Professional Development For Ontario Teachers

From americantesol.com

As part of our due diligence as teachers, it is our responsibility to ensure we keep learning in order to stay updated with current ways of teaching and learning.  There are multiple ways one can accomplish this, through registration of AQ (additional qualifications) courses, to reading journal articles and news articles.  Another great way is through webinars.  In my search to keep learning and growing in my field, I have found several websites that offer free online webinars for teachers. 
Here is my top 4 list:

1.  Ontario Teachers' Federation Learning Sessions:  Has monthly webinars about various topics including new technology, how to teach math, incorporating financial literacy in any classroom, lesson planning, inquiry-based teaching, and more.  These webinars are my favorite as they are specific to the Ontario curriculum and give meaningful information on how to effectively improve lesson content and delivery.

2.  International Institute for Restorative Practices Webinars:  Offers free webinars on how to implement restorative practices in the classroom.  These courses also provide the opportunity to learn how to bring the restorative practices concept at a whole school level. 

3.  ASCD Professional Development Webinars:  Offers a long list of great presentations about topics such as how to become an effective teacher, cultivating curiosity in the classroom, meeting students needs, how to motivate reluctant learners and much much more.  This site requires that you register before having access to these archived webinars, but it is free and well worth it.  They also provide you with a presentation handout of the webinar, so you can keep it for future reference. 

4.  #stateoftheART Best Webinars List:  This blog offers their list of the best 20 webinars found online.  Although not Canadian, it offers a great list of specific presentations that you can watch online.  Each webinar is offered by different organizations/websites (ie. Coursera, EdTech, etc), so you can always check their list of webinars as well.  It will surely give you an insight on different ways of teaching around the world.

If you are aware of other great webinars that are offered online and free of charge, please share by commenting below. We are always looking for new ways to develop our teaching and learning skills.