Anyone following the news this week is aware of the job action that is occurring in Ontario with CUPE members not reporting for work in response to the Government of Ontario imposing a contract and using the notwithstanding clause to
The Newest Terrible Idea- Canadian Edition
This past Thursday, John Watson of Evergreen Education Group (i.e., the folks behind the American version of this project) posted a blog entry entitled The newest terrible idea. The entry itself is about the use of non-unionized substituted teachers delivering
Ontario Teachers’ Federation Continues to Confound
So we have covered this very issue when it comes to the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) several times in the past (see here, here, and here). The OTF’s latest efforts to confound the remote learning experiences of the past two
News Article: Ontario school boards set virtual learning plans for 2022-23 year as interest drops
This article from the Canadian Press was brought to our attention in the past day or two – particular as a couple of different news outlets picked it up. Ontario school boards set virtual learning plans for 2022-23 year as
Challenges with Hybrid Learning?
This item appeared in a newsletter from the People for Education newsletter that was posted yesterday. [STUFF DELETED] New study uncovers challenges with hybrid learning and quadmesters Interviews with high school teachers conducted by researchers at the Ontario Institute for
Report Review – The Implications of Virtual Teaching and Learning in Ontario’s Publicly Funded Schools, K-12
On Monday we posted a quick note about two reports that were released by the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) – see Continuing to Confound – Ontario Teachers’ Federation Research Reports – and in that entry we indicated that we would
Report Review – Schools, Austerity & Privatization in the Pandemic Era
Yesterday we posted a quick note about two reports that were released by the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) – see Continuing to Confound – Ontario Teachers’ Federation Research Reports – and in that entry we indicated that we would attempt
Continuing to Confound – Ontario Teachers’ Federation Research Reports
Last week the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) issued a press release entitled Research reports condemn mandatory virtual learning, Ontario Government’s pandemic education policies – Recovery strategies for student learning needed. In that release, the OTF discussed the findings of two
Annual Ontario School Survey 2021–22: A perfect storm of stress
This past Friday one of our researchers received the latest issue of the MindShare Learning Report and noticed this item (see below). View this email in your browser Click Here to Subscribe Now! Top 10 Issue #296, March 25, 2022
Report – Tracking the Impacts of the Pandemic on Digital Learning in Ontario 2021
This month eCampus Ontario released the following report and infographic. Tracking the Impacts of the Pandemic on Digital Learning in Ontario 2021 The 2021 Ontario Report on the annual National Survey of Online and Digital Learning focuses on the ongoing