BUILDING FUTURES - Off-Site Event - Details, Directions & Parking - Jan 10, 2018

Attention All 1 Year B.Ed and Year 2 B.Ed students:

This is a reminder of the compulsory off-site Professional Development Workshop held at Geneva Park Convention Center on Wednesday January 10, 2018.

 

ALL 1 Year B.Ed and Year 2 B.Ed students are required to be in attendance.

ALL B.Ed Professional Program EDUC courses regularly scheduled for Wednesday January 10th, 2018 will be cancelled, and are to be made up on: Monday March 19th, 2018.

Possible Exception(s):

Please be sure to check with any of your instructors who have a 2:30pm (or later) class scheduled on that day.... as they may wish to hold class on January 10th, 2018 - to avoid having to schedule a mandatory make up day in March 2018.

A Few Things To Remember About January 10, 2018:

Registration Sign In For All Students:

You must sign in at the registration desk in the lobby of the Centennial Centre when you arrive, where you will be given your program materials. The registration desk will be open from 8:30 to 9:00 am. 

Registration TIPS:

• If you received an online confirmation of the workshops you successfully registered for, - PLEASE PRINT IT AND BRING IT WITH YOU.

• For those who did not complete the online registration by the communicated deadline, you must register manually for your workshops - please plan to be there by no later than 8:15am to manually register from the workshops that are still available

What To Expect Following Mandatory Registration:

The program will commence promptly at 9:00 am in the Auditorium. Please refer to the Building Futures website (www.ontario.ca/buildingfutures) for a copy of the agenda and further information about the day. 

The day's events will be wrapped up by 12:45-1:00pm.

Request Of Each Participant:

Since the Ministry of Education is making every effort to organize greener events, your cooperation is greatly appreciated. We will not be providing paper handouts of the workshop presentations; instead, we ask you to bring your own pen and paper for taking notes.

We also encourage you to bring your own beverage container (travel mug) to cut down on waste.

Parking at YMCA Geneva Park:

I thought it would be worthwhile to provide you with parking instructions since I'm not sure how well everyone knows the Geneva Park YMCA centre:

• When you come into Geneva Park you will see the registration building (Centennial Centre) on your left.

• Keep driving past it while staying to your right. 

• You will drive right into the main parking lot which is first come, first serve. A parking pass is not required.

Hope you enjoy the day.

REMINDER - Importance of Securing NEW PRC/VSS Documentation for your January 2018 return

Good Morning Everyone,

This is a reminder that every B.Ed student will be required to secure NEW PRC/VSS documentation for their March/April 2018 placement.

With planned changes in school boards between placement 1 and placement 2 and last minute switches in boards because of limited placement availability, the Faculty of Education is requesting that all students in the program, arrange to secure new documentation for their return to classes on January 8th, 2018.

This is in effort to ensure that all students have valid documentation for placement in the New Year, regardless of what board they are completing the winter term placement in.

We have attached the generic letter to be used for any OPP or local police service location. Please print this letter and take it with you when you visit the detachment, to start the process.

Similarly, any student living in the GTA and planning to go to Toronto Police Services, please use the attached application form (must print on legal size paper). 

If you require clarification on the very specific Toronto Police Service process, please consult my previous communications on the subject.

REMEMBER:It is your responsibility to understand what your specific school board requires, with respect to PRC/VSS documentation submission.

Thank you and see you in the new year.

Creating Your Ontario College of Teachers Profile - Requirement for Recommendation to Ontario College of Teachers

Attention all Legacy 1 Year B.Ed  and YEAR 2 Students Hoping to Graduate This Spring: (June 2018)

As we look toward the beginning of the New Year and the final term of your B.Ed degree journey, there are a number of tasks you will have to complete to become recognized as a Certified Teacher in Ontario, by the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT).
We ask that each of you complete the necessary steps to create an Online Certification Applicant Profile, via the Ontario College of Teacher`s website. (https://www.oct.ca/)

Starting your Online Certification Applicant Profile should be started in as soon as possible.

IF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION DOES NOT RECEIVE YOUR SUBMISSION OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED IN THIS SURVEY, YOU WILL NOT BE FORMALLY RECOMMENDED FOR CERTIFICATION TO TEACH IN ONTARIO TO THE ONTARIO COLLEGE OF TEACHERS 
AND 
THERE MAY BE DELAYS IN THE HANDLING OF YOUR APPLICATION, OR CHANGES TO THE REQUIREMENTS THAT NEED TO BE SATISFIED, TO HAVE YOUR CERTIFICATION APPLICATION CONSIDERED.

In order for us to be able to formally recommend you to the Ontario College of Teachers for your certification at the end of May 2018, we need each of you to answer a few questions on this form.

Link to Survey To Submit Your Pending OCT # to the Faculty of Education:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjIYGgKDx-D96wm92Bqib9GWCThSCuYUdcuMPbwSFOHPe5WQ/viewform

The deadline for your form's submission is Friday March 9th, 2018.

Hip Hop Event in February, Need Your Opinion!

**Forwarding on behalf of the ESTAO Team**

Hello Students,

The Education Student Teachers’ Association of Orillia (ESTAO) is currently in the process of organizing an event called “Engaging Youth with Hip Hop.” This event will involve several speakers/presenters who are are breakdancers, spoken word poets, MCs, etc. We will be inviting student teachers and social workers to develop a passion for breakdancing, poetry slams, and performance art. We hope to inspire you to include these ideas into your own professional practices when working with youth. We are also working in partnership with the Aboriginal Mentorship Program, the Faculty of Education and the Lakehead Association of Student Social Workers to facilitate this event.

If you are interested in attending this event (most likely to be held on February 7, 2018) please complete this quick survey (4 questions!) to express your interest. This will help us in determining the space requirements and other logistical information.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B9BPZSJ

We appreciate your time and participation,

ESTAO Team