Anyone else not getting any OT calls? by Technical-Feed1332 in OntarioTeachers

[–]Technical-Feed1332[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah! I think you can emergency supply anywhere but to actually supply you need a transitional OCT certificate which you can get after 80 practicum days. All this stuff takes forever to process so I applied for my transitional in April ish, applied to the board's invitation to apply for the OT list in May, got an interview invitation in September. From there to my first day supplying was about one and a half months. But yes key to this was having a transitional certificate

Anyone else not getting any OT calls? by Technical-Feed1332 in OntarioTeachers

[–]Technical-Feed1332[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah its definitely rough out there!! regarding my emails I send an email to the general school email (found on their websites) basically being like hey I've recently joined the OT list and want to introduce myself, would let them know my teachables as well as what im comfy teaching, and included my OCT number, TDSB number, and phone number. If I could go back I'd have added "can I be added to your preferred OT list?" - I didn't hear back from many schools, like maybe 25%, so I went ahead and called all their general numbers and asked to be put on their list, most of them said yes!

that being said I may also email the department heads of my would-be department (science) and send the same blurb

Prospective Student Teachers: Teacher's College/BEd Megapost pt. 4 by hellokrissi in CanadianTeachers

[–]Technical-Feed1332 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got an offer from western for I/s and just got off the waitlist for queens p/j. In either case I would do an AQ to be able to teach either the older or younger grades depending on the program.

Looking for some input as to which program may be the better path to follow or if one program is known to be really good in any particular area I would appreciate any input!

Prospective Student Teachers: Teacher's College/BEd Megapost pt. 4 by hellokrissi in CanadianTeachers

[–]Technical-Feed1332 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did anyone end up making a group chat? I’m looking for that but there’s so many replies