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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Are You Ready for Fall 2021 Placement?


Are you prepared for Fall 2021 Placement?

(Please see the below checklist to be sure.) 


✅ Complete the Placement Preference Form (emailed to your Lakehead account)

✅  Apply for your Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) by mid-June. Don't forget to provide your Police Service with our letter!

Submit your VSS here by September 10th @ 4:00pm. NO VSS = NO PLACEMENT.

✅  Complete the Board Specific Instructions for the school board you selected on your Placement Preference Form. Submit your documentation here by September 10th @ 4:00pm.

✅  Review the Practicum Guide 

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

How To Obtain Your Lakehead University Student ID Card (during COVID-19)

 If you are a 2 Year B.Ed Professional Program student joining the Lakehead University community as a new student this Fall, this message will be important to you.


Please send any questions you might have about this process to: bookstro@lakeheadu.ca.





Securing Your Ministry of Education Curriculum Documents for Fall 2021 (Year 1 of 2 Year B.Ed Professional Program)

 A number of your required Education classes in our B.Ed Professional Program requires 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 courses.  


You can download or print each of the curriculum documents here: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/subjects.html


You will also need:

· Special Education in Ontario (k-12) -  http://edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/policy/os/onschools_2017e.pdf

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

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

·  Kindergarten Addendum  -  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/GSKindergartenAddendum2018.pdf

 

If referring to these PDF documents 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 them and have them bound as books, that you can use throughout the year.


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 the program, and as additions to your own Education Resource "Library".

Microsoft Office 365 - Free to Lakehead University Students

 Lakehead University is providing Microsoft Office 365 to every student free of charge. This means the latest version of the full Office productivity suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and more. As long as you’re a student here and the program continues, you’ll be able to use this software for free.

Access on up to 5 compatible PCs and Macs, plus 5 tablets (including iPad)
Use with OneDrive for automatic device syncing
Gain valuable skills on the world’s most popular productivity software
Use the same programs as your professors to ensure full file fidelity

To get Office 365 follow these simple steps:

  1. For PC and Mac:
    1. Visit the Office website
    2. Click through to sign in with school-provided credentials & download
    3. On the installation page, select your language and click install
  2. For iOS and Android:
    1. Download from your app store
    2. iPad: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
    3. iPhone
    4. Android

Sign in with your school email account for full editing capability.

You will need your Lakehead University email account to sign in. If you have trouble installing Office, this guide may resolve your issue.  Offline use information can be found here.

Preparing For EDUC 4074 (Music) in Year 2 - Plan to Borrow or Purchase Instruments

 The Faculty of Education would like to ensure that all Year 2 students have the equipment they need for this course in 2021-2022. As such, we would ask all of you to borrow or purchase the 2 instruments detailed below and have them available for regular use, starting September 7, 2021.


1 Soprano Recorder (must have Baroque fingering)
Typical price can range from $7 - $52 -  Best value is Yamaha brand on Amazon. 

Note of Caution - if you choose to buy one from Costco or the dollar store, you won't get the sound you need, nor will you be able to model fingering for students.

1 Soprano Ukelele
Typical price can range from $40 - $90 - Best value is AmazonWalmart or Best Buy. 

You may wish to borrow or purchase a tuner as well.

Looking for a local supplier? Gilbert Guitars in Orillia would either carry or be able to order both instruments.

If you have questions about this musical instrument requirement, please contact our Music instructor, Janet Spring. (jspring2@lakeheadu.ca)

Friday, June 18, 2021

Opportunity at Fieldstone School

Fieldstone Day School (JK to Grade 8) and Fieldstone King's College School (Grade 9 to 12), located at Dufferin and Lawrence, are currently looking for full-time teachers for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Overview

Fieldstone is a unique co-educational, non-denominational private school where Canadian and International students are inspired to achieve great things. In the enriching and nurturing environment, Fieldstone students build self-esteem through academic, co-curricular and social successes.

Fieldstone is located on a spacious 6.4-acre campus in the Dufferin and Lawrence area. The 47,000-square-feet building is equipped with spacious classrooms on three floors. Outside the building, the students enjoy large athletic fields, manicured gardens and a mini-amphitheater that can be used for classes in warmer weather.

To find out more about Fieldstone School, please visit www.fieldstoneschool.org

Qualifications

  • Bachelors of Education (B.Ed.)
  • OCT Certification would be ideal
  • Communication Skills: You must be able to speak clearly to students, other teachers, parents and administration officials.
  • Instruction Skills: You will have to explain new ideas and unfamiliar concepts with authority and in a clear and concise way so that students can understand. You must work to keep the students engaged.
  • Writing Skills: Teachers write reports, notes home, emails, etc.
  • Patience: The students you work with will have different backgrounds and abilities.
  • Creativity: Teachers must find ways to involve students into their lessons. Additionally, teachers have to work with students with different learning styles.
  • People Skills: Engaging parents and creating positive and healthy relationships with students and faculty.

Responsibilities

  • Teaching according to the educational needs, abilities and achievement of the individual students and groups of students;
  • Planning, preparing and delivering lessons to all students in the class;
  • Assigning work, correcting and marking work carried out by students;
  • Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress, attainment and behaviour of students;
  • Communicating, consulting and co-operating with other members of the school staff, including those having posts of special responsibility and parents/guardians to ensure the best interest of students;
  • Advising and co-operating with the Head of School, Assistant Head and other teachers in the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching and assessment and pastoral care arrangements;
  • Ensuring high standards of professional practice and quality of teaching and learning of the subjects.

How to apply:

For Fieldstone Day School (JK to Grade 8), please send your resume to careers@fieldstonedayschool.org

For Fieldstone King’s College School (Grades 9 to 12), please send your resume to careers@fieldstonekcschool.org

 

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. Please be advised that due to the high volumes of resumes received; only selected candidates will be contacted.

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

What's New at MediaSmarts

 


Calling all K-12 educators! Want to become a certified classroom Media Maker Expert this summer?

Register for our online course to learn how to incorporate media and digital literacy across the curriculum.

New blog: Managing your passwords online

"Our older two teens are close to finishing high school, and we’re starting to think about moving them into the adult phase of their lives. That means managing their own online presence and technology, and making sure they have full ownership of their profiles.

And that led to the big password talk."

Read the latest from our parent blogger

Listen: Media Literacy Moments

Join MediaSmarts' team for Media Literacy Moments, a biweekly podcast series with Stephen Hurley on VoicEd Radio. Catch up on the latest episodes now:
Tobacco, Vaping and Advertising to Kids

MediaSmarts' Director of Education, Matthew Johnson discusses how despite some of the strongest regulations around advertising tobacco and vaping products to young people, there's still a need for concern and vigilance on the part of parents and educators. Social media influencers, flavoured vaping pods and other methods used by companies to attract young people into nicotine addiction are also a part of this important conversation.
 
Representation of Indigengous Communities and Media Literacy

MediaSmarts' Director of Education, Matthew Johnson, discusses the way that Indigenous peoples, communities and issues are represented in media. We talk about the history of that representation in both entertainment and news media and point listeners to That's Not Me, a MediaSmarts resource that takes up many aspects of representation in the media.

MediaSmarts in the News


CBC Kids News: Apple update blocks apps from sharing your private data
 


How do you spot and debunk misinformation? Experts chime in

Kids need better digital literacy tools to protect their online privacy

Ensuring online privacy for kids
 
Save the date

It's official - Canada's Media Literacy Week returns October 25-30, 2021!

Visit www.medialiteracyweek.ca to learn more and stay tuned for more details!

Ask an expert: How can we help children develop their digital skills?

Join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for their fourth “Ask an Expert” webinar. With a panel of international experts, including MediaSmarts' Director of Education, Matthew Johnson discussing the important role of education in developing digital skills, digital literacy and media literacy. 

Register now

Watch: The Walrus Talks@Home - The Future of Speech Online

MediaSmarts' Director of Research, Kara Brisson-Boivin joins a panel discussion on balancing free expression and navigating harmful content.

Watch the replay now