Learning Together 

Teachers

Lessons from 

Collaborative 

Action Research 

in Practice

ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ FEDERATION OF ONTARIO

Teacher Working Conditions That 

Matter: Evidence for Change (2006) 

Ref. #91.125
An analytical review of the literature 
on teachers’ working conditions and 
changes that teachers and principals 
can make to their practice, as well as 
structural changes. Available free at  

www.etfo.ca/Resources/ForTeachers/

Teachers Learning Together: 

Lessons from Collaborative Action 

Research in Practice (2013) 

Ref. #91.168
This book outlines the powerful and 
transformational learning that can occur 
when teachers work collaboratively 
on action research questions of their 
choosing. The themes examined 
include: teacher empowerment; impact 
of collaboration; teacher leadership; 
characteristics that enable inquiry; and 
mathematics as a content area for action 
research.

Teaching for Deep Understanding: 

An ETFO Curriculum Learning 

Resource Compilation (2013)

This resource is for teachers who 
believe that deep understanding for 
all students should be the goal of 
education. It explains what teaching for 
deep understanding looks like in the 
elementary classroom and provides 
examples of lesson plans, student 
activities, assessment tools and links to 
online resources. Available free at  

www.etfo.ca/Resources/eResources/

Teaching for Deep Understanding: 

Towards the Ontario Curriculum 

That We Need (2004) 

(10 or more $20)

Ref. #91.121
This resource explores how we can teach 
for deep learning, critical thinking and 
creativity.

ETFO Members Sharing In 

Assessment

Coming soon …

 This new website 

supports members’ understanding of 
assessment and provides strategies and 
approaches that are meaningful, well-
organized and utilized by their peers in 
the classroom. This site provides ETFO 
members with a professional learning 
environment where teachers can share 
successful tools with one another. The 
website provides a collaborative platform 
that features a collection of examples of 
practical tools that educators are using 
to make assessment work efficiently and 
effectively to enhance student learning.

Occasional Teachers

This informative website contains a vast 
collection of web, video, print and audio 
resources to assist occasional teachers 
(OT’s) in their roles. The resources are 
sorted into the following categories: 
Resources by Subject, Classroom 
Supports and A to Z of Being an OT which 
includes professional strategies and tips 
that are not specifically related to the 
curriculum.  

www.etfo-ots.ca

$20

$10

$22

ETFO PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE CATALOGUE

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