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Registrar's report

What’s Next

“After all, tomorrow is another day.”

By Michael Salvatori, OCT
@Michael_OCTOEEO
Photo: Matthew Plexman

Photo of College Registrar Michael Salvatori smiling.

This closing line from both the book and the film Gone With the Wind, conveys hope, optimism and promise. I am not sure that Margaret Mitchell was thinking about the end of the school year when she penned it, but at this time of the year, I find myself thinking about the next “day.”

June is a time for reflection on the year gone past, as well as a chance to think ahead to the summer months and the professional learning opportunities available that will allow us to continue to improve and enhance our practice. The possibilities for professional development are endless: we can participate in a summer institute organized by our school board, register for a workshop offered by our association or federation, or take a course to acquire an Additional Qualification (AQ).

When you commit to continuous professional learning, you earn public trust. Simple as that. Before the end of the month, take the time to recognize the many successes in the year and to celebrate learning with your students. Demonstrate that you’re committed to your own learning.

“Find an AQ” is a valuable search tool to help you meet your learning objectives. The College website provides you with this resource to help you easily identify a course leading to an Additional Qualification. All you need to do is insert one or two keywords that correspond to your area of interest (for example, “special education,” “ technology” or “reading”). If an AQ exists on the topic, the course name, guideline and approved providers will appear.

The end of the school year is also a time for self-examination; a time to look back and ask ourselves, How did I deepen my professional knowledge this year? How did research enrich my professional practice?

The end of the school year is also a time for self-examination; a time to look back and ask ourselves, How did I deepen my professional knowledge this year? How did research enrich my professional practice?

By taking the time to look back at your year, question and engage in a dialogue with others about your commitment to ongoing professional learning, you strive to improve — and that is commendable. In addition to helping you find the right AQ, your professional regulatory body provides you with resources that are designed to help you achieve this goal. Just go to “Resources” in the Members section of oct.ca.

Teachers will often use the “exit ticket” system to determine what students learned from a lesson. Before they leave the classroom, students are asked to write down, on a ticket, one or two aspects of a lesson that made an impression on them.

What are you going to write on your exit ticket this year?

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