Professional Learning in the Early Years website (PLEY)

ETFO’s Professional Learning in the Early Years website (PLEY) has been created as a companion to 
ETFO’s Professional Learning in the Early Years workshop series. The website will support educator 
teams, individual teachers, designated early childhood educators and teacher leaders across Ontario to 
access professional learning wherever they are. There are several videos with accompanying facilitator’s 
guides, a photo gallery, and classroom tours.

ETFO Members Sharing In Assessment

ETFO has created a very practical new website called ETFO Members Sharing In Assessment. ETFO has 
a strong position on the importance of classroom assessment and the information that teachers gather 
on a daily basis. This site is an opportunity to help members enhance their understanding of assessment 
and learn new strategies and approaches that are meaningful, well-organized and utilized by their peers 
in the classroom. This site will provide our members with a professional learning environment where 
teachers can share successful tools with one another.  It provides a collaborative platform that features a 
collection of examples of practical tools that ETFO teachers are using to make assessment work efficiently 
and effectively to enhance student learning. 

ETFO Publications

ETFO publications are valuable to all members but the following ones are of particular interest to new 
teachers. Some can be downloaded free of charge from the ETFO website and others are available for 
purchase from shopETFO at www.etfo.ca.

The Heart and Art of Teaching and Learning: Practical Ideas and 
Resources for Beginning Teachers is a new ETFO resource designed 
specifically for new teachers, but is helpful for all teachers, especially when 
experiencing a new teaching assignment. It is full of practical tips on setting 
up your own classroom, classroom management, planning and working 
with parents. This is also ETFO’s first ever eBook available through  
Lulu.com,

 BarnesandNoble.com, and the iBookstore.

Social Justice Begins With Me is a school- wide curriculum kit from early 

years to grade eight consisting of five documents; Primary (early years 

to grade 3), Junior (grades 4-6), and Intermediate (grades 7-8), a Teacher 

Resource Guide, and a copy of More Than A Play.

More Than a Play is a collection of nine short plays intended for junior/
intermediate grades, written by Canada’s foremost playwrights, exploring 
equity and social justice issues.

THE HEART AND ART OF 

TEACHING AND LEARNING

PRACTICAL IDEAS AND RESOURCES 

FOR BEGINNING TEACHERS

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More Than A Play is a collection of nine original short 
plays, commissioned and created by some of the most 
talented playwrights in Canada, specifically for junior and 
intermediate students. Each play in this collection is based 
on the principles of inclusive education and delves into the 
complexities of eliminating intolerance and prejudice in 
our world. Each one highlights a different equity or social 
justice issue – such as gender bias, ageism, disability, 
cyberbullying, racism, heteronormality, and homophobia. 
All the scripts are designed to be read out loud in class­
rooms. Ontario educators have provided key questions and 
practical follow­up activities to help promote critical 
thinking, understanding, acceptance, and respect in your 
classroom. Three plays have been translated into French 
and could be useful for French Immersion classrooms or 
French instruction.

More Than A Play is a safe, fun way to introduce your 
students to the performing arts. Each play is designed to 
generate meaningful and engaging discussions. A 
glossary is provided at the end of the book to assist 
educators and students in understanding various terms 
that they may encounter in the context of discussions.

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