Professional Development

Professional Activity Days 2024/2025

Requires 3 MOE days, 4 Board determined

Supporting students with special education needs, as well as anti-racism, anti-discrimination and inclusion of all students, should be integrated across all professional learning topics.

For the 2024-25 school year, mandatory Professional Activity (PA) days will focus on the priority areas of:

Literacy
Mathematics
Curriculum implementation with an emphasis on literacy and STEM
Guidance and Career Education
Mental Health
Cell Phones and Vaping
Bullying and School Safety

Note: PPM 151 offers additional considerations when planning for PA Days

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Ministry Priorities

Student and School Safety

Mandatory Health and Safety-Student Safety and Violent Incident Prevention (SSIR)
PPM 144-Bullying Prevention and Intervention Strategies
Prevalent Medical Conditions PPM 161
Vaping Resources
Cell phones and PPM 128

Other Activities

Time for individual group review of student Plans of Care, Student Behaviour Intervention and Safety Plans

School based activities

Acadience screening support

Friday, October 11, 2024

Ministry Priorities

Literacy and Math

Professional learning focused on implementation of the revised 2023 Language/Francais, grades 1-8 curriculum
Principles and requirements related to early reading screening as described in PPM 168: Reading Instruction and Early Reading Screening
Supporting Student Math Achievement with a focus on fidelity of curriculum implementation, knowing the mathematics learner, content knowledge, identifying and collecting key performance indicators to measure improvement in student math performance, high impact instructional practices,
Mathematics Learning that is aligned with the HDSB Math Achievement Action Plan

Regional EA PD Day

Friday, November 29, 2024

Board/School Based

Student Led Parent/Guardian Teacher Conferences

Monday, January 27, 2025

Board/School Based

ETFO Assessment and Evaluation

Report Card Writing

Friday, February 14, 2025

Board/School Based

SIPSA related work

Friday, April 4, 2025

Ministry Priorities

Student mental health and well-being with a focus on the mandatory mental health literacy learning and implementation of PPM 169: Student Mental Health in Ontario
educator mental health & resilience: Opportunities to enhance well-being, reflect on practice, and engage with others on best practices.
addressing impacts of cellphones and vaping on student learning: -understanding the academic and health impacts of substance use like vaping and excessive cellphone use for students
emphasis on technology protocols,responsible use of technology and classroom management
address issues connected to technology use and student safety: Cyber safety and online privacy awareness training including professional learning on potential risks from student use of online platforms and new technologies
EQAO

Regional EA PD Day