Compulsory B.Ed Professional Programs Student Orientation Event - Save This Date In Your Calendar

Good Afternoon B.Ed Professional Program Students,

The Faculty of Education is holding its compulsory B.Ed Professional Programs' Student Orientation on Wednesday September 9th, 2015 from 4:30 - 7:00pm at our 500 University Avenue location.

When you arrive at 500 University Avenue, we would ask that you report to the registration table.

There you will receive additional information and your agenda.

What To Expect:

• 4:30 - 5:30 - Arrival, Registration 

• 5:30 - 7:00pm - Various presentations are set to occur

The Presentations Will Include Information About: 

• Student Services 

• Your Lakehead University Student Union (LUSU)

• Accessibility & Academic Skills Center (Accommodations)

• Health & Wellness Services 

• Your Professional Program Calendar & Special Dates/Events to Remember

• Professional Development Workshops

• Math Competency Exam - What To Expect on September 12th, 2015

• Updates/Important information on Required Documentation (PRC/VSS and TB skin test)

• Placements in our B.Ed Professional Programs

Parking will be available at our 500 University Avenue location is at no cost to you after 4:15pm, for this event.  We ask that students consider carpooling together wherever possible.

The Faculty of Education is excited to welcome you to your B.Ed Professional Program journey ahead.

See all of you there!

Student Locker Availability At The Downtown Campus (Heritage Place)

Good Morning Professional Program B.Ed students,

We have received a number of inquiries about the availability of lockers for students.

There are a limited number of lockers available for use.

They will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

Important Tips About Securing A Locker:

• Any interested student must have a fellow student to share the locker with
• BOTH of the sharing students - must be present at the Education Administration Office, to sign the locker assignment form.
• Every student must supply their own lock for their locker
• The fee for the locker is: $15.00 - exact monies ONLY please (To be paid at the time the form is completed)
• The duration of the locker ownership runs until April 30th, 2016 - after which, any locks and locker contents will be disposed of, by Security

The Education Administration Office will begin the sale of lockers as of the first day of our program's classes at 8:30am on Tuesday September 8th, 2015.

How To Print Your Booklist - B.Ed Professional Programs

Good Morning All B.Ed Professional Program Students,

I am confident that many of you have already made arrangements to download the required Ministry of Education Curriculum Documents we communicated as a requirement (via email) on July 9th, 2015. If you have not already secured these required documents, please make it a priority.

You will also find that a number of your courses do also have required additional textbooks you must purchase.

Assuming that you have completed your course registration for your assigned B.Ed classes, you can now print a book list, to make your book shopping easier.

How To Print Your Book List - Made Easy!

STEP 1: Visit https://myinfo.lakeheadu.ca/ and sign on using your Lakehead login and password

STEP 2: Select the STUDENT tab on the top of the page

STEP 3: Select the TEXTBOOKS section and choose MY BOOK LIST

STEP 4: Choose the term you wish to see (Fall or Year)

STEP 5: Directly takes you to the Bookstore webpage with all required materials needed for courses 

For more information about your EDUC Book List or assistance with Book purchases, please call (705) 330-4008 ex. 2856

Student Parking (Downtown Campus) & LU Student ID Cards

Good Morning All Professional Program B.Ed Students,

As our 1st day of classes approaches, we wanted to offer clarification on 2 topics that we have been receiving a lot of inquiries about.

Parking Options at Downtown Campus:

The Faculty of Education Administration has received a number of inquiries about parking options at our downtown campus location.

There is absolutely no student parking at the Heritage Place building. 

(This includes both tenant or visitor parking).

The entire Heritage Place Building lot is monitored on a daily basis and cars parked illegally will be tagged by Security and towed at the owner’s expense.

Given this announcement, all students are encouraged to check the Transportation page on the Lakehead University website for parking options, within the City of Orillia.  

Found here: https://www.lakeheadu.ca/about/orillia-campus/transportation

Obtaining Lakehead Student ID Cards:

NOTE:

Existing Concurrent Education Lakehead Students do not need to secure a new student ID card, if they already have one.

Any B.Ed program student who has not yet obtained a Lakehead Student ID card, can do so at our 500 University Avenue campus location.

Please visit the Security Office in Simcoe Hall with your Student ID number/ printed class schedule.

The Security team is happy to print Student ID cards Monday to Friday between 7:30am and 3:30pm.

We look forward to seeing all of you on Tuesday September 8th, 2015 for our first full day of B.Ed classes.

Clarification On Date for B.Ed Program Start - Fall 2015

Good Morning All 2015-2016 B.Ed Professional Program Students,

You are receiving this email today, because there seems to be some confusion about when our B.Ed Professional Program classes actually start.

All B.Ed Professional Program students will begin full days of B.Ed classes, starting Tuesday September 8th, 2015.

If you are unsure as to what time of day your classes begin on this day, please consult your "My Class Schedule" option that is available in MyInfo.

See all of you soon.

Securing Your Ministry of Education Curriculum Documents - Before The Start of Classes on Tuesday September 8th, 2015

Ministry of Education Curriculum Documents - Why You Need Them

A number of your required Education classes during the B.Ed Professional Program require 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.  

These documents can be obtained at: www.serviceontario.ca, where you can download and save each PDF document to a PC or laptop.

The specific ministry documents of importance to each of you in our B.Ed Professional Year, are:

• The Arts (2009)
• Health & Physical Education (2015)
• The Kindergarten Program - Full Day Early Learning (2010-2011)
• Language (2006 revised) 
• Mathematics (2005 revised) 
• Science & Technology (2007)  
• Social Studies (2013)

You can download a PDF version of each curriculum document here: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/subjects.html

You will also need to secure/download these additional MinistryDocuments:

The Individual Education Plan (IEP) - 

• Download Here: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/guide/resource/iepresguid.pdf

Growing Success  - 

• Download Here:  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/growSuccess.pdf

Education For All  - 

• Download Here: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/reports/speced/panel/speced.pdf

If referring to a PDF 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 and have bound, copies 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 them to be an invaluable resource during this program.

We will be sure to keep you posted (via LU email) should any further curriculum documents be required, before Fall 2015.

All the best,

Julie

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