PD Event Schedule – Year 1 (of 2 Year Program) -- Winter 2019 Schedule

PD Event Schedule – 1 Year B.Ed and Year 2 (of 2 Year B.Ed) -- Winter 2019 Schedule

Securing NEW PRC/VSS Documentation for your January 2019 return

This is a reminder that every B.Ed student will be required to secure NEW PRC/VSS documentation for their March/April 2019 placement. 

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

For those of you in-line to graduate in June 2019 - this new PRC can be used in your Ontario College of Teachers certification application profile.

REMEMBER: It is your responsibility to understand what your specific school board requires, with respect to PRC/VSS documentation submission etc.  Please see the original email from Laura Morgan, Placement Officer, dated December 18, 2018.

Thank you and see you in the new year!

CFUW 100th Anniversary Gray Dryden Scholarship Awards

Canadian Federation of University Women celebrates its 100^th Anniversary in 2018-2019 and Milton & District Club is celebrating by offering special scholarships in honour of two of our influential, esteemed long-time members: Margaret Gray and Gwen Dryden. These scholarships are in addition to the annual scholarships we award to high school and mature students.

The Gray Dryden scholarships are being awarded to three (3) women continuing their post-secondary education (who have already completed one, full year) at an accredited university, college or trade school.  One scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $5000 in each area of Healthcare, Education and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Applicants must demonstrate academic achievement and outstanding leadership and citizenship qualities both in school and in the community. Candidates must have direct ties to Milton: live(d) in Milton or attended a school in Milton & District.

Application forms may be found on our Club website at www.cfuwmilton.ca       

Closing date for applications is January 31, 2019.

Any enquiries may be referred to 1-905-876-2527. Thank you.

The scholarships are also posted on the following 2 websites:

https://www.scholarshipscanada.com

Https://www.universitystudy.ca

Kathy Lawday

Chair Gray Dryden CFUW 100^th Anniversary Scholarship Committee

Metis 101 Open Workshop -- Thursday, December 13th, 2018

All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

Are You Planning To Graduate In June 2019? - Online Form To Submit Your Intention Opens on January 10th, 2019

To be considered for graduation, your very first step is to submit an 'Intent to Graduate'  form found in MyInfo.

 
Why Your Submission Is Important:This informs us that you plan to graduate this year. This is what we use to determine your eligibility to graduate. Submitting your request by the deadlines below will also ensure that your name is presented to the Lakehead University Senate for approval and will also ensure your name is included in our Convocation ceremony and in the published program.

How Do I Submit My Intention?It's easy.
Under "Graduation and Convocation" on the MyInfo homepage, you must:
Just click on "My Intent to Graduate" and complete the online form to declare your intention to graduate

Important Note:

The Intent To Graduate form opens for submissions on January 10th, 2019 and is only available until March 1st, 2019.  

Please put these dates on your calendar!

Your second step will be to submit your RSVP for the convocation ceremony, which will be held on Saturday June 8th, 2019.Complete information regarding "all things graduation" including ordering tickets, how to RSVP for the Convocation ceremony (not yet updated for June 2019), will be available on our website.
The webpage you need:  https://www.lakeheadu.ca/studentcentral/graduating

Updates to this page about the June 2019 graduation/convocation planning are forthcoming.
You may find it beneficial to bookmark this webpage so that you can refer to these updates as they are published.

HP Student Commons Closure on Saturdays

Please be advised that for the remaining Saturdays in November and December of 2018, the Heritage Place Student Commons will be closed.  

Thank you.

SCDSB Job Postings

SCDSB is hiring!

The deadline for applications is tomorrow, November 20, 2018 at 4:00pm.

Make Peace with Winter - Bark Lake Leadership and Conference Centre January 18-20, 2019

Your 2019 COEO Make Peace with Winter Organizing Committee is hard at work planning for another amazing weekend packed full of professional development, experiential learning and winter fun. Make Peace with Winter is a retreat-style conference for educators interested in learning how to share the outdoors with their students in the coolest of seasons! Snowshoeing, cross country skiing and winter camping skills; games, crafts, learning activities; snow science, winter ecology and much, much more.

Please visit https://www.coeo.org/make-peace-winter-2019/ for additional information.  

Canadian Student Outdoor Education Conference 2019

Canadian Student Outdoor Education Conference 2019

THE HORWOOD CONFERENCE

"Restoration & Resilience"

Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, February 1-2

The Canadian Student Outdoor Education Conference (aka The Horwood Conference) is an annual event organized by and for students studying outdoor and environmental education, health and physical education, outdoor recreation, adventure leadership, experience-based learning and/or related fields. It is hosted at Queen’s University each year and held on a weekend in February. Graduate, Undergraduate, B.Ed and College students attend the Horwood Conference to present oral or poster contributions on various research topics related to outdoor education, as well as share games and learning activities, lead a variety of workshops, and attend special invited lectures. Students can choose to simply register as a conference participant or complete the attached presentation proposal form and attend as a conference presenter.

The Conference Organizing Committee is now accepting presentation proposals for the February 2019 conference. Proposals for paper presentations, posters, workshops, or creative projects will be accepted up until the submission deadline of December 15, 2018.  Restoration and Resilience is the theme of this year's conference—an open or general theme chosen specifically to encourage a wide range of submissions, diverse in both format of presentation and topics related to outdoor education.

Full details of the conference, including a fillable proposal submission form and conference registration package, may be found at the conference webpage —  https://skhs.queensu.ca/news-events/skhs-annual-conferences-and-seminars/horwood-conference/

               

We look forward to receiving proposals and hope you will be able to join us at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in February 2019.

Sincerely,

2019 Horwood Conference Organizing Committee

As always, American/international students are welcome to attend and present!

The Importance of an APPLY TO EDUCATION Profile - Task Over The Christmas Holiday Break

Good Afternoon B.Ed Students Hoping To Graduate in June 2018,

Have you heard of www.applytoeducation.com?

This website and the profile you create on it, will serve to be an indispensable tool, in your search for Teaching Opportunities in Canada. 215 Canadian School Boards & 299 Private Employers use "apply to education" to post their jobs and receive applications online. Since 1998, ApplyToEducation has helped applicants apply to over 5,500 schools in 49 countries. ApplyToEducation software simplifies how you manage your employment applications throughout your career in Education. One application portfolio in your personal cloud, gives you the ability to easily apply to: Employers Job postings Daily assignments Long-term openings (i.e. maternity leaves) Permanent openings Share your portfolio electronically with employers you’re interested in applying to. Apply to education is the best way to send your application portfolio to employers for the following reasons: YOU SAVE TIME APPLYING:  You fill out ONE application and use it for every job you apply to. You can customize your cover letter for each job you apply to.  You can update your application portfolio as often as you like.  Employers always see the latest version of your application portfolio  YOU SAVE MONEY SENDING YOUR APPLICATION:  Save time and the costs associated with photocopying, mailing, faxing and updating your application throughout your career.  applytoeducation is less expensive than paying for multiple transcripts, photocopies, mailing or faxing an application portfolio.  use applytoeducation to e-courier your application portfolio to unlimited jobs with one school board and private employers  YOU RECEIVE EMAILS ALERTING YOU TO JOBS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN: Search education jobs and set up a 'Job Alert' so you are emailed when jobs you are interested in are posted.  School Board job postings can be viewed at any time free of charge.  applytoeducation not only saves you time — it saves you money.  We encourage all of you to review the benefits of the creation of a profile on this website, over the Holiday Break.

PD Session Planning for January 2019 - Please Complete Survey

Good Afternoon B.Ed students,

The Faculty of Education would love to hear from you!

We are currently busy planning the Professional Development sessions that will occur in the New Year and would like your feedback with respect to the types of topics that are of interest to you.

Please take 1 minute to complete the survey below.

Link to survey:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTYcLaJYdGjnQ7ez7x2xAZYe7qzKDqJw2a4Ht_0AJyRIUHFQ/viewform

All survey submissions should be completed by: December 10, 2018.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Heritage Place Student Commons - Hours of Operation During Fall 2018 Placement

Starting on Thursday, November 8, 2018, the Student Commons will be open the following hours during placement:

                     Monday - Friday      8:30am - 5:00pm
                     Saturday                  12:00pm - 4:00pm   

Library services available during placement

Dear Education Students:

The Lakehead-Orillia library wishes you best of luck during your fall 2018 placements!

HERITAGE PLACE LIBRARY HOURS

The Heritage Place library is offering By Appointment hours this placement period. Please contact us in advance to make arrangements.

SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS AT UNIVERSITY AVENUE

You may also arrange to pick up or return education resources at our University Avenue location after hours. Please contact us to discuss this option.

CONTACT US: 

Phone = 705 330 4008 x2252

Email = orlib@lakeheadu.ca

A list of additional services and resources for your placement are listed below.

You can borrow many library materials and bring them with you on your placement.  Ask library staff about the possibility of borrowing print materials for the duration of your placement (some materials excluded). 

Scan and Delivery of book excerpts and journal articles may be possible while you are on your placement. Find the book or journal title in the Library Catalogue and select the Request option on the right side. Log in with your Lakehead username and password, and from the list of options, choose Request an excerpt or journal article, then on the next page, fill in the blanks on the form.  More information may be found in the library FAQs.

Library Guides are available on many Education related topics and are available on the Education Library website.   A list of these guides is listed below:

• Teaching P/J Subjects
• Children / Young-Adult Book Lists
• Aboriginal Education K-12

Access to Online K-12 Lesson Planning & EBook Databases:

While you are on your placement, you have access to many online databases with teaching activities, ebooks, reproducible pages and lesson plans as well as access to OSAPAC software and websites.  

To access these databases, start at the Education Library website  library.lakeheadu.ca/education , and click on “Education Databases” .  A selection of these databases is listed below.  If you are off campus and are asked for a username and password,  enter your LU email username and password (unless otherwise indicated). 

Note that some databases and software (ie OSAPAC) require a login that is not your LU email username and password.   This username/password information is available in a  mycourselink course site named:  "Fac Ed/Library E-Tools for Teaching"  which is available to every Lakehead University Faculty of Education student.  If you do not see this course in your course listing please contact the Education Library.    

AtoZ Maps Online  Database of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. Included in the 4,000+ maps are: political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps. New maps are added to the collection every month.

BookFlix (Children's Ebooks)  Scholastic BookFlix is an ebook database that matches children's ebook stories with related nonfiction/informational eBooks. (A password is required to login, please check your D2L course listings for this course, "Fac Ed/Library E-Tools for Teaching" or contact the Education Library Circulation Desk 343-8718).

**NEW Britannica eBook K-12 Collection   This K-12 ebook database provides access to 1,400 Britannica book titles from 40 popular Britannica series/collections. This database can be searched by keyword, grade and reading levels. It covers 39 specific subjects that are included in Kindergarten to Grade 12 curriculum from the areas of science, social studies, and language arts.

**New Crabtree Digital    Access Crabtree books through this online portal. Crabtree Publishing, and Bobbie Kalman, are well-known for their beautifully illustrated books and educational resources on K-9+ curriculum subjects including animals, countries, life and physical sciences, geography, biographies and more. Newer collections include colourfully illustrated books on Mathematics, Makerspaces, Engineering, Explorers and Sports heroes.

Curriculum Resource Center An electronic library of printable teacher-handout material for the middle, high school, and junior college curriculum.

Green Teacher Webinar Series Click on Webinars, select Past Webinars, Click here to access the webinar archive for subscribers. (A password is required to login, please check your D2L course listings for this course, "Fac Ed/Library E-Tools for Teaching" or contact the Education Library Circulation Desk 343-8718). After you enter the password, you should be directed into a page of "Protected Webinar Subscriber Archive".

International Children's Digital Library (Children's Ebooks) Provides free access to high-quality children’s books from around the world in different languages, including Arabic, Afrikaans, Danish, English, Farsi and beyond.

NAXOS Music Library Comprehensive Music Collection with access to CDs and tracks of music and other information. 500+ new CDs are added to the library every month. (A password is required to login, please check your D2L course listings for this course, "Fac Ed/Library E-Tools for Teaching" or contact the Education Library Circulation Desk 343-8718).

OERB: Ontario Educational Resources Bank Ontario Ministry of Education database. You may search for resources by grade, subject/course, strand, overall expectations, and/or keywords. Videoclips are included in this database. (A password is required to login, please check your D2L course listings for this course, "Fac Ed/Library E-Tools for Teaching" or contact the Education Library Circulation Desk 343-8718).

Open Culture: The best free cultural & educational media on the web This collection provides a list of free educational resources for K-12 students (kindergarten through high school students) and their parents and teachers. It features free video lessons/tutorials; free mobile apps; free audiobooks, ebooks and textbooks; quality YouTube channels; free foreign language lessons; test prep materials; and free web resources in academic subjects like literature, history, science and computing. This newly-released list is a work in progress.

OPHEA (Ontario Physical and Health Education Association) Elementary Curriculum Online Resources These online resources, support the implementation of Ontario’s H&PE Curriculum for Grades 1-8 by providing access to downloadable and searchable lesson plans addressing Ontario H&PE Curriculum expectations; access to student materials, planning schedules and writable assessment tools and links to supplemental resources. Click the "Click to Access the HP&E Resources" button on the BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF PAGE to access this database.

OPHEA (Ontario Physical and Health Education Association) Secondary Curriculum Online Resources These online resources, support the implementation of Ontario’s H&PE Curriculum for Grades 9-12 by providing access to downloadable and searchable lesson plans addressing Ontario H&PE Curriculum expectations; access to student materials, planning schedules and writable assessment tools and links to supplemental resources. Click the "Click to Access the HP&E Resources" button on the BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF PAGE to access this database.

OPHEA Safety Guidelines Link directly to the Ontario Physical Education Safety Guidelines. No password required

TumblebookCloud (Ebooks for Middle & High School) A collection of videos and chapter books in categories which include: Ebooks, Read-Alongs, Graphic Novels, Videos (from National Geographic!), and Audio Books suitable for middle school and high school grades. Lesson plans and quizzes accompany the books.

Tumblebook Library (Children's Ebooks) A collection of electronic animated, talking picture books with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles for children. The Tumblebook collection includes read alongs (chapter books) ebooks, puzzles and games and TumbleResources for teachers and students.

Parking in Lot 6

For those teacher candidates whose parking pass for Lot 6 has expired, you have a  few options. The lot has two kiosks where you can pay for up to 8 hours of parking. You may also choose to use the city's parking app in order to pay during these last few days before placement, when your monthly permit has expired. Information about the app and how to use it can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAtJYieT3XA

This means that none of our students need to be at risk of getting a parking ticket. Please share this information with your cohorts!

Frances

Drop-In Lesson Planning Session

On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 there will be a drop-in session for any students wishing to discuss their specific of lesson planning. It will work best if you bring a lesson plan you have completed or are currently working on. We will also have the opportunity to moderate some lesson plan samples, including the kindergarten template.  

If you are planning to attend, please visit the Education Office to sign up.  

Details for the Drop-in Lesson Plan Session

Location: Classroom OH10
Date: November 7, 2018
Time: 10:30 - 12:30

safeTalk Workshop - Monday November 19, 2018

To inquire or register, please visit: http://bit.ly/2RkzhNS

Jersey Day - Friday November 2, 2018

Halloween at Heritage Place - Tuesday October 30th, 2018

Placement Survival Guide (Session)

For all YEAR 1 (of 2 Year B.Ed) and 1 Year B.Ed students, we are organizing a Placement Survival Guide brought to you by 2nd year and Masters of Education students.

This session will answer some of your questions about placement and how to prepare for it, from a student's perspective. We will have a panel as well as some break-out topics to cover your questions and concerns. There will be a chance to get some guidance from those who have been through the process you are about to embark on. 

Please check with your FA for definitive answers around their expectations for you on placement. 

You are invited to come to one of two sessions offered on either:

 Thursday, November 1st at 4:30 in Room OH 7 or;

 Friday, November 2nd at 2:30 in room OH 10

SafeTALK Workshop

SafeTALK is a well-recognized alertness training program that prepares anyone 15 or older, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t truly want to die, but are struggling with the pain in their lives. Through their words and actions, they invite help to stay alive. safeTALK-trained helpers can recognize these invitations and take action by connecting them with life-saving intervention resources, such as caregivers trained in ASIST.

Since its development in 2006, safeTALK has been used in over 20 countries around the world, and more than 200 selectable video vignettes have been produced to tailor the program’s audio-visual component for diverse audiences. safeTALK-trained helpers are an important part of suicide-safer communities, working alongside intervention resources to identify and avert suicide risks.

This workshop is limited to the first 30 participants registered.  The fee includes a participant pack with various resources, as well as a certificate of completion for the course.

Date:  Monday November 19th, 2018 from 7:00-10:00pm

Location:   OA2014 in Simcoe Hall - Lakehead University, 500 University Avenue

Please visit this link to register: mysuccess.lakeheadu.ca/cell

Reminder To "Certify Before You Apply" - Message From QECO (Evaluations Can ONLY Be Done Once You Have Been Fully Certified By OCT)

Students Hoping To Graduate in June 2019:

Please carefully read through the attachment before submitting your request for assessment with QECO.

Important: You must have an OCT # before you submit your request for assessment.

If you have questions about the QECO application or assessment, please contact QECO directly.

GRADUATING IN JUNE 2019? Importance of Creating Your Ontario College of Teachers Profile - TASK YOU NEED TO COMPLETE OVER CHRISTMAS BREAK (2018)

Attention all Legacy 1 Year B.Ed  and YEAR 2 (of 2 Year B.Ed) Students Hoping to Graduate This Spring: (June 2019)

As we move closer 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 as soon as possible.

PLEASE NOTE:

You do not have to pay the OCT application fee before you can supply the Faculty of Education with your "pending" OCT Application #.  The application fee can be paid at a later date. The Faculty of Education requires your pending OCT # as soon as you start your OCT application process.   Your Application/Certification Number will not change, as you work to supply OCT with everything required on their certification checklist.

IF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION DOES NOT RECEIVE YOUR SUBMISSION OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED IN THIS SURVEY by the communicated deadline, YOU WILL NOT BE FORMALLY RECOMMENDED FOR CERTIFICATION TO TEACH IN ONTARIO TO THE ONTARIO COLLEGE OF TEACHERS.

AND, if you are late with your submission of the requested information, 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 2019, we need each of you to answer a few questions on this form by the deadline indicated.

Link to Survey To Submit Your Pending OCT # to the Faculty of Education:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczfcJAFMwQQcS9JO5TmXyA4VrCozC8LIWapZTyHoS5LHigUA/viewform

The absolute latest the Faculty of Education can receive your pending OCT # for inclusion is Friday Feb 22, 2019.

Moon Time Sisters

For the month of October, a small group of students at Lakehead University will be collecting donations of female menstrual products for the Orillia Native Women's Group. Donations will be shipped and distributed to Indigenous communities in Northern Ontario, where a box of tampons can be priced as high as $18. We will be accepting donations of tampons, pads, diva cups, and cloth/reusable pads.
Donations can be placed in the collection box located in the Lakehead University Heritage Place Commons for the remainder of October.

Teach In are offering an opportunity to teach in London with flights paid!

Invitation to our M.Ed. class project

Dream Big with us!

The students in EDUC-5414 School Improvement Planning want to redesign the Faculty of Education learning spaces at Lakehead University. By 'redesign' we mean imagine changes to the structure and function of the learning spaces, with the intention of improving them.

Here are our course mission, vision, and values:

• Mission
• To design multi-faceted spaces for the educational community that reflects inspired and inclusive learning, creative and innovative teaching, environmental and sustainable initiatives, and diverse experiences.
• Vision
• To create an environment that allows for relationship-building, transformative experiences, endless opportunities for learning, and the fearless pursuit of realizing our goals.
• Values
• We believe that the foundation of a unique, transformative, and unconventional learning experience is rooted in respect, support, connection to nature, collaboration and individual journeys. These are the values we believe are the cornerstone of lifelong learning.

We ask you to Dream Big with us and contribute ideas to the redesign of the Faculty of Education learning spaces. Your voice and opinion are important.

The survey is very short, open, and anonymous. It is not confidential, per se, because we are sharing your ideas with anyone who is interested. The Office of Research was consulted and the survey meets the University's ethical standards related to the collection of information for the purposes of program improvement.

Please take 10 minutes to share your ideas with us. Click here,

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CSN79KG

Then what happens? Students in the EDUC-5414 School Improvement Planning will plan a redesign of the Faculty of Education learning spaces based on your ideas, as well as other research. The culminating task for the course will be drawings and some text/rationale for design decisions. We will share our results with the Chairs, Dean, and Education Librarian who agreed to consider ideas for improvement. We will also seek to share our results with you via email if you wish. Finally, we will present our proposal for a redesign in a presentation open to everyone who is interested.

With sincere thanks from,

John-Paul Chalykoff, 

Felicia Deonarain, 

Joanna Krisko, 

Zhihua Li, 

Lijun Qian, 

Karen Lynn Rajala, and 

Dr. Christina van Barneveld

November Hiring Event for UK School Boards-- Aurelia Education

Aurelia Education Ltd will be holding a hiring event for UK school boards for January and September Full-time teaching positions in England. Please find the details of the event below:

WHERE: Downtown Toronto and Niagara on the Lake 
WHEN: Saturday, November 3 and Sunday, November 4
WHAT: Interview with UK School boards and attend Information Sessions 
WHO: UK Principals from London, Bradford and the Midlands 

WHAT NEXT: If you are interested in learning more, please contact aurelia@aureliaeducation.com or 289 686 3806 (call or text). You can learn more about aurelia at www.aureliaeducation.com

Thank you! 

Lauren LeBlanc
Educational Placement Manager

Lakehead Night at Barrie Colts - Tickets For Sale at Heritage Place

Lakehead Night at the Barrie Colts will be at the Barrie Molson Centre on Saturday October 13, 2018.  

Tickets can be purchased both online (https://ec.lakeheadu.ca/barrie-colts-students), or in person on Wednesday October 10 and Thursday October 11, 2018, in the HP hallway from 11am-1pm.