Texts
Ontario College of Teachers. (2016). Foundations of Professional Practice. https://www.oct.ca/-/media/PDF/Foundations%20of%20Professional%20Practice/Foundation_e.pdf
Ontario College of Teachers. (2018). Professional Advisory: Supporting Students’ Mental Health. https://www.oct.ca/resources/advisories/mental-health?sc_lang=en&
Ontario College of Teachers. A Self-Reflective Professional Learning Tool. Ontario College of Teachers. https://www.oct.ca/-/media/PDF/A%20Self%20Reflective%20Professional%20Learning%20Tool/EN/SPE%20Self-Reflection%20Brochure%20EN%20ACCESSIBLE%20WEB.pdf
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2010). Growing Success. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/growSuccess.pdf)
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2010). Teacher Performance Appraisal System. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teacher/appraise.html#forms
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2013). Learning for All – A Guide to Effective Assessment and Instruction for All Students, Kindergarten to Grade 12. Queen’s Printer. https://www.ontario.ca/page/learning-all-guide-effective-assessment-and-instruction-all-students-kindergarten-grade-12
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2013). Supporting Minds: An Educator’s Guide to Promoting Students’ Mental Health and Well-Being (draft). https://files.ontario.ca/edu-supporting-minds-2013-en-2022-01-28.pdf
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2020). Growing Success: The Mathematics Addendum, Grades 1 to 8. https://www.ontario.ca/page/growing-success-assessment-evaluation-and-reporting-ontario-schools-kindergarten-grade-12#section-1
Recommended Texts:
Anderson,D., Comay, J., & Chiarotto, L. (2017). Natural curiosity: A resource for educators – The importance of Indigenous perspectives in children’s environmental inquiry (2nd ed.). Toronto, ON: The Laboratory School at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
Cooper, D. (2011). Redefining fair: How to plan, assess and grade for excellence in mixed-ability classrooms. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario. Planning for student learning. Toronto, ON: Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario.
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario. (2010). Learning together: A teacher’s guide to combined grades. Toronto, ON: Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
Fisher, D., Frey, N., & Hattie, J. (2021). The Distance Learning Playbook Grades K-12: Teaching for Engagement and Impact in Any Setting. Corwin Press, Inc.
Parkay, F.W., Vaillancourt, J.P., Stephens, H.C., Harris, J.R., Hughes, J., Gadanidis, G., Petrarca, D. (2018). Becoming a teacher (5th Canadian Edition). Don Mills, ON: Pearson Canada Inc.
Watt, J. (2014). IQ: A practical guide to inquiry-based learning. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Wiggins, G. & McTighe, J. (2005). Understanding by design (2nd Edition). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Wiggins, G. & McTighe, J. (2011). The understanding by design guide to creating high-quality units. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Wiggins, G. & McTighe, J. (2013). Essential questions: Opening doors to student understanding. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.