Teaching and Professional Resources
Curriculum Planning
- Ontario Mininstry of Education Elementary Curriculum: Exemplars and Documents
- Ontario Mininstry of Education Secondary Curriculum: Exemplars and Documents
- Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner — Curriculum units for all subjects and grades, Ontario curriculum.
- Teaching/Learning Companion (Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner) (692 KB PDF)
- Elementary Curriculum Matrix (Ottawa-Carleton District School Board)
Lesson, Unit and Long Range Planning
- Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner — Ministry of Education
- Link to Learning — Ontario Teacher's Webring
Lesson Planning Aids
- Lesson Planning and Design Tip (28 KB Microsoft Word)
- Lesson Plan Form — with Questions (28 KB Microsoft Word)
- Lesson Plan Form — Blank (28 KB Microsoft Word)
- Lesson Plan Reflection and Evaluation Form — with Questions (28 KB Microsoft Word)
- Lesson Plan Reflection and Evaluation Form — Blank (24 KB Microsoft Word)
- Online Resources for Teachers of ESL Students in Mainstream Classes (63 KB Microsoft Word)
- Lesson Planning Guide (adapted for PROF 190) (56 KB Microsoft Word)
Assessment and Reporting
- Ontario Provincial Report Card
- Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner
- Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner: Teacher Companions—Assessment Companion (1.1 MB PDF)
- EQAO: Education Quality and Accountability Office — Information about province-wide testing for Grades 3, 6, and secondary school mathematics and literacy.
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators — Help with all aspects of assessment, evaluation and reporting, including professional reading and how-to information.
Beginning Teachers
- Getting Started in Teaching — Overview of books in the Education Library on time management, substitute teaching, job search, and stress management.
- TeacherNet provides a variety of ideas and professional development support for teachers, including classroom climate, management ideas, lesson planning, etc.
Teaching Strategies for Special Needs Learners and all others
- Education for All, report of the expert panel on literacy and numeracy instruction for students this is a key document for all teaching and learning
- Teaching Strategies and Techniques — Learning Disabilities OnLine
- Teaching/Learning Companion (Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner) (692 KB PDF)
- Special Education Companion (Ontario Curriculum Unit Panner) (392 KB PDF)
- ESL/ELD Companion (Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner) (140 KB PDF)
Finding Ms McArthur: Paul Deir's intro to Classroom Management (Please note that this is a rather large WORD file. You may want to save it the first time you open it.)
Exceptionality Issues
- Special Education Resources on the Internet
- The SNOW Project — Special Needs Opportunity Window
- School Psychology Resources Online
Equity Issues
- Ontario Human Rights Commission
- Inclusive Curriculum Strategies and Resources
- Equity Resources at Queen's Faculty of Education
Ministry of Education Online Resources
- Ontario Ministry of Education — Curriculum and Policy, publications, support documents, professional learning, etc.
- Ontario Ministry of Education Links -- Many resources available through this links page: Schoolnet, Media Awareness Network and many more.
- Curriculum Services Canada — Curriculum, Course Profiles, Learning Resources, etc.
- Ontario School Year Calendar
- Ontario Teacher Employment Information
- Departments of Education Across Canada
Ontario College of Teachers
Other Resources
- PEEL Principles (32 KB Microsoft Word)— A distillation of important teaching principles
- Action Research — Details about the Australian Project for the Effective Enhancement of Learning.
- ETFO & OSSTF Publications (108 KB Microsoft Word)
- PROF 190/191 Professional Responsibilities & Organizations
Teacher Companions for the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner
The following documents are among the resources contained in the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner CD-ROM. They are pdf files, and you will need Adobe Reader to use them.
- Teaching/Learning Companion (Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner) (692 KB PDF)
- Special Education Companion (390 KB PDF)
- ESL/ELD Companion (Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner) (140 KB PDF)
- Assessment Companion (Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner) (184 KB PDF)
- Glossary (124 KB PDF)
Useful Tools
- Practicum Handbook: A Guide for Associate Teachers, Teacher Candidates, and Faculty (190 KB PDF)
- Practicum Forms
