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DECEMBER 2003

Professionally Speaking is published quarterly by the Ontario College of Teachers to inform its members about the activities and decisions of the College. The magazine provides a forum for discussion of issues relevant to the future of teaching and learning, teachers' professional learning and standards of practice.

The views expressed in articles are those of the authors and do notnecessarily represent the official position of the College.

Letters to the editor and submissions on topics of interest to the profession are welcome. Unsolicited manuscripts cannot be returned.

ISSN 1206-8799

ADDRESS
Professionally Speaking
Ontario College of Teachers
121 Bloor Street East, Toronto ON M4W 3M5
fax: 416-961-8822; e-mail: ps@oct.ca

EDITORIAL BOARD
Marilyn A. Laframboise (Chair), Bernard J. Adam, Iain Munro, Patrick Slack, David Somer

PUBLISHER
Richard Lewko

EDITOR
Philip Carter

MANAGING EDITOR
Joyce Mason

ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Marjelaine Caya

REVIEWS EDITOR
Rosemary Kennedy

TRANSLATION
Marjelaine Caya, Véronique Ponce, Lyse Ward

CONTRIBUTORS
Liane Alessi, Margaret Alfred, Nadira Balsh, Gabrielle Barkany, Lois Browne, Tessa Buchan, Margaret Buckworth, Nadine Carpenter, Karen Champagne, Ian Crysler, Gianna Di Rezze, Sylvie Deschênes, François Dionne, Julia Dodge, Helen Donohoe, Pierre Drouin, René Fitzgerald, Catherine Gautry, Olivia Hamilton, Brian Jamieson, Gregg Johns, Marilyn A. Laframboise, Claudette Landry, Ruth Latta, Suzanne Laveau, Mike Lea, Brent Linton, Kate Lushington, Joyce Mason, Jane Mawson, Leanne Miller, René Morin, Sylvie Nadeau, Eleanor Paul, Mike Pinder, Véronique Ponce, Marc Potvin, Michael Reist, Chris Sach-Anderson, Michael Salvatori, Robert J. Sawyer, Lynda Scarrow, Andrée Sirois, Kristoff Steinruck, Doug Wilson

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Simon Young

DESIGN & LAYOUT
Radonic|Rodgers Communications Inc.

COVER PHOTO
Kristoff Steinruck

SUBSCRIPTIONS
Subscriptions to Professionally Speaking are a benefit of membership in the Ontario College of Teachers. Annual subscriptions for non-members are available for $10 in Canada; $20 foreign. To subscribe, contact Kathy Anstett, Ontario College of Teachers, 121 Bloor Street East, Toronto ON M4W 3M5; tel: 416-961-8800 ext. 605 ; fax: 416-961-8822; toll-free in Ontario: 1-888-534-2222; e-mail: outreach@oct.ca

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The Council

CHAIR
Marilyn A. Laframboise

VICE-CHAIR
Nancy Hutcheson

MEMBERS
Bernard J. Adam, Paul Brazeau, Jackie Breithaupt,Don Cattani, Ernie Checkeris, Janet Cornwall, Ted Coulson, Patrick J. Daly, Suzanne De Froy, Pauline Demers, Rosemary Fontaine, Normand W. Fortin, Gord Hough, Nancy Hutcheson, Martin Kings, Marilyn A. Laframboise, Diane Leblovic, Elayne McDermid, Karen M. Mitchell, Larry Mongeon, Harry W. Mulvale, Iain Munro, Janet M. Ouellette, Elizabeth Papadopoulos, Jennifer Pitt, Patrick Slack, David Somer, Richard Victor, Hilda Watkins, Lila Mae (Lou) Watson

REGISTRAR
W. Douglas Wilson

DEPUTY REGISTRAR
Brian McGowan

CO-ORDINATOR, PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS
Margaret Aubé

CO-ORDINATOR, INVESTIGATIONS AND HEARINGS
Rosemary Gannon

EXECUTIVE CO-ORDINATOR
Richard Lewko

CO-ORDINATOR, MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
Lynda Palazzi