Teaching the way we aspire to teach, now and in the future : Teachers' vision for teaching and learning in Canada's public schools

The Research Project and Process Teaching the Way We Aspire to Teach – Now and in the Future is a collaborative research project between the Canadian Education Association (CEA) and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF). [...] Further study is necessary to determine if a causal relationship exists given the impor- tance of the supports and the reluctance for teachers to indicate that they frequently had opportunities to teach the way they aspire to teach. [...] Chart 4 illustrates the level of agreement as to the importance of the actions of school boards and/or provincial/territorial governments in supporting teachers to teach the way they aspire to teach. [...] The Appreciative Inquiry method of facilitation always begins by engaging participants in actively seeking and telling personal stories that reflect the heart of the topic being investigated, and always ends with the imagining and design of processes and environments that will foster attention to the common themes and elements identified. [...] Students are the central focus in the work that teachers do Teachers communicated a resounding message that the majority of the energy, resources, and practices that are part of schools need to be directed to nurturing student learning.