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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. Publication of an advertisement in Professionally Speaking does not 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 ADDRESS Professionally Speaking, The 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), Bernard J. Adam, Karen M. Mitchell, Rich Prophet, David Somer PUBLISHER Richard Lewko EDITOR Philip Carter ASSOCIATE EDITOR Mario Cossette TRANSLATION Marjelaine Caya, Mario Cossette PRODUCTION MANAGER Rosemary Kennedy CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE Peter Alexander, David Allen, Joe Atkinson, Majella Atkinson, Margaret Aubé, Rosemarie Bahr, Lois Browne, Tessa Buchan, Larry M. Capstick, Audrey Cartile, Marjelaine Caya, Rick Chambers, François Dionne, Daniel Fitzgerald, Catherine Gautry, Denys Giguère, Olivia Hamilton, Anne Lefebvre, Frank McIntyre, Katherine Miles, Donna Moorhead, Tracy Morey, Karen Payette, Josephine Scavuzzo, David Squarzolo, Simon Young COVER PHOTO Sidney Tabak DESIGN & LAYOUT Galer & MacMillan Communications Inc. ADVERTISING SALES Dovetail Communications Inc. 30 East Beaver Creek Road, Suite 202, Richmond Hill ON L4B 1J2 tel: 905-886-6640; fax: 905-886-6615; e-mail: jdixon@dvtail.com SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscriptions to Professionally Speaking are a benefit of membership in the Ontario College of Teachers. Annual subscriptions for non-members are available for $10 in Canada; $20 foreign. To subscribe, contact Charlie Morrison, Ontario College of Teachers, 121 Bloor Street East, 6th Floor, Toronto ON M4W 3M5; tel: 416-961-8800 ext. 628 ; fax: 416-961-8822; toll-free in Ontario 1-888-534-2222; e-mail: outreach@oct.ca Canadian Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement No. 1134957 PRINTER Quebecor Printing Canada, Aurora
CHAIR Larry M. Capstick VICE-CHAIR Marilyn Laframboise MEMBERS Bernard J. Adam, Samy Appadurai, Guill Archambault, Douglas Brown, Jackie Breithaupt, Sterling Campbell, Douglas Carter, Ernie Checkeris, Janet Cornwall, Patrick J. Daly, Karl Dean, Margaret Dempsey, Jerry De Quetteville, Solette N. Gelberg, Audrey Hadfield, Nancy Hutcheson, Martin Kings, Diane Leblovic, Mark Lefebvre, Dick Malowney, Elayne McDermid, Karen M. Mitchell, Larry Mongeon, Harry Mulvale, Iain Munro, Elizabeth Papadopoulos, Rich Prophet, David Somer, Frances Thorne REGISTRAR and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER J. W. (Joe) Atkinson CO-ORDINATOR, PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS Linda Grant EXECUTIVE CO-ORDINATOR Richard Lewko CO-ORDINATOR, INVESTIGATIONS AND HEARINGS Patrick O’Neill CO-ORDINATOR, MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Lynda Palazzi |
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