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PSW Spring Work Day

May 23, 2019
Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario, Smiths Falls

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location:
CDSBEO: St. James Catholic Education Centre
5 Catherine St.
Smiths Falls K7A 3Z9
613-284-2613
Map

The classroom is located in the large double portable on the south side of the main building.

To register, please email Anita Plunkett at
anita.plunkett@cdsbeo.on.ca or Dawn Marie Brunet at
dawnmarie.brunet@sudburycatholicschools.ca. 

AGENDA


Travel:

Smiths Falls is located approximately 45 min south of Ottawa.
The Via Rail Station is located at 46 Union St., Smiths Falls (approximately 5 minutes by car/taxi to the Education Centre).

Accommodations:

In Smiths Falls:

  • Best Western
  • Econo Lodge
  • Rodger’s Hotel
  • Best Inn

In Perth:
(Located approximately 15 minutes west of Smiths Falls. No Via rail station)

  • Best Western Plus
  • Perth Plaza
  • Tay Inn
  • Perth Manor Boutique

Both Smiths Falls and Perth have a number of restaurants. Perth does offer a little more variety and the accommodations are a little more upgraded. However, Smiths Falls has the convenience of a Via Rail station.

A hot lunch and snacks will be provided on the day. Please email Anita Plunkett at cesbapswcochair@gmail.com with dietary concerns.

For extra social time, a restaurant will be booked the evening of May 22nd. Please let Anita know if you would like to join.        

CESBA North Regional Meeting – North Bay

May 2, 2019
North Bay

Location:

St. Joseph Adult Education Campus
570 First Ave. East, North Bay

REGISTER
Travel expenses:
  • Meeting expense claim form is attached.
  • Hotel costs: CESBA will reimburse $125 toward the cost of one night at a hotel on May 1.

Travel costs:

  • For those traveling up to 425km (calculated from your school to the event venue) there is reimbursement of up to $150.00
  • For participants travelling over 425 km, please e-mail Hillary Arnold (harnold@cesba.com) with an estimate of your travel costs to discuss how we can help.

CESBA Central Regional Meeting – Yorkdale

April 17, 2019
Yorkdale

Location:
Holiday Inn Toronto-Yorkdale
Albany Room
3450 Dufferin St, North York M6A 2V1

Join CESBA for a day of networking, group discussions and updates at the Central Regional Meeting! We’ll be joined by special guest Sunil Johal, Policy Director at the Mowat Centre, who will be presenting a talk entitled “Skills, the Future of Work and Education.” Register below to attend both the meeting and Sunil’s presentation.

Sunil Johal’s presentation – full webinar recording


About Sunil

Sunil Johal is Policy Director at the Mowat Centre, an independent public policy think tank at the University of Toronto. He leads the Centre’s research activities, manages the research team and teaches a variety of executive education courses. He is frequently invited to advise governments and international organizations about disruptive technologies and regulatory and policy issues. He has authored more than 20 influential policy reports on a range of social, economic and regulatory topics. Learn more

Sunil Johal Webinar: Skills in the Age of Disruption

April 17, 2019

Sunil Johal’s presentation – full webinar recording

Webinar survey

About Sunil:
Sunil Johal is Policy Director at the Mowat Centre, an independent public policy think tank at the University of Toronto. He leads the Centre’s research activities, manages the research team and teaches a variety of executive education courses. He is frequently invited to advise governments and international organizations about disruptive technologies and regulatory and policy issues. He has authored more than 20 influential policy reports on a range of social, economic and regulatory topics.

PD Day for A&CE Credit Teachers

April 2, 2019
Toronto, ON

Location:
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Toronto Downtown
108 Chestnut Street
Toronto, ON M5G 1R3

This professional development day is an exciting opportunity to come together as adult and continuing education (A&CE) credit teachers from across Ontario to share experiences and learn about key themes in A&CE today. We will explore a variety of topics such as mathematics & numeracy; diversity & equity; and supporting mental health wellness & decreasing stigma. Through interactive workshops and discussion based sessions, you’ll leave with new skills and practical ideas to apply to your own A&CE program.

CESBA invites up to three A&CE credit teachers from each school board to attend.

REGISTER

Agenda (English)


Accommodations

Accommodation will be available at the event venue, the Toronto Hilton Doubletree. If the school board office is more than 100 km away, the cost of accommodation on April 1st will be partially covered. If the school board office is less than 100 km away, there is no funding available for accommodation. Rooms must be booked by March 23rd in order to receive the per night rate of $149 plus tax. Please refer to CESBA’s expense form for further details.

Book accommodations

Funding is available to cover only a PARTIAL cost of the travel, accommodation and meals for attendees. Please refer to the expense claim form for details:

There is limited space at the event venue and limited access to the hotel room block booking. Please register for the event no later than March 26, 2019, and reserve your hotel room no later than March 23, 2019.

Travel Subsidies

We understand that travel costs from some parts of the province can make attendance prohibitive given CESBA’s new limits on travel reimbursement. For those participants travelling more than 425km please contact Hillary Arnold at harnold@cesba.com, provide a travel cost estimate and we will work together to determine the level of support CESBA can provide.

CESBA also has limited fund to contribute to staff replacement funding. Please contact us if you need replacement funds for your teaching staff to attend this PD event.

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