It is clear that many teachers will not be receiving pension benefits that they long expected. The Ontario Teachers Pension Fund has a $9.6 billion dollar shortfall. The shortfall is largely due to record low interest rates. It is difficult for the OTP to generate 7% returns when interest rates are only 1%. Perhaps most [...]
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Teacher Pension Benefits On the Chopping Block
Posted on April 4, 2012 by Canadian Teacher
What are the Best Teaching Resources For New Educators
Posted on March 22, 2012 by Canadian Teacher
If you were starting out in the teaching profession what would be the top 3 books or teaching resources that you would want on your bookshelf? What books do you recommend to young teachers that are just starting out in their career? We recently conducted some research from the top educators in the U.S. and [...]
Time to Start Using the Online Video?
Posted on March 21, 2012 by Canadian Teacher
Is it time to use Khan academy in your classroom? For those of you unfamiliar with this non-profit organization, here is a recent talk that Salman Khan gave at TED. The organization has over 3000 videos on a broad range of subjects – everything from calculus to biology. The non-profit is largely backed by the [...]
Education is in the “Dark Ages”
Posted on January 19, 2012 by Canadian Teacher
According to a senior executive at Apple Computer, education is in the Dark Ages. “In general, education is in the dark ages,” he said, adding that education has challenges that are “pretty profound.” “It’s hard not to see that the textbook is not always the ideal learning tool,” Mr. Schiller said. Apple announced digital textbooks [...]
How To Land a Teaching Job
Posted on August 11, 2011 by Canadian Teacher
This is a guest post by Candace Davies, Global Career Management Professional, Creator of ‘A+ Resumes for Teachers’ & Author of 101 A+ Teaching Job Search Tips ——————————————————————————————————————– If you have just finished college and have received your teaching degree, or are currently a professional not in the teaching field and you want to transition [...]
