Fall Placement Health & Safety Training - All Partner School Boards (excluding SCDSB)

Good Afternoon 1 Year B.Ed and YEAR 2 B.Ed Students,

If you are a student who has asked for your Fall Placement in any school other than Simcoe County DSB, it is your responsibility to complete the required Health & Safety training for that board, before end of day on September 18th, 2016.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

If you have completed the Health & Safety training for the school board you have selected for your Fall Placement at some point in the past... for a program like Tutors in the Classroom, we would ask that you arrange to complete the training again.

Not Sure What Your Fall Placement School Board Requires For Health & Safety Training?
Please see this complete list of board training requirements.  Link can be found under Important Pages You Need on the left hand side of the blog.

Completing A Catholic Placement VERSUS Applying For Work With A Catholic Board

Good Morning,

There seems to be confusion surrounding what is required to complete a Catholic Placement versus what is required for employment in a Catholic Board in Ontario.
Hopefully the below will clarify the difference for you.

Requirements To Complete a Catholic Placement:

• Must be baptised Catholic
• Must be comfortable in your understanding/knowledge of the Catholic Religion

Level of comfort in performing such tasks as:

• Lead a Prayer Session/Circle
• Teach the Stations of the Cross
• Attend mass when it is a planned event for the classroom

Requirements For Employment Within a Catholic School Board:

• The pre-service Education elective: Religious Education or;
• Religious Education AQ Part 1 (completed in Spring session before graduation)
• A Pastoral Letter (specifics vary from board to board - visit their website)
• A Faith Portfolio (specifics vary from board to board - visit their website)

September 2016 Math Exam Results for Students Registered in EDUC 0450 AAO (3rd or 4th attempts)

Good Morning,

The results from yesterday's exam are now posted.

To View Your Exam Results:

• Go to MyInfo
• Go to For Students tab
• Click on My Marks
• Click on EDUC 0450 AAO
• Your September 2016 exam results will appear as P (for pass) or F (for fail)

What Do I Do Next?

There are 3 possible outcomes below. Please follow the instruction that best describes your individual circumstance.

Possible Outcome #1 
If you were successful in passing the exam, you have now fulfilled this specific degree requirement.

Possible Outcome #2 
If you did not write the exam and are considered a NO SHOW  - the September 2016 sitting will count as a failed attempt. You now have 1 final opportunities to write and pass the math exam - one in March 2017.

Possible Outcome #3 
If you were unsuccessful in passing the exam, you must do the following:

• Make an appointment with Sharon Malyczewsky to review your exam, by signing up for one in the Education Office

• Consider hiring a private tutor to help you prepare for the next sitting of this exam in March 2017.

September 2016 Math Exam Results Available - Legacy 1 Year B.Ed Students (Concurrent)

Good Day Legacy 1 Year B.Ed Students,

The results of the March 2016 Math Competency Exam are now available online.
To View Your September 2016 Exam Results:

• Go to MyInfo
• Go to For Students tab
• Click on My Marks
• Click on EDUC 0450 YAO
• Your September 2016 exam results will appear as P (for pass) or F (for fail)

What Do I Do Next?

There are 3 possible outcomes below. 

Please follow the instruction that best describes your individual circumstance.

Possible Outcome #1

If you were successful in passing the exam, you have now fulfilled this specific degree requirement.

Possible Outcome #2

If you did not write the exam and are considered a NO SHOW  - the September 2016 sitting will count as a failed attempt. You now have 3 more opportunities to write and pass the math exam - one in March 2017, another in September 2017 and the final opportunity in March 2018.

Possible Outcome #3

If you were unsuccessful in passing the exam, you must do the following:

• Make an appointment with Sharon Malyczewsky  to review your exam. Please sign up for an appointment in the Education Office.
• Consider registering for our PDE workshop EDUC 7033 Math Skills Development
• Consider hiring a private tutor to help you prepare for the next sitting of this exam in March 2017.
• You now have 3 more opportunities to write and pass the math exam - one in March 2017, IF NEEDED another in September 2017 and the final opportunity in March 2018.

September 2016 Math Exam Results Available - 2 Year B.Ed Students (Consecutive)

Good Day Year 1 Consecutive B.Ed Students,

The results of the September 2016 Math Competency Exam are now available online.
To View Your March 2016 Exam Results:

• Go to MyInfo
• Go to For Students tab
• Click on My Marks
• Click on EDUC 0450 YBO
• Your September 2016 exam results will appear as P (for pass) or F (for fail)

What Do I Do Next?
There are 3 possible outcomes below. Please follow the instruction that best describes your individual circumstance.
Possible Outcome #1
If you were successful in passing the exam, you have now fulfilled this specific degree requirement.

Possible Outcome #2
If you did not write the exam and are considered a NO SHOW  - the September 2016 sitting will count as a failed attempt. You now have 3 more opportunities to write and pass the math exam - one in March 2017,  IF NEEDED another in September 2017 and the final opportunity in March 2018

Possible Outcome #3
If you were unsuccessful in passing the exam, you must do the following:

• Make an appointment with Sharon Malyczewsky to review your exam, by signing up for one in the Education Office

• Arrange to DROP your current YEAR 1 elective courses and ADD EDUC 3519 YAO or YBO to your class registration

• If you have any difficulty registering for an available section of EDUC 3519 - Please arrange to contact Julie Howell. 

• ALL students who must register for this course, must do so by 12 noon on on Monday September 12, 2016.

• Consider hiring a private tutor to help you prepare for the next sitting of this exam in March 2017.

Required Documents List

 

  Please read the below communication carefully. Securing these documents before the beginning of the school year (on September 6th, 2016) is crucial for all students in our B.Ed Professional Year programs.

Special Note To B.Ed Students Entering Year 2 of Consecutive B.Ed Program:

      If you are a Year 1 student heading into Year 2 of our Consecutive B,Ed Professional Program in Fall 2016, it is important to note that several documents have changed or been added to this required list since last year, so it will be up to you to determine which ones you need to secure to add to your personal resource library.

Why You Need These Documents:

       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 B.Ed courses.  

      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 this program and while you are on placement.

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

1.    The Arts (2009) 

2.    Health & Physical Education (2015)

3.    Language (2006 revised) 

4.    Mathematics (2005 revised) 

5.    Science & Technology (2007)  

6.    Social Studies (2013 revised)

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

You will also need: 

1.    Learning For All  - http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/LearningforAll2013.pdf

2.    The Individual Education Plan (IEP) -  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/guide/resource/iepresguid.pdf

3.    Growing Success  -  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/growSuccess.pdf

4.    Growing Success - The Kindergarten Addendum:  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/kindergarten.html

       

     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.

Student Accessibility Services

To: Any Concurrent or Consecutive student entering the B.Ed Professional Program in September 2016, who wish to utilize Lakehead University's Student Accessibility Services (SAS). 

PLEASE NOTE:

     Students must have appropriate documentation and/or forms available, register and meet with the Accessibility Advisor (Danielle Poeta) as soon as you are permitted to register for classes. 

     Students returning to Lakehead University to continue their studies in our B.Ed Professional Program are required to re-register with SAS each academic year, should they wish to utilize their services.

How B.Ed Class Registration Will Work:

     Registration for Courses will open for B.Ed Students in our Professional Program, on June 20th, 2016.

    You will be notified of your class schedule assignment and your complete list of assigned courses you must register for, via your LU email account.

    On the morning registration opens on June 20th 2016 (before 9am), Julie Howell will send you an email with specific details and instructions about your assigned class schedule & registration. You will not be permitted to register for any of your assigned B.Ed classes, until you receive this email.

What is the Student Accessibility Services?

     Student Accessibility Services (SAS) coordinates services and facilitates the provision of reasonable academic accommodations for students with documented disabilities/medical conditions.

Provides assistance with:

•      Facilitating the provision of Academic Accommodations

•      Demonstrating and/or training available assistive devices and/or software programs

•      Developing learning strategies

•      Arranging test and exam accommodations

•      Collaborating with staff and faculty

Thinking Ahead To the Math Competency Exam:

     As you know, it will take place on Saturday, September 10th, 2016 from 10am -12 noon.

     If you require accommodations for this exam or wish to be registered for an approved accommodation of any kind, you MUST register with Student Accessibility Services (SAS).  Please contact Danielle Poeta for an appointment (oraccess@lakeheadu.ca ) as soon as you have registered for classes

    Late requests for accommodation cannot be guaranteed.

    Any questions about accessibility concerns or academic accommodations should be directed to: Danielle Poeta (oraccess@lakeheadu.ca)

 All involvement with Student Accessibility Services is kept confidential.