Teachers across northwestern Ontario have gathered in Thunder Bay to prepare for the start of another school year.
They're attending the annual Northern Ontario Education Leaders conference.
Organizer Carol Volbracht says offers teachers new ways of teaching.
"Our main focus is literacy," says Volbracht. "We have about ninety teachers. We have a variety of speakers both from outside of the area and local speakers who are representing some of things they've done in their classroom.
The theme this year is Navigating the Winds of Change.