Winter Meditation/Mindfulness - Education Library

REMINDER - January 25, 2017- PD for First Year Candidates - Orillia Opera House

Good Morning Year 1 Teacher Candidates,

All First Year students need to be present from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25 2017- initially sent out by Rosa on January 13, 2017 - Posted on Blog January 16, 2017

Morning Presentations to the Whole Group (Not two separate groups) :
8:30 a.m. - Registration
9:00- 10:30- Ontario Teachers Federation - for all candidates
10:45- 12:15- Joe Pece, Ontario English Catholic Teachers Federation Workshop on Professional Boundaries - for all candidates

Afternoon Presentation to the Whole Group
1:00- 3:00 (Please note end time)-- Reflective Practice - Kim Goodwin, Jess Clausen, Principal Kathy Whitley and Catherine Hannon

Please bring a copy of your Post-Placement Learning Plan and two lessons from late Week 3 or early Week 4 that you will use as the basis for a reflective discussion with a peer group

The workshops will be held at the Orillia Opera House.

Education Exchange Newsletter - January 2017 Issue

The Faculty of Education is pleased to share the latest issue of Education Exchange Newsletter with you. Your feedback, ideas, and content suggestions are welcomed. The newsletter is available online at https://www.lakeheadu.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/45/Newsletters/Education%20Newsletter%20January%202017.pdf. 

This issue features profiles of two Faculty of Education Orillia Alumni, Jennifer Essex and Jay Dacosta.  They discuss what they are currently doing, and their experience at the Lakehead University Orillia campus.

Print copies are also available in the Orillia Education Office, and in the HP Hallway.

REMINDER - Step Teachers - Campus Visit on Tuesday January 24, 2017

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Step teachers is a leading teaching business offering Canadian teach​​ers unrivalled opportunities to work in schools throughout southern England, and whatever subject or age group you teach, we’ll have a wide choice.

Please click on this LINK for more information.

Step Teachers - Campus Visit on Tuesday January 24, 2017

Grab the experience of a lifetime…Teach in England with Step Teachers

England is a popular location for Canadian teachers and it’s easy to see why; same language and similar curriculum, great history & culture plus Europe is right on your doorstep.

Step teachers is a leading teaching business offering Canadian teach​​ers unrivalled opportunities to work in schools throughout southern England, and whatever subject or age group you teach, we’ll have a wide choice.

Please click on this LINK for more information.

Reminder - Professional Development Workshops - Year 1

Attention Year 1 Students,

This is a reminder of the upcoming Professional Development Workshops planned for tomorrow, January 18, 2017. 

Please note the following sessions for your information:

Wednesday January 18th, 2017 at Orillia Opera House (Gordon Lightfoot Auditorium) - Attendance is mandatory for these workshops, and will be taken

• 8:30-9:00am 
• Registration

• ​9:00am-12:00pm - Will start promptly at 9:00am
• Special Education/Differentiation Workshop Facilitated by Stephen McClelland, SCDSB Prinicpal of Special Education and SCDSB Special Education Resource Staff 
• Please bring your own pencils, highlighers and sticky notes

• 1:00pm-3:30pm​
• Restorative Practices Facilitated by Ian McCallum and Tove Wilson, SCDSB Resource Staff

Wednesday January 18th, 2017 in Room OH8 at Heritage Place - Attendance is voluntary for this workshop

• 5:00pm-7:00pm
• Workshop run by ETFO on Classroom Management.  If you have signed up and made a commitment to attend this excellent session, please plan to attend. There are still some spaces available for this session. Please contact Rosa by email today if you would like to attend.

Education Administration Team

REMINDER - Classroom Management Workshop - Wednesday January 18, 2017

Good Afternoon Students,

The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) will be hosting a Classroom Management Workshop on Wednesday January 18, 2017 from 5:00-7:00pm, in room OH8.

If you are interested in attending, please sign up in the Education Office beginning on Monday January 9th, 2017 at 9:00am.  Space is limited!

If you have signed up and made a commitment to attend this excellent session, please plan to attend. There are still some spaces available for this session. Please contact Rosa by email today if you would like to attend.