September 2016 Math Exam Results Available - 2 Year B.Ed Students (Consecutive)

Good Day Year 1 Consecutive B.Ed Students,

The results of the September 2016 Math Competency Exam are now available online.
To View Your March 2016 Exam Results:

• Go to MyInfo
• Go to For Students tab
• Click on My Marks
• Click on EDUC 0450 YBO
• Your September 2016 exam results will appear as P (for pass) or F (for fail)

What Do I Do Next?
There are 3 possible outcomes below. Please follow the instruction that best describes your individual circumstance.
Possible Outcome #1
If you were successful in passing the exam, you have now fulfilled this specific degree requirement.

Possible Outcome #2
If you did not write the exam and are considered a NO SHOW  - the September 2016 sitting will count as a failed attempt. You now have 3 more opportunities to write and pass the math exam - one in March 2017,  IF NEEDED another in September 2017 and the final opportunity in March 2018

Possible Outcome #3
If you were unsuccessful in passing the exam, you must do the following:

• Make an appointment with Sharon Malyczewsky to review your exam, by signing up for one in the Education Office

• Arrange to DROP your current YEAR 1 elective courses and ADD EDUC 3519 YAO or YBO to your class registration

• If you have any difficulty registering for an available section of EDUC 3519 - Please arrange to contact Julie Howell. 

• ALL students who must register for this course, must do so by 12 noon on on Monday September 12, 2016.

• Consider hiring a private tutor to help you prepare for the next sitting of this exam in March 2017.

Required Documents List

 

  Please read the below communication carefully. Securing these documents before the beginning of the school year (on September 6th, 2016) is crucial for all students in our B.Ed Professional Year programs.

Special Note To B.Ed Students Entering Year 2 of Consecutive B.Ed Program:

      If you are a Year 1 student heading into Year 2 of our Consecutive B,Ed Professional Program in Fall 2016, it is important to note that several documents have changed or been added to this required list since last year, so it will be up to you to determine which ones you need to secure to add to your personal resource library.

Why You Need These Documents:

       A number of your required Education classes during the B.Ed Professional Program require you to have a copy of the Ministry of Education’s standardized Elementary Curriculum Documents, which will serve as textbooks for a number of your B.Ed courses.  

      These are documents crucial to some of your core courses while completing your B.Ed degree, so it is strongly recommended that you arrange to secure them anytime now, or throughout the balance of the summer to ensure you are prepared for the first week of classes. 

      You will find these documents to be an invaluable resource during this program and while you are on placement.

      These documents can be obtained at: www.serviceontario.ca, where you can download and save each PDF document to a PC or laptop.

1.    The Arts (2009) 

2.    Health & Physical Education (2015)

3.    Language (2006 revised) 

4.    Mathematics (2005 revised) 

5.    Science & Technology (2007)  

6.    Social Studies (2013 revised)

    You can download a PDF version of each curriculum document listed above, here: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/subjects.html

You will also need: 

1.    Learning For All  - http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/LearningforAll2013.pdf

2.    The Individual Education Plan (IEP) -  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/guide/resource/iepresguid.pdf

3.    Growing Success  -  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/growSuccess.pdf

4.    Growing Success - The Kindergarten Addendum:  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/kindergarten.html

       

     If referring to a PDF from a PC or laptop doesn't work well for you, you may wish to download these curriculum documents to a USB stick, and take them into a local print shop to arrange to print and have bound, copies you can use throughout the year.

Student Accessibility Services

To: Any Concurrent or Consecutive student entering the B.Ed Professional Program in September 2016, who wish to utilize Lakehead University's Student Accessibility Services (SAS). 

PLEASE NOTE:

     Students must have appropriate documentation and/or forms available, register and meet with the Accessibility Advisor (Danielle Poeta) as soon as you are permitted to register for classes. 

     Students returning to Lakehead University to continue their studies in our B.Ed Professional Program are required to re-register with SAS each academic year, should they wish to utilize their services.

How B.Ed Class Registration Will Work:

     Registration for Courses will open for B.Ed Students in our Professional Program, on June 20th, 2016.

    You will be notified of your class schedule assignment and your complete list of assigned courses you must register for, via your LU email account.

    On the morning registration opens on June 20th 2016 (before 9am), Julie Howell will send you an email with specific details and instructions about your assigned class schedule & registration. You will not be permitted to register for any of your assigned B.Ed classes, until you receive this email.

What is the Student Accessibility Services?

     Student Accessibility Services (SAS) coordinates services and facilitates the provision of reasonable academic accommodations for students with documented disabilities/medical conditions.

Provides assistance with:

•      Facilitating the provision of Academic Accommodations

•      Demonstrating and/or training available assistive devices and/or software programs

•      Developing learning strategies

•      Arranging test and exam accommodations

•      Collaborating with staff and faculty

Thinking Ahead To the Math Competency Exam:

     As you know, it will take place on Saturday, September 10th, 2016 from 10am -12 noon.

     If you require accommodations for this exam or wish to be registered for an approved accommodation of any kind, you MUST register with Student Accessibility Services (SAS).  Please contact Danielle Poeta for an appointment (oraccess@lakeheadu.ca ) as soon as you have registered for classes

    Late requests for accommodation cannot be guaranteed.

    Any questions about accessibility concerns or academic accommodations should be directed to: Danielle Poeta (oraccess@lakeheadu.ca)

 All involvement with Student Accessibility Services is kept confidential.

Math Competency Exam – Important Information

To: All Professional Program B.Ed Students.

•      As you know the compulsory Math Competency Exam for all B.Ed Professional Program students will be held on Saturday September 10th, 2016 from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon, at our 500 University Avenue campus location.

PLEASE NOTE:

•      There are no alternate sittings permitted for this exam. Given this, we trust that each of you will make appropriate plans to attend and satisfy this program requirement. 
•      Closer to the date of the exam, you will receive email information about your specific room assignment and what to expect on the day. 
•      The Faculty of Education encourages all students to utilize the available resources previously circulated and the available time leading up to the first day of classes, to prepare for the exam.

Compulsory PD Events & Workshops

To: All Professional Program B.Ed Students.

Please Note: The workshop on Wednesday September 28, 2016 for Year 1 BEd                                    Students will run until 3:30pm.  

  The Faculty of Education wanted to take this opportunity to remind all B.Ed Professional Program students of several compulsory dates for PD Events and Workshops, you will need to attend in the Fall term (2016) 

  

Below, you will find a breakout of important dates in our Fall term, where your attendance will be required for a planned event (outside of academic classes or placement) 

  We trust that with the lead time we are giving you on these program deliverables, that you will make the necessary plans to attend.

Great Opportunities Offered By Our Athletics Dept

Intramural Registration is Live

Sign up today for the fall intramural season. We are offering Ultimate Frisbee on Wednesdaynights and Soccer on Thursday nights for $25. Your registration includes 8 weeks of games and a intramural jersey. For more information and to register please click here . All intramurals are co-ed and begin next week!

The Great Canadian 'Hair' Do - Friday, September 16 - 12PM in the Simcoe Hall Learning Commons

Join members of the Orillia campus as they do their 'Do' in support of cancer research. Participants can shave their head, wax their legs, or if brave enough and long enough, donate their hair so that a wig can be created. If you have a different idea on how you would like to get involved we would love to hear from you! To sign up for the Hair 'Do' please click here. If you have any questions please contact Neil Quinn - nquinn@lakeheadu.ca

36th Annual Terry Fox Run - Sunday, September 18 @ Couchiching Beach Park - 12:30 PM

Join your fellow Thunderwolves, show your support and represent Lakehead University! Wear your Lakehead colours and cheer on all participants and help make a difference in cancer research! This is a non-competitive event with 1 km, 5 km, or 10 km routes along the beautiful waterfront trail system and you can choose to run, walk, bike, wheelchair or walk your dog. Please click here to register for the Lakehead Orillia Run team.

Additional Math Brush Up Sessions

Good Afternoon, 

The Faculty of Education has scheduled additional "Brush Up" Math Sessions to take place before the compulsory Math Competency Exam on Saturday September 10th, 2016 at 10:00am.
PLEASE REMEMBER: 

• These sessions are ONLY for students who have been working on their math content knowledge. These sessions are designed to give those students who have been working on their math knowledge a chance to practice problem solving prior to the exam.
• These are not workshops designed to TEACH you math.
• It is not possible for us to teach all the relevant math you will need for the exam in one or two sessions (and you will find these sessions more confusing than helpful).
• However, if you have been working on your math, or feel confident about your math understanding, these sessions will provide you with an opportunity for some extra practice.

WHEN ARE THE "BRUSH UP" SESSIONS?
DATE: Thursday September 8, 2016
TIME: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
ROOM: OH4

DATE: Thursday September 8, 2016
TIME: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
ROOM: OH7

DATE: Friday September 9, 2016
TIME:  5:00pm - 6:30pm
ROOM: OH8

HOW DO I SIGN UP?
We would ask that any B.Ed student wishing to attend either session, plan to visit the Education Administration Office in Heritage Place, to sign up.