LEARNING IN ONTARIO
Links for Teachers
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Curriculum
- Curriculum Services Canada
CSC is Canada's standards agency for the accreditation of educational resources. - EQAO: Resources to help you prepare for:
• Grade 3 and Grade 6 Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics
• Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics
• Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
Teaching Tools
- Ask a Teacher
Point your secondary students to the Independent Learning Centre's “Ask a Teacher” website for additional exercises, study aids, essay help, EQAO prep and more. - Cable in the Classroom
Provides commercial-free, copyright-cleared educational programs to help Canadian teachers enhance the learning experience of their students. - Campsite 24 for Teachers
Bring Ontario's parks and protected areas into your classroom with these lesson plans based on the Ontario Curriculum Guidelines for Grades 2 to 6. - Canadian Educators and Education Resources
Portal page operated by OISE, linking to a broad range of resources. - Career Matters
All about high school requirements and options. Covers Ontario English high school course descriptions, codes, and their pre-requisites; information on alternatives like co-op, summer school, and apprenticeships, plus a Student Planner tool. - Civilization.ca
Centralized website for the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Canadian Children's Museum, the Canadian Museum, the Canadian War Museum and the Virtual Museum of New France. Feature-rich site also offers special areas for educators and kids. - Computers for Schools Program
Government-industry program to refurbish and donate computers for use in Canadian classrooms. - Confederation for Kids (teachers' page)
Teacher's site providing resources and strategies for teaching children how Canada became a nation. - The Curriculum Foundation
The Curriculum Foundation of Curriculum Services Canada funds the development of classroom learning resources through its Grants for Teachers Program. - e-Learning Ontario
e-Learning Ontario is developing an e-learning strategy to provide all students in the province with access to high-quality courses and resources through emerging information and communication technologies.
- eWorkshop
eWorkshop was created by the Ministry of Education and TVOntario to support Ontario's Education Foundations program. This site is for teachers who wish to perfect their skills or acquire new skills and knowledge in order to help their students reach high levels of achievement in reading, writing, and mathematics comprehension.
- EcoKids
Download and printables, learning resources, classroom visitors, forum and more, covering environmental matters. - First Among Equals (teachers' page)
Comprehensive teaching strategies for teaching about the Prime Ministers of Canada. - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Classroom resources, downloads and more to help you teach about the history, customs and traditions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis. From Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. - Junior Achievement of Canada
International not-for-profit organization educates young people about business and economics. Program offerings include Business Basics (elementary), The Economics of Staying in School (middle school) and The Company Program (secondary). - Learning Centre for Teachers
Find all educational resources on the Library and Archives Canada website. - Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario (LDAO): Web Based Teaching Tool
WBTT provides a model for educators to identify students at-risk of school failure, and a database of interventions to address areas of need - The Learning Partnership
A not-for-profit organization dedicated to bringing together business, education, government, labour, policy makers and the community to develop partnerships that strengthen public education in Canada. Offer a range of programs. - Math Central
Resources, forum, answers to questions, monthly math problems and more. - Media Awareness Network
Resources to help educators, parents and others promote media literacy among young people. - MPTV
An educational resource designed to introduce students in Grades 4 to 6 (Cycles 2 and 3 in Quebec) to the House of Commons and the role of its elected members. - Nature Challenge for Kids: Teachers/Parents pages
Information and resources for David Suzuki's “Nature Challenge” program as tailored for youngsters. - Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA)
Non-profit organization that promotes healthy, active living. Site features teacher resources and activity ideas. - Page by Page: Creating a Children's Book: Lesson Plans
This comprehensive teaching strategy is intended to help children age 8-12 understand the writing process, from inspiration to publication. - Public Safety: SafeCanada.ca
Information for teachers on public safety in Canada. - Reach for the Top
The national quiz game for high school students. - Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
Information on child protection from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services - SchoolNet News Network (SNN)
A cyber-school for writers and aspiring journalists, a multimedia publishing and broadcasting forum for their stories and a resource centre for teachers. SNN is open to all K-12 students in Canada in both official languages. - Sky Watchers (Environment Canada)
Sky Watchers is an interactive educational program for elementary schools, designed specifically to support the science curriculum. Students learn about the science of meteorology by taking weather observations during the school year. This bilingual program is intended as a teaching aid for Grades 4 to 7. - Special Needs Opportunity Windows (SNOW)
Online resources and professional development opportunities for educators of students with special needs. - Spelling Bee of Canada
Organizes annual spelling bees aimed at youth 6-15 years of age. - Statistics Canada Learning Resources for Teachers
Lesson plans, articles, brochures, teachers' kits, student projects and more. - Teacher-Developed Resources
Download free resources designed to support the curriculum, mentored and recommended through the Curriculum Services Canada evaluation process. - Teacher's Corner at Schoolnet.ca
Learning resources portal of Industry Canada. - TVO Newsletter: TVO 4 Teachers
Click on the link to subscribe and receive monthly updates containing TVO's classroom resources for educational programming as well as advanced notice of upcoming shows. - Virtual Museum of Canada
See also the Teachers Centre
An extensive and complete online museum of the stories and treasures that have come to define Canada over the centuries. See the Teachers' Centre for specific guidance on bringing the museum into your classroom. - Vox for Educators (TVO
Vox is TVO's ideas show for teens. You can access complementary content online at this Educators section. - Writers in Electronic Residence (WIER)
Connects Canada's writers with schools to exchange original writing and commentary. This website offers program information, writer biographies and resources for educators.
Professional Development
- Catholic Principals' Council of Ontario (CPCO)
CPCO is a voluntary, professional association that serves more than 2,100 principals and vice-principals in twenty-nine Catholic school boards across Ontario. - Education Journals
Portal page operated by OISE, linking to websites of education publications. - Internationally Trained Teachers
Information on how to register with the Ontario College of Teachers so that you can teach in a publicly funded school in Ontario. - Language Proficiency Requirement
If you have been trained outside Canada and completed your teacher education program in a language other than English and French, you are required to provide proof of proficiency in English or French by completing a language proficiency test. - Ontario College of Teachers
Professional body licensing and governing teachers in Ontario. Among the extensive resources are a video and brochure about becoming a teacher in Ontario, plus job ads. - Ontario Faculties of Education
- Ontario Principals' Council (OPC)
The Ontario Principals' Council (OPC) is a voluntary professional association that represents the interests of principals and vice-principals in Ontario's publicly funded school system. - Principal's Qualification Program
The Principal's Qualification Program Guide is designed to prepare members of the College for the principal's role in Ontario. - Professional Learning Services of Curriculum Services Canada
Offers professional development opportunities to Canadian teachers, program staff, superintendents, consultants, administrators and other educators. - Survive & Thrive
Virtual conference for beginning teachers - Teach in Ontario
Help for internationally trained teachers. - The Teacher Education Application Service (TEAS)
The Teacher Education Application Service (TEAS) is a non-profit centralized application service for applicants to the Faculties of Education at the following institutions: Brock University, Lakehead University, Laurentian University, Nipissing University, University of Ottawa, Queen's University, University of Toronto, Trent University, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, The University of Western Ontario, University of Windsor and York University. - Think About Becoming a Teacher
Ontario College of Teachers pamphlet.
