Registration for Building Futures Opens Monday - October 27th, 2014!!!! - Please Read Carefully

Good Morning Students,

The Ministry of Education, in conjunction with the Lakehead University’s Faculty of Education, will be presenting its annual Building Futures event to Professional Year B.Ed students on January 7, 2015. The event offers interactive workshops on key education policies, programs and resources, all designed to support new teachers as they enter the classroom. 

Registration opens Monday October 27th @ 9:00am  and is mandatory for all B.Ed Professional Year students

Please make your selections soon, as seats will fill.

Registration for your 3 workshops will remain open until 9:00am November 3rd, 2014.

NOTE:

*Please refrain from using Hotmail, Gmail or Yahoo accounts to register, as your confirmation message may be blocked by these email providers. Use your university email address instead.

Please continue to monitor your LU email account, as additional information about the event, transportation etc will be made available.

Regards,

Julie

Weekly Message from the Chair- October 19th

Hello everyone. Here is a link to my weekly video: http://youtu.be/Ap1u8l0qsds

It contains information about lesson plans, student satisfaction surveys, and about practicum.

Catherine Hannon will be visiting each cohort on Wednesday this week and next to talk about the placement experience. She will be sharing her experiences to support your professional work in your first placement.

Rosa is still taking names of teacher candidates who want to take the Kindergarten workshop this Wednesday, October 22nd from 5 to 7 pm. This session is on inquiry learning in Full Day Kindergarten. It's highly recommended as Full Day Kindergartens are wonderful opportunities available to our graduates, in contract, long term occasional and supply teacher positions for the future.

We'll also have choir practice again this Wednesday afternoon between 4:30 and 5:30 in room 10, for anyone who is interested. It's more of a jam session than a choir, a chance to sing and play an instrument if you have one. Come with a song you'd like to share

I hope you have a great week,

Frances

The Online Application Process - Registering With The Ontario College of Teachers (OCT)

Good Afternoon,

Since the OCT presentation held on October 7th, 2014, we have received a number of general inquiries about the online application process for certification with the Ontario College of Teachers.

This video is a step by step instructional guide, that will assist you as you prepare your application.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0aoL3K6wfQ 

Regards,

Julie

Weekly Message from the Chair

Hello everyone. I hope you've enjoyed the long weekend. Here's a link to this week's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNqA-2r36IE&feature=youtube_gdata

Below, please find attached the OCT memo regarding exceptions to the August 31, 2015 regulation mentioned in last week's presentation at the Opera House. 

http://www.oct.ca/-/media/PDF/Memorandums/2014_1710_e.pdf

Have a great week.

Frances

Weekly Video Message from the Chair: October 5th, Start of Week 6

Hello everyone, there's a lot going on this week. Here's a list of things to remember:

Many of you have been asking about the graduation requirements for the Professional Year program. Follow this link, http://navigator.lakeheadu.ca/Catalog/ViewCatalog.aspx?pageid=viewcatalog&catalogid=20&chapterid=3238&loaduseredits=False If you scroll down the page to Academic Regulations, item #3 lists the requirements.

Tuesday is a Professional Development day, so all classes are cancelled. Meet at the Orillia Opera House (corner of West and Mississaga, one block from Heritage Place) at 9:30 am. The event will continue until 4:30 pm, with a nutrition break.

Wednesday afternoon from 5 to 6:30 pm is another mandatory event, this one a presentation by the Ontario College of Teachers.

The Food Drive, an initiative of the Professional Year Religion class, continues until Friday October 10th, with drop boxes in the Learning Commons.

If you haven't yet joined our Facebook page, please take a look, and if you know any graduates of our program who might have some advice to offer, please ask them to join too. Just search for "My Teaching Journey" from your own Facebook account. Alumni have some very interesting stories to share!

Finally, here's a link to my latest video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xoMqM58pco&feature=youtube_gdata

Have a great week!

Frances

Weekly Message for Students from the Chair - September 28th, 2014

Hello everyone, here's a link to this week's video. The big news is that our Lakehead Choir will have its first meeting on Wednesday, October 1st between 4:30 and 5:30 pm in Room 10. Please tell your friends!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vglD6r9jPIc

Have a great week!

Frances

EdCamp

Attention All B.Ed Students,

Want to learn more about technology to support students? Want to learn with others?

The attached poster outlines the EdCamp event that will be held at Eastview SS in Barrie this Saturday September 27^th

It is an unconference - so participants choose what they want to learn from others!

Registration is free and includes some great sponsors

Sign up here

http://edcampbarrie.blogspot.ca/