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Resources for New Teachers
Ontario Ministry of Education Resources
About the Ministry
Aboriginal Education
Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting
- Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting in Ontario's Schools, First Edition Covering Grades 1 to 12
- Assessment for Learning Video Resources:
- Report Card
- The ministry announced (PDF, 163 KB) that it is releasing the updated report card templates to school boards and vendors to ensure adequate time to develop the electronic version of the report cards for implementation in September 2010.
- Elementary and Secondary Report Cards: Q's and A's
- Reporting Student Learning: Guidelines for Effective Teacher-Parent-Student Communication, 2010
- Report Card Templates:
- Grades 1-6 progress report card (public version) (PDF, 57 KB)
- Grades 1-6 progress report card (catholic version) (PDF, 57 KB)
- Grades 7-8 progress report card (public version) (PDF, 52 KB)
- Grades 7-8 progress report card (catholic version) (PDF, 58 KB)
- Grades 1-6 provincial report card (public version) (PDF, 88 KB)
- Grades 1-6 provincial report card (catholic version) (PDF, 88 KB)
- Grades 7-8 provincial report card (public version) (PDF, 90 KB)
- Grades 7-8 provincial report card (catholic version) (PDF, 95 KB)
- Secondary provincial first report card for semestered schools (PDF, 68 KB)
- Secondary provincial final report card for semestered schools (PDF, 63 KB)
- Secondary provincial first/second report card for non-semestered schools (PDF, 63 KB)
- Secondary provincial final report card for non-semestered schools (PDF, 65 KB)
- Other Resources
E-Learning Ontario
E-Learning Ontario (eLO) is guided by a vision of an Ontario where students have unlimited opportunities to learn and achieve at a high level within a digital and ever-changing world. As part of this vision, eLO provides school boards with various tools necessary to provide students with e-learning opportunities.
Some of the tools offered by eLO include:
- The Learning Management System (LMS) – an online system containing over 125 online secondary credit courses for boards to choose from and offer to their students. Communication and assessment tools within the LMS (e.g., blogs, discussions, dropboxes, electronic portfolios) allow students and teachers to learn and teach at a distance.
- The Ontario Educational Resource Bank – an "online library" with over 26,000 resources that are searchable by grade, subject/course, strand, overall expectation and/or keyword. Users can also filter their search results by file format, creator name, resource type, learning style, and teacher/learner strategy.
- E-Community Ontario – an online professional learning community with over 100 English and over 30 French communities on various topics.
For more details about the tools available through eLO, please visit http://www.ontario.ca/elearning.
English Language Learners (ELL)
- ELL GAINS: Click on ELL GAINS on the left sidebar to access a wealth of classroom-ready instructional supports for English Language Learners, K to 12
Equity and Inclusive Education
Full-Day Early Learning Kindergarten Program
Healthy Schools
Intermediate/Senior Literacy
- Literacy GAINS: Click on Literacy GAINS to access a wealth of classroom-ready instructional supports for Intermediate/Senior Literacy
- Cross-Curricular Literacy
Intermediate/Senior Mathematics
- Math GAINS: click on Math GAINS to access a wealth of classroom-ready instructional supports for K to 12.
At this website you will find program, unit, and lesson plans with student activities for K-12 under "Learning Materials". The "Classroom Dynamics" section will provide guidance as you work to establish a positive learning climate in your classroom.
New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP)
The Ontario Curriculum
NOTE: When downloading curriculum documents please ensure that you are accessing the most recent versions. In many cases (e.g., The Arts, Grades 1-8; Technological Education, Grades 9-10), the revised version of the document as well as the original version of the document are posted. In general the revised version appears first in the posting.
Parent Engagement
Primary/Junior Literacy
- The Early Reading Strategy: The Expert Panel on Early Reading in Ontario (PDF, 354 KB)
- Literacy for Learning: The Report of the Expert Panel on Literacy in Grades 4 to 6 in Ontario (2004) (PDF, 1.17 MB)
- Education for All: The Report of the Expert Panel on Literacy and Numeracy Instruction for Students With Special Education Needs, Kindergarten to Grade 6 (PDF, 859 KB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Reading K-3 (PDF, 16.7 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Writing K-3 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Writing K-3 – Appendices (PDF, 66 KB)
- A Guide to Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades 4 – 6 – Volume 1, Part 1 (PDF, 4.6 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades 4 – 6 – Volume 1, Part 2 (PDF, 4.0 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades 4 – 6 – Volume 2 (PDF, 36.7 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades 4 – 6 – Volume 3 (PDF, 972 KB)
- A Guide to Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades 4 – 6 – Volume 4 (PDF, 5.2 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades 4 – 6 – Volume 5 (PDF, 3.5 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades 4 – 6 – Volume 6 (PDF, 3.4 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades 4 – 6 – Volume 7 (PDF, 956 KB)
- Finding Common Ground: Character Development in Ontario Schools, K-12 (2008) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Helping Your Child with Reading and Writing: A Guide For Parents (PDF, 2.3 MB)
- Combined Grades: Strategies to Reach a Range of Learners in Kindergarten to Grade 6 (2007) (PDF, 2.8 MB)
- Many Roots, Many Voices: Supporting English Language Learners in Every Classroom (2006) (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Supporting English Language Learners in Kindergarten: A practical guide for Ontario educators (2007) (PDF, 6.7 MB)
- Me Read No Way: A Practical Guide to Improving Boys' Literacy Skills (2004) (PDF, 1.0 MB)
- Me Read? And How? Ontario teachers report on how to improve boys' literacy skills (2009)
Literacy and Numeracy Capacity Building Series:
- Student Identity and Engagement in Elementary Schools (PDF, 857 KB)
- Grand Conversations in Primary Classrooms (PDF, 892 KB)
- Integrated Learning in the Classroom (PDF, 1.33 MB)
- Collaborative Teacher Inquiry (PDF, 661 KB)
- Primary Assessment (PDF, 473 KB)
- Reading Fluency (PDF, 253 KB)
- Let's Talk about Listening (PDF, 319 KB)
- A World of Words: Enhancing Vocabulary Development for English Language Learners (PDF, 274 KB)
- Critical Literacy (PDF, 198 KB)
- ELL Voices in the Classroom (PDF, 299 KB)
- Non-Fiction Writing for the Junior Student (PDF, 432 KB)
- Student Self-Assessment (PDF, 280 KB)
- Professional Learning Communities: A Model For Ontario Schools (PDF, 708 KB)
What Works? Research into Practice Series:
- Bolstering Resilience in Students: Teachers as Protective Factors (PDF, 617 KB)
- Science and Literacy in the Elementary Classroom (PDF, 416 KB)
- Try Literacy Tutoring First (PDF, 458 KB)
- Storytelling and Story Writing – "Using a Different Kind of Pencil" (PDF, 345 KB)
- Placing Music at the Centre of Literacy Instruction (PDF, 710 KB)
- Early Identification and Intervention for At-Risk Readers in French Immersion (PDF, 970 KB)
- Including Students with Exceptionalities (PDF, 534 KB)
- Content Literacy (PDF, 992 KB)
- Boys' Underachievement: Which Boys Are We Talking About? (PDF, 1.31 MB)
- Integrating Aboriginal Teaching and Values into the Classroom (PDF, 416 KB)
- Combined Grade Classroom (PDF, 424 KB)
- Poetry: A Powerful Medium for Literacy and Technology Development (PDF, 1.98 MB)
- The Effectiveness of Literacy Coaches (PDF, 454 KB)
- Promoting Literacy in Multilingual Contexts (PDF, 812 KB)
- Integrated Curriculum (PDF, 433 KB)
- Engaging Students Through the Arts (PDF, 201 KB)
- Video Games in the Classroom: Building Skills in Literacy and Numeracy (PDF, 340 KB)
- Developing Critical Literacy Skills: Exploring Masculine and Feminine Stereotypes in Children's Literature (PDF, 216 KB)
- The Ontario Curriculum, Language, Grades 1 to 8 (2006) (Revised)
- The Kindergarten Program (2006) (Revised)
- The Full-Day Early Learning Kindergarten Program (Draft, 2010)
- The Ontario Curriculum, English As a Second Language and English Literacy Development, Grades 1 to 8 (2001)
Primary/Junior Mathematics
- Early Math Strategy: The Report of the Expert Panel on Early Math in Ontario (PDF, 892 KB)
- Teaching and Learning Mathematics – The Report of the Expert Panel on Mathematics in Grades 4 to 6 in Ontario (PDF, 1.15 MB)
- The Ontario Curriculum: Mathematics (PDF, 935 KB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, Kindergarten to Grade 6: Volume 1 – Foundations of Mathematics Instruction (PDF, 2.46 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, Kindergarten to Grade 6: Volume 2 – Problem Solving and Communication (PDF, 1.75 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, Kindergarten to Grade 6: Volume 3 – Classroom Resources and Management (PDF, 1.71 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, Kindergarten to Grade 6: Volume 4 – Assessment and Home Connections (PDF, 2.20 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, Kindergarten to Grade 6: Volume 5 – Teaching Basic Facts and Multidigit Computations (PDF, 1.44 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Math, K to 3, Number Sense and Numeration – developed prior to the 2005 Ontario Mathematics Curriculum document (PDF, 7.46 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Math, K to 3, Geometry and Spatial Sense – developed prior to the 2005 Ontario Mathematics Curriculum document (PDF, 5.28 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, K to 3, Measurement
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, K to 3, Patterning and Algebra
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, K to 3, Data Management and Probability
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, K to Grade 6: Number Sense and Numeration, Grades 4 to 6, Volume 1 – The Big Ideas (PDF, 2.93 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, K to Grade 6: Number Sense and Numeration, Grades 4 to 6, Volume 2 – Addition and Subtraction (PDF, 2.94 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, K to Grade 6: Number Sense and Numeration, Grades 4 to 6, Volume 3 – Multiplication (PDF, 2.11 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, K to Grade 6: Number Sense and Numeration, Grades 4 to 6, Volume 4 – Division (PDF, 1.89 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, K to Grade 6: Number Sense and Numeration, Grades 4 to 6, Volume 5 – Fractions (PDF, 1.99 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, K to Grade 6: Number Sense and Numeration, Grades 4 to 6, Volume 6 – Decimal Numbers (PDF, 2.19 MB)
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, K to Grade 6: Geometry and Spatial Sense, Grades 4 to 6
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, K to Grade 6: Measurement, Grades 4 to 6
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, K to Grade 6: Patterning and Algebra, Grades 4 to 6
- A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, K to Grade 6: Data Management and Probability, Grades 4 to 6
- Helping Your Child Do Mathematics, A Guide for Parents (PDF, 2.3 MB)
- Facilitator's Handbook – Teaching and Learning Through Problem Solving
- Facilitator's Handbook – Understanding Addition and Subtraction of Whole and Decimal Numbers
- Facilitator's Handbook – Understanding Relationships between Fractions, Decimals, Ratios, Rates, and Percents
- Facilitator's Handbook – Understanding Multiplication and Division of Whole and Decimal Numbers
- Combined Grades: Strategies to Reach a Range of Learners in Kindergarten to Grade 6 (PDF, 2,8 MB)
Literacy and Numeracy Capacity Building Series:
What Works? Research into Practice Series:
- Learning Mathematics vs Following "Rules": The Value of Student-Generated Methods (PDF, 531 KB)
- Student Interaction in the Math Classroom: Stealing Ideas or Building Understanding (PDF, 414 KB)
- ESL in the Mathematics Classroom (PDF, 2.6 MB)
- LNS Webcasts – click on the following links to access professional learning via media files
- Three-Part Lesson in Mathematics: Co-planning, Co-teaching and Supporting Student Learning – June 1, 2011
- Through the Eye of the Learner: From student work to teacher practice – March 4, 2011
- Differentiating Mathematics Instruction – May 28, 2008
- Kindergarten Matters: Building Blocks for Learning (scroll down to Math Instruction) – January 30, 2007:
- Learning Mathematics Within Contexts – October 30, 2007
- Making Mathematics Accessible to All Students – March 29, 2007
- Coaching for Student Success in Mathematics – June 28, 2007
- Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching with Dr. Deborah Loewenberg Ball – Wednesday, November 2, 2005
Safe Schools
Software and Web Services to Support the Ontario Curriculum
Special Education
- Education for All, Report of the Expert Panel on Literacy and Numeracy Instruction for Students with Special Education Needs, Kindergarten to Grade 6 (2005)
- Effective Educational Practices for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- The Individual Education Plan (IEP), A Resource Guide (2004)
- Planning Entry to School, A Resource Guide (2005)
- Shared Solutions, A Guide to Preventing and Resolving Conflict Regarding Programs and Services for Students with Special Education Needs (2007)
- Special Education Transformation, The Report of the Co-Chairs with the Recommendations of the Working Table on Special Education (2006)
- Special Education, A Guide for Educators
- Highlights of Regulation 181/98
- Transition Planning: A Resource Guide
- IEP Samples, Learning for All K-12 (draft) and other Special Education Resources
- Caring and Safe Schools in Ontario: Supporting Students with Special Education Needs Through Progressive Discipline, Kindergarten to Grade 12
- Special Education, Ministry of Education website
Student Success/Learning to 18
- Building Pathways to Success Grades 7-12: The Report of the Program Pathways for Student at Risk Work Group (2003)
- Career Exploration and Experiential Learning Fact Sheet (PDF, 217 KB)
- Choices into Action: Guidance and Career Education Program Policy for Ontario Elementary and Secondary Schools (1999) (PDF, 108 KB)
- Continuous Intake Co-op Fact Sheet (PDF, 159 KB)
- Co-operative Education and Other Forms of Experiential Learning: Policies and Procedures for Secondary Schools (2000) (PDF, 160 KB)
- Co-operative Education Fact Sheet (PDF, 112 KB)
- Credit Recovery Memo – June 2006 (PDF, 18 KB)
- Credit Recovery Memo – Templates and Processes – Dec. 2006 (PDF, 618 KB)
- Credit Recovery Memo – Qs and As – April 2007 (PDF, 342 KB)
- Credit Recovery and the Provincial E-learning Strategy – Mar. 2007 (PDF, 140 KB)
- Early School Leavers: Understanding the Lived Reality of Student Disengagement from Secondary School, 2005 (PDF, 973 KB)
- Education Policy and Program Update - 2010
- E-Learning Ontario
- English Language Learners Fact Sheet (PDF, 178 KB)
- English Language Learners Web Resources
- Differentiated Instruction Web Resources
- Mathematics Web Resources
- Literacy Web Resources
- Assessment and Evaluation Web Resources
- Expansion of Cooperative Education Toolkit
- Fresh Starts – False Starts: A Review of Literature on the Transition from Elementary to Secondary School (PDF, 62 KB)
- Grade 8 to 9 Transition Planning Initiative Evaluation Report 2007 (PDF, 1,24 MB)
- Implementation of Bill 52, Learning to Age 18 memo – April 2007 (PDF, 204 KB)
- Leading Math Success – The Report of the Expert Panel on Student Success in Ontario (2004) (PDF, 603 KB)
- More Ways to Succeed brochure (PDF, 832 KB)
- Mental Health Strategy
- Ontario Prospects
- Ontario Secondary Schools, Grades 9 to 12 (1999)
- Ontario Skills Passport
- Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) Fact Sheet (PDF, 181 KB)
- Pathways for Success: Sample Timetables for Supporting Students at Risk, 2003 PDF, 222 KB)
- PPM 139 – Revisions to Ontario Secondary Schools (OSS) to Support Student Success and Learning to 18
- Reach Every Student – Differentiated Instruction Brochure (7&8) (PDF, 616 KB)
- Secondary School Reform and the Role of Research, Evaluation and Indicator data (PDF, 120 KB)
- Speak Up
- Specialist High Skills Major
- Student Success Commission Report on Student Success Teachers – June 2006 (PDF, 51 KB)
- Student Success Credit Tracker (PDF, 680 KB)
- Students with Special Needs Fact Sheet (PDF, 180 KB)
- A Successful Pathway For All Students: Final Report of the at Risk Working Group (2003)
- Supporting Student Success in Literacy Grades 7-12: Effective Practices of Ontario School Boards (2004)
- Think Literacy – Cross-curricular Approaches: Grades 7-12
- Think Literacy – Subject-specific documents
- Think Literacy Success Grades 7-12 – The Report of the Expert Panel on Student at Risk in Ontario (2003) (PDF, 725 KB)
- Transitions and Pathways from Elementary to Secondary School: A Review of Selected Literature (PDF, 492 KB)
- Virtual Co-op (e-Co-op) Fact Sheet (PDF, 180 KB)
- What do you need to graduate?
Website Links
Ontario Ministry of Education
Healthy Schools
Literacy and Numeracy Strategy
Ministry of Education
New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP)
Safe Schools
Special Education
Student Success/Learning to 18
Supporting Teaching Excellence
Teaching Tools
Other Resource Links
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