Indigenous Cultural Competency Training: Saturday January 28, 2017

~Forwarding on behalf of Allysha Wassegijig, Aboriginal Mentorship and Learning Access Coordinator~

The Aboriginal Mentorship Program will be hosting a full day Indigenous Cultural Competency Training here at the Lakehead University Orillia Main Campus on Saturday, January 28th. Further details may be found below and in the attached poster. 

Indigenous Cultural Competency Training
Saturday, January 28th
9am - 5pm
$20 Registration Fee includes lunch
Please RSVP before January 25th

Miigwetch Thank you,

Allysha Wassegijig
Aboriginal Mentorship and Learning Access Coordinator
Lakehead University
(705) 330-4008 ext. 2018
e:amp.saor@lakeheadu.ca
w: www.lakeheadu.ca 

Rescheduled Presentation & Workshops - Wednesday January 25, 2017

Good Afternoon Year 1 Students,

The workshops for the Ontario Teachers Federation and Professional Boundaries have been rescheduled to Wednesday January 25, 2017.

All Year 1 Teacher Candidates are asked to be on campus that day from 9:00am-2:30pm.  The OTF and Professional Boundaries presentation will be held in the morning, and the Reflective Practice presentation will be in the afternoon.  There will also be a short lunch break, so we kindly ask students to bring their own lunch.

Room details will be communicated next week.

Local Volunteering Opportunity

Regent Park P.S. in Orillia is looking for volunteers to assist them with their after school reading program.

They would appreciate assistance after school, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you do not have a class at that time and can volunteer Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday and/or Thursday.

If you are interested, please contact Catherine as soon as possible. (channon@lakeheadu.ca)

This a wonderful opportunity to continue to make a difference in the lives of students and to enhance your experience.

Please do not contact the school directly as Catherine is coordinating this on behalf of the school.

Thank you for considering this opportunity.

Day Webster Campus Visit - Wednesday January 18, 2017

A representative from Day Webster Education will be on campus on Wednesday January 18, 2017 from 11:00am-2:00pm

If you are interested in teaching overseas, stop by their table in the HP hallway to get more information!

Classroom Management Workshop - Wednesday January 18, 2017

Good Morning Students,

The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) will be hosting a Classroom Management Workshop on Wednesday January 18, 2017 from 5:00-7:00pm, in room OH8.

If you are interested in attending, please sign up in the Education Office beginning on Monday January 9th, 2017 at 9:00am.  Space is limited!

Education Administration Team

Reminders - Professional Development Workshops - Year 1

Attention Year 1 Students,

This is a reminder of the upcoming Professional Development Workshops planned some of the Wednesdays in January. Attendance at these sessions is mandatory, and will be taken. 

Please note the following sessions for your information:

Wednesday January 11th, 2017 in Rooms OH4 and OH8 

• 8:30-9:00am   
• Registration
• ​9:00-10:30am  
• Cohort A1 and Half of Cohort B1:  Ontario Teachers Federation Presentation 
• Cohort C1 and Half of Cohort B1: Professional Boundaries
• 10:30am-12:00pm
• Cohort A1 and Half of Cohort B1: Professional Boundaries
• Cohort C1 and Half of Cohort B1: Ontario Teachers Federation Presentation

**Cohort B1 candidates will be informed of their group in class

Wednesday January 18th, 2017 at Orillia Opera House (Gordon Lightfoot Auditorium) 

• 8:30-9:00am  
• Registration
• ​9:00am-12:00pm 
• Special Education/Differentiation Workshop Facilitated by Stephen McClelland, SCDSB Prinicpal of Special Education and SCDSB Special Education Resource Staff 
• 1:00pm-3:30pm​
• Restorative Practices Facilitated by Ian McCallum and Tove Wilson, SCDSB Resource Staff

Wednesday January 25, 2017 in Room OH4 

• 8:30-9:00am
• Registration
• ​9:00-10:45am
• Cohort A1 and Half of Cohort B1:  Reflective Practice- Setting SMART Goals
• 10:45am-12:15pm ​
• Cohort C1 and Half of Cohort B1: Reflective Practice- Setting SMART Goals

Education Administration Team

Availability of Math Mock Exams & Math Brush Up Sessions (2017)

Good Day Everyone,

For those of you who will be writing our second sitting of the Math Competency Exam on March 16, 2017, we have arranged for several dates to hold math "mock exams", to help you prepare for your next attempt.

Those dates/times are outlined as follows:

Math Mock Exams DATES: Friday January 13, 2017
Friday January 27, 2017
TIME: 12:30pm-2:30pm
ROOM: OH2
 DATES: Thursday January 12, 2017
Thursday January 26, 2017
TIME: 2:30pm-4:30pm
ROOM: OH4

Should you wish to sign up for any of these dates to write a practice exam, please sign up in the Education Administration Office, after January 9th, 2017 at 9:00 am.

Similarly, The Faculty of Education has scheduled "brush up" sessions that will take place before the compulsory Math Competency Exam on March 16th, 2017.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THESE SESSIONS:

• 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.

If you have a specific type of math question, please bring it with you.
The workshop facilitator will do their best to address it.

Math Brush Up Sessions DATES: Friday February 3, 2017
Friday February 17, 2017
TIME: 12:30pm-2:30pm
ROOM: OH2

DATES: Thursday February 2, 2017
Thursday February 16, 2017
TIME: 2:30pm-4:30pm
ROOM: OH4

Sign up sheets for any interested student wishing to take advantage of any of these opportunities, will be available at 9:00 am on Monday Jan 9th, 2017 in the Education Administration Office.