Media Advisory - Findings of Canadian research on violence in schools to be released Monday Français
OTTAWA, July 6, 2018 /CNW/ - The Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) will release findings of its first-ever Pan-Canadian Research Review on violence in schools on Monday at the opening session of the Canadian Forum on Public Education in Edmonton. The Forum, whose theme is "Safe and Caring Schools", will also feature a panel of teacher organizations presidents who will describe their respective provincial research findings and perspectives, specifically on violence against teachers.
The CTF analyzed research findings on violence in schools involving over 40,000 teachers represented by the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO), the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA), the Manitoba Teachers' Society (MTS), the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF), the Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA), the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) and the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers (QPAT).
About 150 educators, researchers and teacher leaders from across the country will explore the multiple challenges and promising strategies in maintaining safe and caring school environments. Program at a glance.
Here are the details of the presentation:
| When: |
Monday, July 9 |
| Time: |
8:55-10:30 a.m. |
| Who: |
H. Mark Ramsankar, CTF President; Past President of the ATA |
| Sherri Brown, CTF Director of Research and Professional Learning |
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| Liz Stuart, OECTA President |
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| Sébastien Joly, QPAT President |
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| Glen Hansman, BCTF President |
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| Sam Hammond, ETFO President |
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| Norm Gould, MTS President |
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| Where: |
Logan Room, DoubleTree by Hilton West Edmonton, |
| 16615 109th Avenue NW |
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| Edmonton, Alberta |
Founded in 1920, the Canadian Teachers' Federation is a non-profit organization and a national alliance of provincial and territorial Member organizations that represent over 238,000 teachers across Canada. The CTF is also a member of Education International. @CanTeachersFed and @EnseigneCanada
SOURCE Canadian Teachers' Federation
Media contact: Francine Filion, CTF Director of Communications, Office: 613-688-4314, or cell: 613-899-4247
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