Invitation to a webinar - New elementary math curriculum

Recently the Ministry of Education has launched Ontario’s new math curriculum for Grades 1-8. The math curriculum is part of province new four-year math strategy that will ensure that students are prepared for success in the classroom and in their future, that teachers are confident and capable in teaching math, and that parents and families can support their kids.

The ministry is pleased to extend the invitation to a webinar to support the implementation of the new elementary math curriculum to Teacher Candidates. This webinar will provide an overview of the new elementary math curriculum (grades 1-8), including key changes in each curriculum stand and highlight available teaching supports.

We believe Teacher Candidates will find these learning opportunities useful as they prepare for their practicum and for the Math Proficiency Test.

This webinar is repeated several times. 

Teacher Candidates are invited to register for one date and time that works best with their schedule.

• Friday, August 28, 2020 10:00 - 11:00 am
• Monday, August 31, 2020 1:00 - 2:00 pm
• Tuesday, September 1, 2020 10:00 - 11:00 am
• Wednesday, September 2, 2020 4:00 - 5:00 pm

 
Teacher candidates must register for this session using their faculty of education issued email address. 
 
Registration for this webinar, as well as additional webinars for Ontario educators can be accessed here: ontario.educatorwebinars.ca. Information on French-language webinars can be accessed here: ontario.webinaireseducateur.ca

Year 2 Student Commitment - Professional Development Sessions in Fall 2020 Term

Message forwarded on behalf of Caroline Narine, Professional Experiences Coordinator: 

Hello Year Two Students,

Welcome back! Please mark your calendars with the below professional development sessions for Fall 2020. You are reminded that attending these sessions on Wednesdays from 2:30-4:30 p.m. are mandatory to support your practicum. Nearer the dates, you will be sent a zoom link to register for the sessions. If there are any changes, you will be notified.

Enjoy your summer!

Wednesday Professional Development (PD) Workshops & Events

Year 2 (of 2 Year B.Ed Program)

 

                                                               Fall Term 2020 Schedule

Date	Session Details
Sept 9, 2020	Welcome Back-Chair Time: 2:30 – 2:50 p.m. Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) Presentation Time: 3:00 – 3:35 p.m. H2BH Time: 3:45 – 4:20 p.m. Location: Virtual via zoom
Sept 16, 2020	Online Learning Platforms-SMCDSB 2:30 – 3:20 p.m. Special Ed Webinar 3:30 – 4:20 p.m. Location: Virtual via zoom
Sept 23, 2020	LU Library Guidance Time: 2:30- 3:20 p.m. Mindfulness, Social and Emotional Learning 3:30 – 4:20 p.m. Location: Virtual via zoom
Sept 30, 2020	The Practicum Time: 2:30-3:00 p.m. Federation Day Activities (OCT, QECO, ETFO etc) Time: 3:10-4:20 p.m. Location: Virtual via zoom

 

Please Note: Updates to this schedule of events will be communicated using a number of our established communication mediums. (LU email, our Blog, Facebook Page, etc)

Year 1 Student Commitment - Professional Development Sessions in Fall 2020 Term

 Message forwarded on behalf of Caroline Narine, Professional Experiences Coordinator:

Hello Year One Students,

Welcome to Lakehead University. Please mark your calendars with the below professional development sessions for Fall 2020. You are reminded that attending these sessions which are on Wednesdays from 8:30-10:30 a.m. are mandatory to support your practicum. Nearer the dates, you will be sent a zoom link to register for the sessions. If there are any changes, you will be notified. 

Enjoy your summer!

Wednesday Professional Development (PD) Workshops & Events

Year 1 (of 2 Year B.Ed Program)

 

                                                               Fall Term 2020 Schedule

Date	Session Details
Sept 9, 2020	Welcome to Lakehead-Chair Time: 8:30 – 8:55 a.m. Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) Presentation Time: 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Orientation:  Lakehead Virtual Community Scavenger Hunt Time: 9:35 – 10:20 a.m. Location: Virtual session via Zoom
Sept 16, 2020	Professional Practice E-Portfolio 8:30 – 9:20 a.m. Online Teaching Platforms-SMCDSB 9:30 – 10:20 a.m. Location: Virtual session via Zoom
Sept 23, 2020	LU Library Guidance Time: 8:30- 9:20 a.m. Mindfulness, Social and Emotional Learning/Special Ed. Webinar 9:30 – 10:20 Location: Virtual session via Zoom
Sept 30, 2020	The Practicum Time: 8:30-9:00 a.m. Federation Day Activities (OCT, QECO,ETFO etc) Time: 9:10-10:20 Location: Virtual session via Zoom

 

Job Opportunity - Sakku School in Coral Harbour, Nunavut

Are you a recent or past Graduate from the Faculty of Education?

Sakku School in Coral Harbour, Nunavut is currently seeking to fill one last position as a Grade 9 Homeroom teacher. Our school has a mix of young new grads as well as more experienced staff. This is a great opportunity to get experience in a variety of different situations and get to travel North! You do not need to have your high school qualifications in order to apply, a BEd is all that is needed. 

If you have any questions at all about the job, school or community, please reach out to amwhitne@lakeheadu.ca

You can also check out the listing on Education Canada. Search Nunavut and then Kivalliq Region. 

https://educationcanada.com/search.html?sid=nu#

Securing Your Ministry of Education Curriculum Documents for Fall 2020 ( Year 1 of 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".