Morning Recess Webinar Series

If you missed a webinar and would like to request a copy of the podcast or the Powerpoint slides, send us an email at morningrecess@millerthomson.com. Or give us a call if you would like us to lead a session at your board, and we can customize a presentation to meet your needs.

2018

• September 20 – Social Media & The Re-issued Health & PE Curriculum presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna (Material)
• May 17 – Labour and Employment Update: The Year in Review presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna (Material)
• April 19 – Workplace Violence – The Ministry of Labour’s new Guide presented by Nadya Tymochenko (Material)
• April 5 – Critical Construction Law Updates (Part 2) presented by Drazen Bulat (Material)
• March 21 – Critical Construction Law Updates (Part 1) presented by Drazen Bulat (Material)
• February 15 – Mental Health: When does a Mental Health Need become a Disability? presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Jesstina McFadden (Material)
• January 18 – Marijuana: Medical and Personal Use: Implications for Schools presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna (Material)

2017

• November 16 – Sexual and General Harassment: Investigation & Discipline in the School Context, presented by Zeinab Yousif and Nadya Tymochenko (Material)
• October 19 – School Closures: Lessons from the Past and the Impact of the Moratorium on the Future, presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna and Kate Genest (Material)
• September 28 -Principals’ 201: Procurement & Construction, presented by Rosa Mauro (Material)
• May 25 – Principals’ 101: Labour – Case Law Update, presented by Zeinab Yousif (Material)
• April 27 – Principals’ 101: Labour – Collective Agreements, presented by Paula Pettit (Material)
• February 16 – Principals’ 101: Special Education – Human Rights, presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna (Material)
• January 19 – Principals’ 101: Special Education – IEPs & IPRCs., presented by Nadya Tymochenko (Material)

2016

• November 17 – Principals’ 101: Student Discipline Part 2 – Suspension & Expulsion, presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna and Nadya Tymochenko (Material)
• October 27 – Principals’ 101: Student Discipline: Part 1- Investigations, presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna and Nadya Tymochenko (Material)
• September 22 – Principals’ 101: Custody, Access and Guardianship, presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna (Material)
• June 23 – Environmental Health and Safety Risks: Acquiring and Disposing of Property & Managing School Board Facilities – Part 2, presented by Bryan Buttigieg (Material)
• June 16 – Environmental Health and Safety Risks: Acquiring and Disposing of Property & Managing School Board Facilities – Part 1, presented by Bryan Buttigieg (Material)
• May 26 – Year End School Board Labour & Employment Update, presented by Nadya Tymochenko (Material)
• April 26 – Official Mark Protection for School Boards – The Better Way to Trademark, presented by Catherine M. Dennis Brooks (Material)
• March 3 – School Foundations: Common Pitfalls in Receiving Charitable Gifts, presented by Kate Lazier (Material)
• February 18 – School Foundations: Governance Essentials, presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna (Material)
• January 21 – Off-Duty Conduct in a Social Media Savvy World, presented by Nadya Tymochenko (Material)

2015

• November 26 – Protecting Personal Privacy in an Era of Social Media, presented by Nadya Tymochenko (Material)
• October 22 – Social Media User Contracts – Terms and Conditions, presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna (Material)
  
• September 24 – Teachers using Social Media – Benefits & Pitfalls, presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna (Material)
  
• June 4 – Labour Case Update, presented by Dirk Van de Kamer (Material)
• April 16 – Important Cases about Student Searches, presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna (Material)
• February 19 – Students Harassing Teachers, presented by Nadya Tymochenko (Material)
• January 22 – The Role of Trustees, presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna (Material)

2014

• November 13 – Human Rights in Schools, presented by Nadya Tymochenko (Material)
  
• October 30 – School Councils and Parent Involvement Committees, presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna (Material)
• September 24 – BYOD: Are We Ready?, presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna (Material)
• June 26 – Purchasing Law Dos and Don’ts, presented by Dražen Bulat (Material)
  
• April 17 – School Board Labour Law Update, presented by Nadya Tymochenko
• March 20 – Canada’s New Anti-Spam Legislation: School Board Compliance, presented by Gillian Tuck Kutarna (Material)
  
• February 20 – Service Dogs and a Lot More: Identifying Key Issues in Special Education, presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna (Material)
  
• January 24 – Reaching Education Resolutions Series, Part 3 – Transition Pathways for Students with Special Needs: Presentations of Effective Cross-Sector Transition Planning Practices – presented by Lindy Zaretsky and Nadya Tymochenko (Material)
• January 16 – School Board Trustee Elections, presented by Eric M. Davis (Material)

2013

• November 21 – To Suspend, Expel, Exclude or Not, presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna (Material)
• November 15 – Reaching Education Resolutions Series, Part 2 – Transition Pathways for Students with Special Needs: Mediating Challenges in Integrated Transition Planning – presented by Lindy Zaretsky and Nadya Tymochenko (Material)
• October 18 – Reaching Education Resolutions Series, Part 1 – Transition Pathways for Students with Special Needs: Introduction to Transition Planning – presented by Lindy Zaretsky and Nadya Tymochenko (Material)
• October 17 – Preparing for and Participating in an Expulsion Hearing: Practices to Help you Avoid an Appeal, presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna (Material)
• September 19 – Investigating an Imposing Suspension Pending Expulsion, presented by Nadya Tymochenko and Gillian Tuck Kutarna
• May 24 – Labour and Employment Law Update for School Boards, presented by Nadya Tymochenko (Material)
• April 25  – Broader Public Sector Purchasing Requirements for School Boards, presented by Dražen Bulat (Material)