Health & Safety Training - YEAR 1 Students Starting MAP Days - Oct 4th, 2017

This message is for all YEAR 1 (of 2 Year B.Ed Program) students:

This is a reminder that it is your responsibility to complete any required Health & Safety Training required of the school board you are completing your Fall 2017 placement in.

Julie Howell circulated emails to all YEAR 1 students on Sept 13th, 2017 with specific instruction for those completing their placement in either:

• Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board or;

• Simcoe County District School Board

The link to a document that outlines each school board's training requirements can be found on our website or on the "Everything Education" Blog (Left-hand side navigation panel- as a hyperlink)

EDUC 7033 - Math Skills Development Workshop - For 1 Year B.Ed Students ONLY

This message is for all 1 Year B.Ed students in Professional Year, who were unsuccessful in the Sept 9th, 2017 exam.

As you know, we are offering a Math Skills Development workshop that is designed to help you prepare for the next sitting of the Math Exam in March 2018.

This workshop may be a good fit for you.

Details about the workshop were circulated to only 1 Year B.Ed students Thursday Sept 14, 2017 via LU email.

We would like all interested students to register before end of day Monday Sept 18, 2017.

If you would like to register for a PD workshop, please complete the following steps:

1. Go to myInfo, and enter in your LU username and password
2. Click on the "Student Tab", and navigate to the subheading "Course Registration"
3. Under the "Course Registration" menu, click on "Register for Professional Development Workshops"
4. On the next page, read the information, and press continue if you agree to register for Professional Development workshops
5. Select the workshop you would like to register for, and press continue
6. Complete your registration, and input your payment information

Weekly Message From The Chair - Week of Sept 18th, 2017

Hello everyone.

Here is the link to this week's video message, featuring two of our MEd students: https://youtu.be/RjMMtF9iZk0

If you are interested in pursuing Graduate Studies yourself, please contact Dr. Sonia Mastrangelo at smastran@lakeheadu.ca for more information. She is our coordinator of the Orillia MEd program. 

I'd like to thank the volunteers who will be your cohort representatives for the coming academic year. They are:

Cohort
A	Riley Braunstein
B	Jaclyn Boyd
A1	Katie MacKenzie
B1	Melissa Tutton
C1	Erin Valenzuela
A2	Kevin Passafiume
B2	Sabrina Cuzzupoli
C2	Leila Koritko, Carly Mundle

If you have any concerns or questions about the program, procedures or protocols, please don't hesitate to let your cohort representatives know, and we can address them in our monthly meetings.

Timeplan Visit - Orillia Heritage Place Campus

Timeplan will be on campus on Tuesday September 19, 2017. 

Don't forget to stop by their table, or attend the information session,  to learn more about the exciting teaching opportunities they have available. 

Check out the poster below for additional information.

Weekly Message from the Chair - September 8, 2017

Hello everyone, and congratulations on completing the first week of classes. If you're like me, you're pretty tired, but I hope you've had a good week of learning, and meeting new people and returning friends.

As I mentioned at Orientation, I'll send out a message once a week, usually including an audio or video component. This week's message offers words of wisdom for those who are writing the Math exam. Here is a link to the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BAzBnAix7RE
I invite each cohort to send me the name of your representative so that we can schedule our first monthly meeting.

I also have a message to each of you individually, to come and see me if you have any questions or concerns about your experience here at Lakehead.

Here is the link to my Facebook page, "My Teaching Journey." Please feel free to join the group! It's a good place for information and advice from graduates of our program:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/myteachingjourney/?ref=bookmarks

Have a great weekend, and we'll see you on Monday!

Education Exchange Newsletter - September 2017

The Faculty of Education is pleased to share the latest issue of the Education Exchange Newsletter with you.

The newsletter is available online at: September 2017

YMCA Stickers/Passes For 2017-2018 - For B.Ed Professional Program Students

Good Afternoon Everyone,

You can obtain your YMCA sticker/pass in the first week of class.

Bring your LU Student ID Card to the table that will be set up in the main hallway of Heritage Place, to pick up the 2017-2018 sticker you need, to use local YMCA services this year.

YMCA stickers will be available:

·   Sept 5, 2017 from 230-330pm

·   Sept 7, 2017 from 230-330pm

·   Sept 8, 2017 from 1000 – 1100am

See you on September 5th, 2017 for the first day of classes.