June 1998

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Professionally Speaking is published quarterly by the Ontario College of Teachers to inform its 165,000 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.

Publication of an advertisement in Professionally Speaking does not constitute an endorsement by the College of any advertiser’s product or service. The College has not yet endorsed or accredited any professional learning opportunities.

The print verison of Professionally Speaking is printed with vegetable-based inks on recycled paper (50% recycled, 10% post-consumer).

ADDRESS
Professionally Speaking, Ontario College of Teachers 121 Bloor Street East, 6th Floor, Toronto ON M4W 3M5

fax: (416) 961-8822; e-mail: ps@oct.ca

EDITORIAL BOARD
Marilyn Laframboise (Chair), Elizabeth Barkley, Wayne Cornack, Diane Leblovic, Karen Mitchell

PUBLISHER
Richard Lewko

EDITOR
Philip Carter

ASSOCIATE EDITOR & WEB EDITOR
Brad Ross

TRANSLATION
Mario Cossette

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Rosemary Kennedy

CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE
Margaret Aubé, Rosemarie Bahr, Chris Ball, Mary Beam, Jack Berryman, Pierre Berton, Carmen Bourbonnais, Johanna Brand, Tessa Buchan, Philip Carter, Rick Chambers, Pascale Charest, Marc Chevrier, Mario Cossette, Margaret Dempsey, René Fitzgerald, Catherine Gautry, Denys Giguère, Laurie Goodman, Olivia Hamilton, Donna Marie Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Marie-France Le Fort, Richard Lewko, Eleanor Paul, Melanie Peters, Brad Ross, Elizabeth Starr, Mary Storey, Joan Wideman, Margaret Wilson

ILLUSTRATIONS
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SUBSCRIPTIONS
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The College is the self-regulating professional body for Ontario teachers. Membership is open to anyone qualified to teach in the province and is required to maintain an Ontario teaching certificate.

The College is responsible to the public and the profession for ensuring teachers receive the training they need to provide Ontario’s students with an excellent education now and in the future. It sets standards of practice and learning for teachers and accredits teacher education programs and providers.

The College regulates teaching qualifications, investigates complaints involving members and takes appropriate disciplinary action.

The Council

CHAIR
Donna Marie Kennedy

VICE-CHAIR
John Cruickshank

MEMBERS
Elizabeth Barkley, Sandi Bell, Jackie Breithaupt, Larry Capstick, Douglas Carter, Paul Charron, Wayne Cornack, Lynn Daigneault, Margaret Dempsey, Solette N. Gelberg, Michel C. Gravelle, Jean Hanson, Frances E. Hill, Marilyn Laframboise, Diane Leblovic, Alfred J. Lorenzi, Kathleen McFadyen, George Merrett, Karen M. Mitchell, Harry Mulvale, Nicholas L. Myrhorod, Cecilia Reynolds, William G. Rogers, Anthony Saldanha, Stan Shapson, John Slade, David Somer, Frances Thorne, Clarice West-Hobbs

REGISTRAR
Margaret Wilson

CO-ORDINATOR, PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS
Joe Atkinson

EXECUTIVE CO-ORDINATOR
Richard Lewko

CO-ORDINATOR, MEMBERSHIP SERVICES (interim)
Noel Clark

CO-ORDINATOR, INVESTIGATIONS AND HEARINGS
Patrick O’Neill