The following is a list of upcoming events and professional development opportunities for teachers in the province of Ontario during the month of February 2010.

If you know of any events that you would like to see listed in this blog, please e-mail them to Mark Mueller at mmueller@tyndale.ca.

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Fall report cards are eliminated in more Ontario schools
Taken from the Windsor Star - January 4, 2010 - written by Don Lajoie

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The Education Library website (www.tyndale.ca/library/education) has been updated and revised.

Now there are more resources than ever available through the website.

If you haven’t done so, do visit the new website today.

The latest content includes:

• a central page for easier navigation
• research guides designed to help you find the resources you need faster
• links to educational job boards, government information, free online teaching and SMART board resources, and more
• copyright information for teachers
• and more

The information on the new Education Library website will not only help you during your studies at Tyndale, but some of it can also be accessed and used to help you after you graduate.

The death of handwriting
Taken from Parent Central.ca - December 10, 2009 edition - written by Andrea Gordon

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Schools plan curriculum overhaul

Taken from the Toronto Star - December 1, 2009 - written by Louise Brown

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Ontario teachers devise financial literacy course for students

Taken from CanWest - November 30, 2009 - written by Ellen Van Wageningen

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“High school ditches text books for digital readers”
From the Toronto Star - November 18, 2009
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