Weekly Video Blog

Hello everyone. This week's message includes information about professional development, as well as a reminder for 1st Year students about preferences for next year's placement locations. Here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw4Cs3uTi6k

Have a great week!

REMINDER - No Parking at St. James Church

Please be reminded that there is absolutely no student parking at St. James Church.

All Lakehead community members should be locating permissible parking in the available downtown municipal lots.

Thank you.  

REMINDER - Kindergarten Workshop on Wednesday March 7, 2018

What:  "Welcome to a Kindergarten" session - Presented by local Kindergarten Teachers and Lakehead Instructors

Who:  Teacher Candidates going out on a Kindergarten Placement/Teacher Candidates who would like to learn more about Kindergarten Planning and Assessment

Where:  Heritage Place, Room OH4

When:  Wednesday, March 7 from 5:00-7:30pm 

Why:  Learn more about...

• Using the Learning Opportunities planning template to plan for placement
• Provocations and how to incorporate them into your planning
• Four Frames
• Noticing and naming the learning
• Assessment- Documentation of Learning and Learning Stories

Sign Up for this session in Education Office by Monday March 5th, 2018

Weekly Video Blog

This week's video with Luke and "Lauren"  features information about placement preferences, preparation for graduation, Math brush-up sessions and other items of interest. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8JVwNbXsic

Year 1 students, please note that the deadline to notify the office of next Fall's placement preferences has been extended to March 14th. This is an important task that can be easily overlooked, so take care not to let it slip off your radar :)

Don't forget that today is Baked Potato Day, sponsored by the Lakehead University Alumni Association.

Have a great week!

Indigenous Art Show on March 18, 2018 at St. Paul's Centre

Please see the poster below for additional details about this exhibition.  

Meetings Regarding Approved Accommodations - While Out on Mar/April Placement

If you want to have a meeting to discuss any possible accommodations while out on your March/April 2018 placement, please contact Catherine as soon as possible to set up a date for a meeting, by March 9th, 2018.

Catherine will contact Accessibility to ensure that you are registered for these services and to organize a meeting to discuss it further.

Accessing The Education Portal & Release Of Your Winter 2018 Placement Details - 1 Year B.Ed & Year 2 Professional Program

PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS EMAIL VERY CAREFULLY

Your First Step:

Confirm that the placement you see in the Education Portal online match that of our Departmental records BEFORE contacting your host school

A table will be set up on Thursday March 1st, 2018 between 10:30 - 12:30, to verify the confirmed placement data you see in the portal, matches our records.

If you are unavailable during this scheduled time to visit the table, please be sure to confirm details within the Faculty of Education Administration Office at Heritage Place, before contacting your Associate Teacher. Every student is required to verify their placement details in-person. 

WE REQUEST THAT YOU DO NOT INUNDATE US WITH EMAIL.

Important Placement Confirmation Practices:

• No requests for board changes will be considered 
• We do not permit confirmed placements to be traded
• Confirmed Placements will only be changed for circumstances involving personal or professional conflicts of interest
• Remember that while out on placement, you can communicate with all of the other B.ED students via your D2L 4499  or  4498 Group Section 
• (This is also a requirement as outlined in your EDUC 4499/ 4498 syllabus.)

Where We Stand Today:

• 96% of our Legacy 1 Year  and 2nd Year B.Ed Professional Program students have confirmed placements
• At times the teacher or grade information may have changed due to internal circumstances at the placement school.  We will notify you if we receive such information, or alternatively, please notify us immediately if your placement school notifies you directly
• There may be changes to confirmed placements - but we will notify any impacted students if required

New Conflicts Of Interest?

It is important that our "conflict of interest" school records for each student is accurate.  This refers to any schools where you have immediate relatives/ spouse or schools you have worked or attended within 6 years - if there are any to add please let me know by email.

What If A School Board Cannot Locate A Placement For Me?
If a school board is unable to arrange a requested placement, the individual teacher candidate will be contacted and asked to name an alternative partnership board.

Required Documentation For Entry Into A School:EVERY student must supply the Education Administration Office with copies of their PRC with VSS and their TB skin test (if required) BEFORE they are permitted to step foot inside a host school.    All up-to-date original documentation required (police record check/vulnerable sector screening and tb skin test - if required) must be presented before the school Principal will allow you into the school.  

Review your school board's documentation & Health & Safety training expectations found on our website, to be sure.

Incorrect Information Appearing In Your Placement Details?
If any of the information appears incorrect (including your Faculty Advisor ) please let me know.
(If you are not sure who your Placement Faculty Advisor is - this is your instructor for EDUC 4490/4499 or 4498).

Are You Ready To Check The Online Education Portal For Your Placement Details? 

Find your placement details here:  https://fieldexperience.lakeheadu.ca/candidate/
PLEASE REMEMBER: YOU MUST BE LOGGED INTO MYINFO TO VIEW YOUR PLACEMENT DETAILS

PLEASE BOOKMARK THIS  ABOVE URL/LINK - YOU WILL NEED IT AGAIN

Please let me know if you have any issues logging in or if any error messages appear.  

Okay, What Do I Do Next?

Once you have confirmed that both the departmental records and electronic placement information that appears in the Education Portal MATCHES you may contact your associate teacher, anytime after March 2nd, 2018.   It is important to note that the Education Administration Team will be sending out electronic Welcome/ Resource Information Packages, for all Associate Teachers.    We aim to send all email packages to all Associate Teachers and Principals before Friday March 9th, 2018 (for all confirmed placements recorded).

Please let us know if you discover incorrect spelling of names, email addresses or phone numbers for your host school or your associate teacher.

Good luck, have fun and learn lots!