Connect your students to the profession through Landscape Ontario Congress Connect on January 12th-14th! A virtual experience that will introduce students to the diverse landscape profession!
This opportunity is being offered for free to educators and students. Additional conferences and symposiums are available at a discounted rate for educators and students. Learn more about the Congress Connect Opportunities for your class below.

At ontariocolleges.ca, we’d like to assure our college applicants and education partners that we are continuing to monitor the evolving COVID-19 situation, and are adhering to best practices and recommendations for health and safety.

This page provides the most recent information on the steps we are taking, as well as answers to common questions regarding the college application. We will continue to make updates as new information arises.

Note: For information on how Ontario’s public colleges are managing COVID-19, please refer to each college’s website. A full list of college websites can be found on our Contact the Colleges page.

In this report, the Special Rapporteur commends the efforts made by Governments, who were under harsh pressure, to preserve human lives while facing scientific uncertainties.

The health crisis has had numerous implications in all sectors of human life, leading to an economic crisis, as well as to what must be called an education crisis. In this report, the Special Rapporteur analyses the issues she considers to be the most pressing from a human rights perspective. Acting within a human rights framework is indeed crucial to ensure that measures adopted in response to the pandemic do not jeopardize the right to education and do not increase the suffering of the most marginalized.

Teachers must recognize and empower students with backgrounds different from their own, including their voices in the conversation and validating their experiences and perspectives.

Recent events in our country are tragic and poignant reminders of the ongoing need for educators to create classroom environments that investigate society and the potential for change. Black Lives Matter, yet in our country, the experiences of African Americans and other marginalized groups demonstrate that there isn't liberty and justice for all.

A Guide to Equity and Antiracism for Educators

 

Teachers shaken by recent events and wondering how to work for change in our society and schools can start with these lesson plans, videos, and other resources.

Recent events have shaken me to my core, and the nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd suggest that people across the country are similarly shaken. These are dark times, but if there’s anything that seems like a glimmer of light to me at the moment, it’s the fact that so many teachers are reflecting on how to fight racism:

"I’m a White educator, where do I start?”
"How can I help?”
"What if I get it wrong?”

Read more here

 

In the Framework vision for science education, students engage in active investigations to make sense of natural phenomena and analyze and build solutions to problems. Basing these investigations on justice-centered phenomena can be a powerful and rightful way to support science and engineering learning. Justice-centered investigations can open up important opportunities for students to engage in projects that support equity for communities and to see how the application of science and engineering are fundamentally entwined with political and ethical questions, dimensions, and decisions.

December has some of the most stress-filled days of the year for teachers. Not only are we dealing with the usual hustle and bustle of the holidays, but many of us have report cards due, PD to squeeze in before the end of the year, and kids that are so ready for holiday break. It can be difficult to find time for yourself, but it’s definitely important. So here are 12 teacher self-care ideas we should all try to make time for this month. Who’s with me?

Bettina Love wants to push American public education to the next level.

The associate professor is calling for more radical reforms to the country's educational system, which she compares to the abolitionist movement.

"I think there's an idea that white teachers can't teach black kids, and so they walk in with those perceptions," Love told Virginia Prescott on NPR's daily news talk show, On Second Thought. "And so, what we try to do in schools of education, and particularly at the University of Georgia, is to challenge them and get them to think outside of the box. You saying you love children is great, but that's not enough, particularly to teach students of color because you don't need to just love them—you need to love their culture."

This week’s guest is Derek Kent, a global Chief Marketing Officer and the founder of Alter Empire, a strategic brand communications company. Derek enjoyed a 7 year career as the CMO for the Canadian Olympic Committee, during which he and his team created the freshly envisioned Canadian Olympic House (COH) for the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.

Derek spent 8 years working for Nike, including occupying the role of U.S. Media Relations Director at their headquarters in New York City. In addition to all of this, Derek is a compelling storyteller who helps "push boundaries, elevating brands to the top of their game."

An accessible, content-rich and value-packed opportunity for Canada’s career development communities to convene, share and learn. Over 150 sessions on Supporting clients through the pandemic, Effective counselling & facilitation techniques, Career assessments, Labour market information, Working with diverse populations, Mental health & resilience, Youth employment, Talent management & leadership development, Online tools & technologies, Workforce & community economic development.
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Une occasion accessible, riche en contenu et en valeur aux communautés spécialisées en développement de carrière du Canada pour qu’elles puissent se réunir, échanger et apprendre. Plus de 150 séances de formation : Soutien des clients pendant la pandémie, Counseling efficace et techniques d’animation, Information sur le marché du travail, Évaluation relative à la carrière, Travail avec des populations et clientèles variées, Santé mentale et résilience, Emploi des jeunes, Gestion du talent et développement du leadership, Outils et technologies numériques, Main-d’œuvre et développement économique communautaire.

 OSCA Advocacy

This past fall, OSCA provided input into the current situations facing students as they apply to colleges and universities for the 2021-2022 school year. OSCA is aware of issues affecting university/college applications. Guidance Counsellors are urged to continue to advocate for equity for all students by discussing the issues with the post-secondary institutions.

These issues include, but are not limited to:

• Some high schools are scheduled by quadmester. therefore. it appears that 6 U/M courses or prerequisite courses are not projected during this school year.
• Quadmester 1 transmission data errors; time was not allowed for schools to correct before OUAC/OCAS had access.
• Gr. 11 marks from COVID Spring 2020 are used for admissions purposes, but do not show true capabilities for students adversely affected by COVID.
• Quadmester E-learning courses are very limited, and schools with fewer offerings are forced to enroll students in full semester E-learning. Students are therefore in 3 courses during one quadmester.
  • Midterm marks show incomplete work; students will complete when they have more time in the next quadmester and have made arrangements with teachers, but marks do not reflect true ability.

The Ontario School Counsellors' Association has a long-standing tradition (over 40 years) of recognizing and awarding those who stand out in the field of Guidance and Career Education. OSCA recognizes individuals and/or organizations that have made a significant contribution to Guidance and Career Education in Ontario. We can say with confidence that our past award winners have helped thousands find their pathways to successful futures! OSCA's awards are an excellent way of recognizing your most dedicated peers.

Winter Session: Monday, January 11, 2021 -to- Monday, March 8, 2021  
Register for the Winter Session here!

Cost: $650