Master of Teaching Student Association
252 Bloor Street West M5S 1V6 Toronto, ON, Canada

We are hosting an event with Dr. Reid Beyond Dumplings and Samosas on Wednesday, May 12th from 12-1pm on Zoom to review some high-impact lessons that foster positive inclusion of Asian students. These lessons are important especially due to the increasing need to support our Asian community, the demographic diversity of the GTA, and the month of May is Asian Heritage Month. If you are interested in attending please fill out this form https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSeYSO6JfrWd228W7/viewform

Introducing your 2021-2022 MTSA team. We look forward to a successful and fun year of representing the great MT students at OISE.

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Congratulations OISE 2021 MT students for all of your hard work! Join us online on Thursday April 15th at 8:30 pm at the Fill Your Mug Farewell to celebrate your achievements and look forward to your contributions yet to be made. Cheers! Sincerely, ... MTSA

Congratulations OISE 2021 Grads You should be proud of all that you have accomplished while managing significant challenges and changes in your studies and your lives caused by the pandemic over the past year. This is an extraordinary achievement! For all of your hard work, let’s celebrate! Join us on Thursday April 15th at 8:30 pm to celebrate your achievements and look forward to your contributions yet to be made. ... Cheers! Sincerely, MTSA

Hello MT Year 1s! Reminder: Submissions for the 2021-2022 MTSA are open until 12:00 PM on Saturday March 13. We are accepting submissions for all executive positions. If interested, please email a 250 word bio (and state which position you're applying for) to [email protected]. Please include why you want the position, why you are qualified for the position, and what you hope to accomplish in the position as well as your cohort number. ... We strongly encourage MT students from all streams to apply! This is a great opportunity to become more involved in the MT community and to actively influence student life at OISE. The MTSA will also allow you to develop your leadership, teamwork, and communication skills! We would also like to take this opportunity to remind you that the MTSA is here to support you in whatever way we can. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Sincerely, Your MTSA

Mental Health Tip: Try to find five things you have found difficult, and order them from least to most difficult. Choose one issue to tackle first, and then break it down into smaller pieces so it is easier to work on. #5TipsForBurnout #MTSA #OISE

ATTENTION YEAR 1 STUDENTS MTSA elections for the 2021-2022 academic year are now OPEN! If interested in any of the positions above, please email a 250 word bio (including which position you’re applying for) to [email protected] by Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 4:00 PM. Please include why you want the position, why you’re qualified for the position, and what you hope to accomplish in the position. Refer to your email for a document with role details for each positio...n! We strongly encourage MT students from ALL streams to apply! This is a great opportunity to become more involved in the MT community and actively influence student life at OISE, while developing your leadership, teamwork, and communication skills! Voting will occur for all MT students from March 15 - March 29 via Google Forms. APPLY NOW! See more

So much new music, so little time. Follow our #MTSAFeelGoodFriday playlist and never miss a beat. #TGIF #MTSA Link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1o6gw78xrPa9kD5JxocB5a

On Wednesday, February 10th (12:00 pm - 1:00 pm), the MT community will be hosting a Lunch-and-Learn with the former Ontario Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth, Irwin Elman. The Advocate’s Office was in charge of assisting children and youth in care in Ontario - all of whom go through the Ontario education system - and advocating for their rights. He has worked worldwide with a background as an educator, counsellor, youth worker, program manager, policy developer and... child and youth advocate. Mr. Elman will lead a discussion about Ontario’s child protection system and how educators can provide support for children and youth in care. This event is organized by Jessica K and Dr. Nardozi. Please contact Dr. Angela Nardozi on Pepper if you have questions. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lunch-with-irwin-elman-former-p

On Wednesday, February 10th (12:00 pm - 1:00 pm), the MT community will be hosting a Lunch-and-Learn with the former Ontario Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth, Irwin Elman. The Advocate’s Office was in charge of assisting children and youth in care in Ontario - all of whom go through the Ontario education system - and advocating for their rights. He has worked worldwide with a background as an educator, counsellor, youth worker, program manager, policy developer and... child and youth advocate. Mr. Elman will lead a discussion about Ontario’s child protection system and how educators can provide support for children and youth in care. This event is organized by Jessica K and Dr. Nardozi. Please contact Dr. Angela Nardozi on Pepper if you have questions. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lunch-with-irwin-elman-former-p

A new student-lead initiative at Malvern Collegiate, Community Connections, is looking for community members to mentor/connect with high school students. Each mentor will be paired with one student, and have a weekly half an hour conversation with that student around a specific pre-set topic (set by the students). The idea is to explore modern topics facing students today, lighthearted to heavier topics, in a way that connects students with their broader communities. They cu...rrently have LOTS of students who are interested, but need more community members! They must be adults (MT candidates are perfect!) who are referred, as it is student lead. If you are interested and would like to participate, please email [email protected]. It will be starting in January. #oise

https://www.facebook.com/donate/3485953921526070/ Join the MTSA in support of Covenant House Toronto. This organization supports youth through a variety of impactful programs, which your donations will greatly contribute to. Whether you donate a little or a lot, everything counts. For every donation you make, your name will be entered into a draw to win one of three prizes (hint: prizes will consist of free MT merch). The draw will occur on December 17th, but the donations w...ill continue until December 21st. Facebook pays all the processing fees for you, so 100% of your donation goes directly to the nonprofit. Thank you for your support.

Please note that the MTSA Executive Team is currently completing their third practicum placement during the month of November. As a result, you may experience a delay in response time. This applies to all of our social media accounts and our email. Thank you for your understanding.

MT MERCH IS AVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER 2 Did you miss out on grabbing one of your fave MT Merchandise? You have access until November 2nd. ITEMS AVAILABLE INCLUDE: *drumroll*... $10 totes (one size, one colour) $13 water bottles (one size, one colour) $16 baseball hats (one size, two colours) $25 crewneck sweaters (multiple sizes, one colour) $30 hoodies (multiple sizes, two colours) Hurry! Only a limited amount of time is left Link: http://oise-master-of-teaching-store.myshopify.com/ Love, The MTSA

Volunteer Opportunity with Frontier College Do you enjoy teaching and mentoring children? Would you like to gain experience working at an ESL program for adults? Are you interested in giving back to your community? Frontier College is a national literacy organization that works to ensure that everyone has equal access to educational opportunities. They work with volunteers and community partners to identify populations in Toronto that are vulnerable to low literacy rates an...d organize targeted programs such as homework clubs and reading circles. This year, they are continuing to support learners online. They are currently recruiting volunteers! As a volunteer, you will have the opportunity to work with learners in online one-to-one tutoring sessions and in facilitated group activity sessions. For more information, check out the website at https://utfrontiercollege.wordpress.com and fill out an online application form. #OISE

Hello all MT students! We hope classes are going well for everyone. We understand that the 2020-2021 school year will look quite different from what most of us are used to and we promise to do our best to support you through this experience. As a result, weencourage you to drop in for our Office Hours. This session will be led by our Director of Professional Development, Carmen Szeto, and our Director of Finance, Adrianna Bonomo, on Thursday October 15th at 12:00 pm. Pl...ease be advised that they may not have answers to all of your questions, but will do their best to provide insight where possible. The Zoom information is below: Topic: MTSA Office Hours Time: Oct 15, 2020 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Meeting ID: 939 1842 6911 Passcode: 148596 Best, Your MTSA See more

The OISE Master of Teaching Student Association has created an The OISE Master of Teaching Merchandise Store is available for MT students and faculty. We encourage you to browse through our 2020-2021 Collection and share the link. Let's support the OISE MT Community! OISE Master of Teaching Merchandise Store: https://oise-master-of-teaching-store.myshopify.com... Happy Shopping!

The MTSA invites all current MT students to our Fill Your Mug on Thursday September 24th at 8:30 pm! Join us with a mug full of water, coffee, tea, wine, tequila, etc. for a causal conversation about: The start of the school year and online classes Current events and your mental wellbeing... Any anything else you want to chat about Various members of the MTSA will be online from 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Feel free to just drop in for a few minutes and say hello! This is meant to be a time to relax, connect, and de-stress. We look forward to seeing you there! Zoom meeting: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/98898649947 Meeting ID: 988 9864 9947 Passcode: 353191 Best, MTSA