Professionally
Speaking is published
quarterly by the Ontario College of Teachers to
inform its 162,000 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.
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articles are those of the authors and do not
necessarily represent the official position of the
College.
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Editor
Philip Carter
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Translation
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Contributors this Issue
Keesha Abraham,
Michel Agnaïeff, Gary Adamson, Margaret Aubé,
Rosemarie Bahr, Chris Ball, Marie-Josée Berger, Jack
Berryman, Tessa Buchan, Joe Calabrese, Philip Carter,
Rick Chambers, Pascale Charest, Mario Cossette, John
Cruickshank, François Dionne, Lynn Doumas, Jim
Files, René Fitzgerald, Nick Forte, Catherine
Gautry, Denys Giguère, Olivia Hamilton, Susanne
Jeffery, Donna Marie Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy,
Dwight Klassen, Marie-France Le Fort, Richard Lewko,
Theresa McGrory, Nancy Page, Eleanor Paul, Claude
Picard, Brad Ross, Rod Rychliski, Kate Sharpe, John
Smee, Daniel Stoffman, Kate Vanderhorst, Margaret
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Chair
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Kennedy
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John Cruickshank
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Elizabeth Barkley,
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