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.
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Philip Carter
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CHAIR
Donna Marie Kennedy
VICE-CHAIR
John Cruickshank
MEMBERS
Elizabeth Barkley, Sandi Bell, Jackie Breithaupt, Larry Capstick, Douglas Carter,
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Margaret Wilson
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Joe Atkinson
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Richard Lewko
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