Each year, OTF and the Affiliates co-sponsor a conference on teacher education that brings together the Liaison Officers who sit on our Teacher Education Liaison Committees (TELCs) at the 14 Faculties of Education across the province, along with faculty members and teacher candidates from those institutions, to discuss current trends and issues in pre-service teacher education.
For the sixth consecutive year, members of the OTF Curriculum Forum, a network of some 50 subject/division associations that operate in Ontario, will also participate in the program.
The chosen theme for this year’s event is Harnessing AI in Teaching and Teacher Education: Ethical Considerations and Pedagogical Benefits. As the theme suggests, the Symposium will provide an opportunity for participants to collectively examine both the ethical and pedagogical implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as it applies to K-12 teaching and learning and to initial teacher education. The event will enable a rich opportunity for cross-pollination, networking and reciprocal sharing among Ontario academic researchers/faculty of education instructors and classroom teachers, creating conditions for an exploration of best or promising praxis related to the chosen theme.
The Symposium will be conducted in English with French offered in discussion groups.
The Symposium will be held in person on Friday, February 7 and Saturday, February 8, 2025, in Toronto.
For additional context and to view the full program for the Symposium click here.