Reminder - Orillia Education Career Fair

Good Afternoon Everyone,

This is a reminder that the Education Career Fair will be held tomorrow, Wednesday February 1, 2017, in the Student Commons.

Stop by and check it out!!

Peer Editing

Hello BEd students!

We have some great news!  

Your Cohort Representatives have drummed up a Peer Editing System!  It saw its first week on Monday January the 23^rd.  The basic idea is that we can all help each other with our assignments! :-)  The library has graciously agreed to help us in this endeavor.  There are 4 coloured posts that the library has at their desk.  At any point, any one of us can volunteer our time to be a peer editor.  All you have to do is go ask the librarian for one of the editing posts, and put it on your table in the commons.  This is a sign to all of your peers that you are ready and willing to help them edit any of their assignments/lesson plans/unit plans etc.  If a student wants an assignment edited, just go up to the table with the post wearing the biggest, friendliest smile, and ask for their help!  Pictured below is what the post looks like!  

I hope we can all take advantage of this system, and please remember to volunteer!

Reminder - Important Opportunity - GO Conference

Hi Teacher Candidates!

The Gifted Outreach (GO) conference takes place each May. This year's date will be Friday May 5, 2017. It is an amazing opportunity for all teacher candidates. Not only does it allow you to plan an interactive learning session geared towards Grade 4 to 8 gifted students within Simcoe County, but it allows you to work in collaboration with SCDSB staff to plan the conference itself! This allows you to gain valuable skills, knowledge and training that can be applied when working with gifted students and is a great asset to have on any resume. The GO conference is not only a fun day, but it is a highly enriching process for all involved.

Check out this amazing video highlighting last year's conference: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5NYBXs8YFYzUXpzSFdOQ2V0RTg/view?usp=sharing

If you have had a successful practicum, have passed all your courses, and are interested in working with your peers to create a workshop for this conference, you can sign up by contacting Elizabeth Thomas (sethoma1@lakeheadu.ca) or Rosa Fabiano (rfabiano@lakeheadu.ca) by Friday January 6, 2017.

The GO Conference will require students to participate in information and training prior to the event.
Dates and times to follow.

Participants will receive Co-Curricular Record credit!

What more could you ask for?! Sign up!  

Join ApplyToEducation - Free Webinar

Join ApplyToEducation on Thurs, Jan 26 at 7:30 pm EST for a free, 30-minute online webinar to learn how to manage your employment applications throughout your career in education.

ApplytoEducation’s software is used by 80% of the school districts in Canada and over 5,500 schools globally to manage education application and more. 

You will come across ApplyToEducation at some point in your education career, so take this opportunity to learn how to use their system!

Register for the free webinar presentation by clicking here: http://ow.ly/4SUw308iNQk

If you have questions about ApplyToEducation, please feel free to contact them at 1877 900 5627 or email info@applytoeducation.com

Winter Meditation/Mindfulness - Education Library

REMINDER - January 25, 2017- PD for First Year Candidates - Orillia Opera House

Good Morning Year 1 Teacher Candidates,

All First Year students need to be present from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25 2017- initially sent out by Rosa on January 13, 2017 - Posted on Blog January 16, 2017

Morning Presentations to the Whole Group (Not two separate groups) :
8:30 a.m. - Registration
9:00- 10:30- Ontario Teachers Federation - for all candidates
10:45- 12:15- Joe Pece, Ontario English Catholic Teachers Federation Workshop on Professional Boundaries - for all candidates

Afternoon Presentation to the Whole Group
1:00- 3:00 (Please note end time)-- Reflective Practice - Kim Goodwin, Jess Clausen, Principal Kathy Whitley and Catherine Hannon

Please bring a copy of your Post-Placement Learning Plan and two lessons from late Week 3 or early Week 4 that you will use as the basis for a reflective discussion with a peer group

The workshops will be held at the Orillia Opera House.

Education Exchange Newsletter - January 2017 Issue

The Faculty of Education is pleased to share the latest issue of Education Exchange Newsletter with you. Your feedback, ideas, and content suggestions are welcomed. The newsletter is available online at https://www.lakeheadu.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/45/Newsletters/Education%20Newsletter%20January%202017.pdf. 

This issue features profiles of two Faculty of Education Orillia Alumni, Jennifer Essex and Jay Dacosta.  They discuss what they are currently doing, and their experience at the Lakehead University Orillia campus.

Print copies are also available in the Orillia Education Office, and in the HP Hallway.

REMINDER - Step Teachers - Campus Visit on Tuesday January 24, 2017

Grab the experience of a lifetime…Teach in England with Step Teachers

England is a popular location for Canadian teachers and it’s easy to see why; same language and similar curriculum, great history & culture plus Europe is right on your doorstep.

Step teachers is a leading teaching business offering Canadian teach​​ers unrivalled opportunities to work in schools throughout southern England, and whatever subject or age group you teach, we’ll have a wide choice.

Please click on this LINK for more information.

Step Teachers - Campus Visit on Tuesday January 24, 2017

Grab the experience of a lifetime…Teach in England with Step Teachers

England is a popular location for Canadian teachers and it’s easy to see why; same language and similar curriculum, great history & culture plus Europe is right on your doorstep.

Step teachers is a leading teaching business offering Canadian teach​​ers unrivalled opportunities to work in schools throughout southern England, and whatever subject or age group you teach, we’ll have a wide choice.

Please click on this LINK for more information.

Reminder - Professional Development Workshops - Year 1

Attention Year 1 Students,

This is a reminder of the upcoming Professional Development Workshops planned for tomorrow, January 18, 2017. 

Please note the following sessions for your information:

Wednesday January 18th, 2017 at Orillia Opera House (Gordon Lightfoot Auditorium) - Attendance is mandatory for these workshops, and will be taken

• 8:30-9:00am 
• Registration

• ​9:00am-12:00pm - Will start promptly at 9:00am
• Special Education/Differentiation Workshop Facilitated by Stephen McClelland, SCDSB Prinicpal of Special Education and SCDSB Special Education Resource Staff 
• Please bring your own pencils, highlighers and sticky notes

• 1:00pm-3:30pm​
• Restorative Practices Facilitated by Ian McCallum and Tove Wilson, SCDSB Resource Staff

Wednesday January 18th, 2017 in Room OH8 at Heritage Place - Attendance is voluntary for this workshop

• 5:00pm-7:00pm
• Workshop run by ETFO on Classroom Management.  If you have signed up and made a commitment to attend this excellent session, please plan to attend. There are still some spaces available for this session. Please contact Rosa by email today if you would like to attend.

Education Administration Team

REMINDER - Classroom Management Workshop - Wednesday January 18, 2017

Good Afternoon 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!

If you have signed up and made a commitment to attend this excellent session, please plan to attend. There are still some spaces available for this session. Please contact Rosa by email today if you would like to attend.

Reminder - Day Webster Campus Visit - Wednesday January 18, 2017

A representative from Day Webster Education will be on campus on Wednesday January 18, 2017.

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

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.