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Professional Learning Series (PLS) and Events | 2026-27

Updated: October 16, 2026

Please review the schedules below for your year of the B.Ed. program:

Attendance at all scheduled events is required. On all PLS and Practicum Preparation Days (refer to the Program and Practicum Calendar), teacher candidates are expected to be available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., regardless of the start and end times currently listed for individual events. 

Please note that event details are subject to change. Any updates will be communicated as far in advance as possible.

Additional events or workshops may be added. Please check this page and monitor your UWindsoremail regularly for updates and important announcements.

Reminder emails containing event details, instructions, and other relevant information will be sent to teacher candidates at least one week in advance whenever possible.

Year 1 B.Ed. Teacher Candidates

Fall 2026

  • Electives Teaching Fair
    Thursday, November 12 | 3:30–5:00 p.m.
    Location: CAW Student Centre – Commons and Marketplace

    Explore final projects, inquiries, and research-based assignments from second-year B.Ed. students in elective courses.

  • Ontario Teachers' Federation (OTF), Professional Boundaries, and Pinning Ceremony of Initiation
    Wednesday, November 18 | 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
    Location: Toldo Lancer Centre – Dennis Fairall Fieldhouse
    Sign-in begins at 8:30 a.m. Professional attire is required.

    The session introduces the role of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation and professional boundaries in teaching, followed by the Pinning Ceremony of Initiation into the teaching profession.

  • Ontario College of Teachers (OCT): Part 1
    Thursday, November 19 | 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
    Location: CAW Student Centre – Alumni Auditorium

    Learn about teacher regulation, the College’s mandate, professional standards, and available resources. A question-and-answer period will follow.

  • Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying 
    Friday, November 20 | 9:00–10:30 a.m.
    Location: CAW Student Centre – Alumni Auditorium

    Description to be announced. This is an important aspect of preparation for practicum placement.

Winter 2027

  • Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) Workshops
    Monday, January 18 | Session 1: 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.; Session 2: 11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
    Location: Leonard and Dorothy Neal Education Building (various rooms)

    Details for the Session 1 and Session 2 workshops, along with the selection survey, will be confirmed and shared prior to the winter semester.  

  • Ontario College of Teachers (OCT): Part 2
    Tuesday, January 19 | 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
    Location: CAW Student Centre – Alumni Auditorium

    Learn about professional misconduct, key Professional Advisories, and the OCT registration process.

  • What Is Learning FOR? Agency in a Time of AI Hype
    Tuesday, January 19 OR Wednesday, January 20 | Time and location to be announced.

    This session explores Generative AI in education, including its uses, limitations, cognitive risks, and implications for student agency and critical digital literacy.

  • Education Career Fair (attendance optional)
    Wednesday, January 20 | 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
    Location: Vanier Hall – Winclare Room

    Meet school boards and agencies from Canada and abroad to explore employment opportunities. Interviews may take place. Professional attire is encouraged.

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Year 2 B.Ed. Teacher Candidates

Fall 2026

  • Culturally Relevant Teaching and Integration of Black History
    Wednesday, November 18 | Times to be announced. Two (separate) session offerings by division (P/J and I/S)
    Location: Leonard and Dorothy Neal Education Building - Room 1101

Description to be announced.

  • Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying
    Thursday, November 19 | 8:30–10:00 a.m.
    Location: CAW Student Centre – Alumni Auditorium

    Description to be announced.

  • Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO)
    Thursday, November 19 | 1:30–3:30 p.m.
    Location: CAW Student Centre – Alumni Auditorium

    An EQAO Education Officer will explain EQAO’s role, demonstrate modernized assessments, and discuss how assessment data can inform decisions in classrooms, school boards, and across the province.

Winter 2027

  • Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) Affiliate Sessions
    Monday, January 18 | 9:30–10:45 a.m.

    Attend the session that corresponds to your school-board affiliation:

    • Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF): Intermediate/Senior division public school-board teacher candidates.Location: Vanier Hall – Oak Room

    • Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO): Primary/Junior public school-board teacher candidates.  Location: Vanier Hall – Katzman Room

    • Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA): Elementary and secondary (P/J and I/S) Catholic school-board teacher candidates. . Location: CAW Student Centre – Alumni Auditorium

    Representatives will outline the roles of their respective teacher federations.

  • You Just Got Hired!: Tips for Getting Started
    Monday, January 18 | 11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
    Location: CAW Student Centre – Alumni Auditorium

    An overview of what to expect after being hired as a teacher in a school board.

  • Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO)
    Tuesday, January 19 | 1:30–3:00 p.m.
    Location: CAW Student Centre – Alumni Auditorium

    A QECO representative will explain the organization’s role and provide information about applying for an evaluation as a certified teacher. A question-and-answer period will follow.

  • Education Career Fair (attendance optional, but strongly encouraged)
    Wednesday, January 20 | 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
    Location: Vanier Hall – Winclare Room

    Meet school boards and agencies from Canada and abroad to explore employment opportunities. Interviews may take place. Professional attire is encouraged.

Planning Reminders

  • Year 1 candidates should keep both January 19 and 20 available for the AI session as the day and time are to be announced. 
  • Year 2 candidates should attend the OTF affiliate session that applies to their school-board (public secondary, public elementary, Catholic (secondary or elementary). 
  • The Education Career Fair is optional for both years, but strongly encouraged for Year 2 candidates.

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