Explore and Odyssey Programs - Opportunities for Students

Explore – Apply for a bursary to enable you to have a five-week Spring/Summer French immersion adventure! Over 1800 bursaries given away every year in Ontario. No knowledge of French required, but all levels are welcome! Visit www.myexplore.ca before February 28 to find out how to get your bursary!

Odyssey – Travel, earn, learn, with Odyssey! Spend nine months working as a language assistant, helping students in a Canadian school improve their ESL or FSL speaking and listening skills! Travel your host region and be immersed in another language. Get paid work experience in a school, build your resume, and make a difference in the lives of young people! Apply before Feb. 28 at www.myodyssey.ca

Graham Engel

Agent de promotion/Promotion Agent Ontario

Odyssey and Explore programs/des programmes Odyssée et j’Explore

(416) 325-2981

1-877-866-4242

Heritage Place Library Hours During Reading Week

(February 15th, 2016 through February 19, 2016)

• Saturday Feb 13 = Closed
• Sunday Feb 14 and Monday Feb 15 = Closed
• Tuesday Feb 16th through Friday Feb 19th = 8:30am to 4:30pm
• Saturday Feb 20 = 11:00am to 4:00pm

Chair's Video Message

Hello everyone, I hope you're having a good weekend. This week's video highlights the Math mock exams, practicum information sessions for legacy students, and two good news items: Friday is pajama day, and next week is Reading Week! Here's a link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YScEbgQizZA

Have a terrific week!

Great Opportunity for Faculty of Education Student Portfolios

Student Leadership Conference - Orillia and Thunder Bay, Saturday, Feb. 6

Lakehead University is committed to the personal development of our students to become leaders with strong leadership skills, vision, and a sense of community.

To that end the University has developed the EXCEL Leadership Program. All students are invited to join us at both the Orillia and Thunder Bay campuses for the EXCEL Launch Leadership Conference.

Date: Saturday, Feb. 6 Time: 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Location:

• Orillia students will start in OA1025
• Thunder Bay students will start in ATAC 5036

$10 registration includes morning coffee/muffins and lunch.

The workshops include:

• Leadership 101
• Inclusive Leadership
• Professional Head Shots for LinkedIn and other social media and personal use

Keynote Speaker: Jen McMillen

Students can register at https://mysuccess.lakeheadu.ca/eventreg.htm.

In Orillia, questions can be sent to Elana Weber at elana.weber@lakeheadu.ca.

Professional Development Opportunity for You! - REMINDER

Professional Development Opportunity

TRIBES    

EDUC 7020 WA-O

Thursday February 25, Friday February 26, 2016

7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Saturday February 27, & Sunday February 28, 2016

9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

OH4 and OH8

Marilyn Turner

$200.00

CHECK OUT THE TRIBES WEBSITE AND FIND OUT WHY IT IS SO POPULAR!

http://tribes.com/about/

What is Tribes?

Tribes is one of the most effective community building and cooperative learning strategies available today!

This workshop will provide teacher candidates with a model for establishing positive learning communities, as well as a framework for effective classroom management practices. 

Candidates will experience how Tribes strategies can be used to deliver curriculum content and enable them to design powerful cooperative learning experiences. 

This 24 hour TLC® basic experiential workshop will prepare you to use the “Tribes process” as the “foundation for transforming the school community environment to one in which teaching methods are effective in reaching and teaching students of and for today’s world”. 

“Using multiple intelligence, brain compatible learning and cooperative methods, school and classroom climates and teacher attitude will begin to reflect the message of life-long learning, personal development and civic responsibility as the key to preventing alienation, anger and isolation”.

In this workshop you will learn …

·         the whole idea of Tribes & using it in the classroom

·         how to build great relationships in the classroom

·         how to implement Tribes in the classroom

·         the knowledge of the power of relationships

·         how important it is for a teacher to facilitate learning

·         practical strategies & energizers that you will implement in your future classrooms

Live the TRIBES EXPERIENCE!

To register for our Professional Development Opportunities:

·  Go to www.myinfo.lakeheadu.ca. Enter your Lakehead University username and password.

·  Once logged into MyInfo, click the “Student Tab”, and navigate to the subheading “Further Your Education”

·  Under the “Further Your Education” menu, click on “Professional Development Workshops”.

·  On the next page, read the information, and press continue if you agree to register for Professional Development workshops.

·  Select the workshop you would like to register for, and press continue.

·  Complete registration by following the Registration System’s Instructions.

·  If you encounter any issues registering online, please do not try again, register in person at the Education Administration Office (Heritage Place).

NOTE: If you are using a Mac, safari is no longer supported. Try using Fire Fox or Google Chrome

PLEASE NOTE:

The workshop is conditional upon sufficient enrolment and instructor availability.

A minimum of 20 participants is required to run this workshop.

We currently have 4 registered.  

 

Friday February 5th - Education Office closed 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Hello everyone, 

Please note that this Friday only, the Education office will be closed from noon to 1 pm.

At all other times, the Education Office regularly closes for lunch daily between 1 and 2 pm.

Thank you for your understanding.

2 Year Program Students - IMPORTANT - Entering YEAR 2 of our Consecutive B.Ed Professional Program Placement Preferences, Cohort Assignments & Carpooling Requests

Good Afternoon 2 Year B.Ed Professional Program Students,

In anticipation of the 2016-2017 academic session, we would like all Consecutive B.Ed students who plan to enter Year 2 (your final year of our program) in Fall 2016, to complete their 2nd Year Placement Preference Form before March 15th, 2016.

Entering Your Personal Information in the Online Placement Preference Application Form: 

We would also ask that you have all of your personal information readily available when you complete the application form. 

(Birth-date, SIN, permanent address, phone number and name/number for your emergency contact) 

This information must be entered accurately, as this information will be included in the data Lakehead University submits to the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) at the end of the school year, to formally recommend you to be certified to teach in the province of Ontario.

How To Access The Online Placement Preference Application Form:

All 2 Year Consecutive  B.Ed Students (entering Year 2 in Fall 2016) can access the Online Placement Preference Application Form by clicking here: YEAR 2 Online Placement Application Form 2016-2017 . You must be logged into your LU email to gain access.

REMEMBER: 

YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE TO VIEW THE ONLINE PLACEMENT APPLICATION FORM - SO DO NOT ACCESS IT UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO MAKE YOUR SELECTION.  IF YOU ATTEMPT TO ACCESS IT, TO SEE WHAT INFORMATION MAY BE REQUIRED OF YOU - YOU WILL NOT BE GRANTED ACCESS TO THE FORM AGAIN.

We would ask that each of you are careful to update any new information as it pertains to conflicts of interest, heading into Year 2 of the program.

Appreciating that your immediate focus is on successful completion of your 2015-2016 academic courses and a second placement, we would ask that each of you are sure to frequently check your Lakehead email account regularly over the summer months.  All important communications will be sent to your LU email inbox, and not to personal email accounts.   Many times we need to relay or ask for important information regarding your school board choice, during our placement preparations. 

Carpooling Requests, Cohorts & Course Registration (June/July 2016)

Much like this past summer, you will receive communication of your specific class schedule assignment right before B.Ed course registration opens in June /July 2016.

You will use that communication's course assignment checklist and its specific instructions, to register for your assigned course sections, when you receive the email from Julie Howell.

For those interested in submitting a request to be assigned to the same cohort/class schedule for the express purpose of carpooling during the 2016-2017 academic year, you will be able to do so once the formal communication to submit these requests is circulated via LU email.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and patience as we continue to finalize our program planning for 2016-2017.