CONTENTS: ETFO VOICE – FALL 2023 8 12


4 FROM THE EDITOR


5 FROM THE PRESIDENT By Karen Brown


FALL 2023 6 FROM THE GENERAL


SOLIDARITY KEEPS US STRONG


2023 ANNUAL MEETING RECAP


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STANDING FIRM AGAINST HATE: 2SLGBTQ+ INCLUSION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS


UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE CHANGE AND BRINGING ADVOCACY, ART AND INDIGENOUS WISDOM INTO THE CLASSROOM


FROM ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER TO MULTILINGUAL LEARNER


SECRETARY By Sharon O’Halloran


32 CURRICULUM: Supporting Multilingual Language Learners – Translanguaging


35 YOUR FEDERATION: 2023 ANNUAL MEETING


45 BOOK REVIEWS


47 CROSSWORD: “YOU DRIVE A HARD BARGAIN” By Matt Gaffney


2 ETFO VOICE | FALL 2023


8 A VOTE FOR OUR SCHOOLS


AND OUR FUTURE After a frustrating year of bargaining, ETFO is asking members for a strong


strike mandate.


12 STANDING FIRM


AGAINST HATE Melissa Sky implores 2SLGBTQ+ allies to stand in solidarity with rainbow colleagues and students in the face of rising violence and hate towards the community.


PHOTO BY CHRISTINE COUSINS


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