susanne Schlomer, Beatrice Schriever, John Smee, Rudy Ticzon, Simon Young, Petra Zantingh

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