Educators’ Institute
The Educators’ Institute 2026
The Educators’ Institute, Unique Minds. Remarkable Potential., brings together educators, leaders, and partners to share strategies that support students with learning disabilities (LDs), ADHD, and other learning needs.
This year’s Institute will focus on practical, classroom-ready approaches that connect research and practice to strengthen literacy and numeracy, build thinking and learning skills, foster belonging and well-being, and promote equity and innovation in Ontario classrooms.
Join educators from across Ontario on August 18 and 19, 2026, for two days of engaging, evidence-informed professional learning. The event will be held virtually.
How participation in the Educators’ Institute works
Participation in the Educators’ Institute is available through two pathways.
Important Dates
- Educators’ Institute: August 18 and 19, 2026
- Expression of Interest (school board participation): May 4, 2026
- General registration: Opening soon
Pathway 1: School Board Access (Ministry-funded access)
If you are an educator working within an Ontario publicly funded school board, Provincial or Demonstration School, or eligible School Authority:
- You may participate through Ministry-funded access coordinated by your school board
- You may submit your name through the Expression of Interest, a short form used to indicate your interest in participating through your school board
- Educators do not register directly for Ministry-funded access
- If you are not selected through your board’s allocation, additional participation opportunities may be communicated at a later stage to those who have submitted an Expression of Interest
👉 Submit Your Expression of Interest
Pathway 2: General Registration
If you are not participating through a school board:
- You may register independently
- Registration confirms your participation in the Educators’ Institute
👉 For full details on how to participate, including registration options, start here.
About the Educators’ Institute
The Educators’ Institute is a two-day virtual professional learning event designed to provide educators with relevant and practical strategies to support students with learning disabilities (LDs), ADHD, and other learning needs.
The Educators’ Institute is part of LDAO’s broader bilingual professional learning offering, alongside the Colloque des professionnels de l’enseignement, which provides French-language programming on August 11 and 12, 2026.