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Professionally
Speaking is published quarterly by the Ontario College of Teachers to inform its
178,000 members about the activities and decisions of the College. The magazine provides a
forum for discussion of issues relevant to the future of teaching and learning,
teachers’ professional learning and standards of practice.
The views expressed in
articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position
of the College.
Letters to the editor
and submissions on topics of interest to the profession are welcome. Unsolicited
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opportunities.
Professionally Speaking
is printed with vegetable-based inks on recycled paper. ISSN 1206-8799
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Marilyn Laframboise (Chair), Elizabeth Barkley, Wayne Cornack, Diane Leblovic, Karen
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PUBLISHER
Richard Lewko
EDITOR
Philip Carter
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Mario Cossette
TRANSLATION
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CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE
David Allen, Rosemarie Bahr, Linwood Barclay, Jack Berryman, Lois Browne, Tessa Buchan,
Larry M. Capstick, Audrey Cartile, Rick Chambers, Pascale Charest, Wendy Cuthbertson,
George D’Agostino, Dianne Dowling, François Dionne, Quentin D’Souza, René
Fitzgerald, Catherine Gautry, Denys Giguère, Olivia Hamilton, David Hare, Wendy Harris,
Martha Mackinnon, Mary Martin, Frank McIntyre, Andrea Murray, Maria Nebesny-Kollias, Toba
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they need to provide Ontario’s students with an excellent education now and in the
future. It sets standards of practice and learning for teachers and accredits teacher
education programs and providers.
The College regulates
teaching qualifications, investigates complaints involving members and takes appropriate
disciplinary action.
The Council
CHAIR
Larry M. Capstick
VICE-CHAIR
Marilyn Laframboise
MEMBERS
Bernard J. Adam, Samy Appadurai, Guill Archambault, Douglas Brown, Jackie Breithaupt,
Sterling Campbell, Douglas Carter, Ernie Checkeris, Janet Cornwall, Patrick J. Daly, Karl
Dean, Margaret Dempsey, Jerry De Quetteville, Solette N. Gelberg, Audrey Hadfield, Nancy
Hutcheson, Martin Kings, Diane Leblovic, Mark Lefebvre, Dick Malowney, Elayne McDermid,
Karen M. Mitchell, Larry Mongeon, Harry Mulvale, Iain Munro, Elizabeth Papadopoulos, Rich
Prophet, David Somer, Frances Thorne
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EXECUTIVE OFFICER
J. W. (Joe) Atkinson
CO-ORDINATOR,
PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS
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