Elementary: A podcast from the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario
Elementary is a podcast for teachers, education workers, and anyone who wants to know more about public education in Ontario. This podcast will take on some of the big issues in education, outline opportunities available for ETFO members, and bring together teachers, education workers, activists, an
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President Karen Brown's opening speech to the 2024 ETFO Annual Meeting
President Karen Brown speaks to the delegates at the...
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Aug 12 2024 26m
Carolyn King on the Moccasin Identifier Initiative
Carolyn King on the Moccasin Identifier Initiative, ...
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Jul 4 2024 33m
Black Boys Like Me: An interview with Matthew R. Morris
Educator and author Matthew R. Morris speaks with El...
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Jun 19 2024 22m
Countering anti-2SLGBTQ+ hate as an educator
Two speakers on countering anti-2SLGBTQ+ hate. MPP K...
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Jun 3 2024 29m
No time to waste: Erika Shaker on defending public education
Since 1997, Erika Shaker has been monitoring corpora...
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Apr 23 2024 31m
The power of solidarity: Two perspectives on building labour power
Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Labour Cong...
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Mar 27 2024 22m
An interview with Susan Swackhammer, former first vice-president of ETFO
An interview with one of the key figures in ETFO’s h...
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Feb 9 2024 40m
Organizing for solidarity and success: A panel discussion on organizing
Four local leaders share organizing success stories....
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Oct 25 2023 25m
ETFO President Karen Brown's opening address to the 2023 ETFO Annual Meeting
ETFO President Karen Brown's opening address to ETFO...
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Aug 14 2023 17m
Building inclusive spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ students and families
Two ETFO members, Barry Van Dompseler and Dr. Meliss...
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Jun 24 2023 37m
Special Episode: Press Conference on the ETFO all-member violence survey.
May 15, 2023, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of...
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May 17 2023 30m
Teacher professional judgement in assessment: Essential for student learning
On today’s episode, we are talking with two experts ...
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May 5 2023 43m
Environmentalism from grades 2 to 12
Three students in grades 6, 8, and 12 talk about the...
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Apr 17 2023 28m
Representation Matters: The positive effect of having Black educators in schools
A grade eight student activist, the executive direct...
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Apr 3 2023 36m
Privatization Creep: How privatization affects public schools in Ontario and Canada
A new book called Unequal Benefits: Privatization an...
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Mar 20 2023 28m
Classroom Resource on Who Are The Inuit: A Conversation with Qauyisaq Etitiq
Inuit have often been described as resilient, strong...
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Mar 6 2023 21m
Fighting Back and Winning Under Ford 2.0: A panel discussion
In the wake of the labour movement's victory over Bi...
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Feb 20 2023 1h 17m
Black Excellence: A Panel from the Generation Black - You're Next! Symposium
Four speakers address Black Excellence at the Genera...
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Feb 6 2023 42m
Talking About Workplace Violence
What is workplace violence? And what is its impact i...
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Jan 25 2023 27m
Bargaining, Step-by-Step
ETFO General Secretary Sharon O'Halloran and Deputy ...
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Jan 9 2023 24m
Jennifer Holness on Blackness, beauty, and her documentary Subjects of Desire
Producer and director Jennifer Holness on her docume...
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Dec 2 2022 27m
How does ETFO select its bargaining goals?
Ahead of each round of collective bargaining, ETFO e...
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Oct 20 2022 12m
A short history of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act with labour lawyer Howard Goldblatt
Special feature on collective bargaining: Labour law...
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Oct 5 2022 18m
Educating on Climate Change and Environmental Racism
Panel discussion with JoAnne Formanek-Gustafson, Sar...
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Jun 9 2022 33m
Schools, Austerity, and Privatization in the Pandemic Era
A new report from the Ontario Teachers’ Federation f...
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May 30 2022 36m