Ministry of Education -Building Futures Webinars that may be of interest to you - PLEASE READ

Good Afternoon,

The Building Futures program is offering 3 more webinars for the month of February 2017. 

All teacher candidates are invited to register and join. The Ministry of Education will be collecting feedback from these sessions in order to enhance next year’s online webinar experience.

The Faculty of Education would like to encourage participation in the following three webinars (promo flyers attached): 

Webinar # 1 – February 9 @ 4:00 pm - 

Using Descriptive Feedback to Improve Student Learning in Ontario Classrooms. 

The link to register is: https://www.teachontario.ca/events/1343

Webinar # 2 – February 15 @ 4:00 pm - 

Transforming FSL in Ontario. 

The link to is https://www.teachontario.ca/docs/DOC-5044

Webinar # 3 – February 16 @ 4:00 pm - 

Supporting English Language Learners in Ontario Classrooms. 

The link to register is https://www.teachontario.ca/docs/DOC-5045

Teacher Candidates can register for webinars directly through Teach Ontario website (https://www.teachontario.ca/community/explore/buildingfutures/pages/webinars)

HELP PLEASE: Our final math night for this year!!

~Forwarding on behalf of Dr. Ruth Beatty~

Hi Everyone,

I'm sending this out to see if anyone is free to help out with our very last Math Night at Guthrie Public School on Tuesday February 28 from 5:00 - 7:00.

The school has heavily promoted the evening, so there will be lots of children attending with their parents.

If you participated in Math Nights last year please consider coming out for this last Math Night evening - you can use the game you developed last year.

If you haven't participated in any Math Nights I have games for you to play with the children. 

The Math Nights are an important way for us to build relationships with our local schools, and also allow you to experience a way of supporting parents and children that you can take with you to your placement schools, and throughout your career. And if you are hoping to apply to the SCDSB upon graduation, this certificate would be a wonderful addition to your portfolio.

Please let me (rbeatty@lakeheadu.ca) know ASAP if you are able to attend.

Many thanks!

Take a look at the 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 the 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 - Orillia Education Career Fair

Good Afternoon Everyone,

This is a reminder that the Education Career Fair will be held tomorrow, Wednesday February 1, 2017, in the Student Commons.

Stop by and check it out!!

Peer Editing

Hello BEd students!

We have some great news!  

Your Cohort Representatives have drummed up a Peer Editing System!  It saw its first week on Monday January the 23^rd.  The basic idea is that we can all help each other with our assignments! :-)  The library has graciously agreed to help us in this endeavor.  There are 4 coloured posts that the library has at their desk.  At any point, any one of us can volunteer our time to be a peer editor.  All you have to do is go ask the librarian for one of the editing posts, and put it on your table in the commons.  This is a sign to all of your peers that you are ready and willing to help them edit any of their assignments/lesson plans/unit plans etc.  If a student wants an assignment edited, just go up to the table with the post wearing the biggest, friendliest smile, and ask for their help!  Pictured below is what the post looks like!  

I hope we can all take advantage of this system, and please remember to volunteer!

Reminder - Important Opportunity - GO Conference

Hi Teacher Candidates!

The Gifted Outreach (GO) conference takes place each May. This year's date will be Friday May 5, 2017. It is an amazing opportunity for all teacher candidates. Not only does it allow you to plan an interactive learning session geared towards Grade 4 to 8 gifted students within Simcoe County, but it allows you to work in collaboration with SCDSB staff to plan the conference itself! This allows you to gain valuable skills, knowledge and training that can be applied when working with gifted students and is a great asset to have on any resume. The GO conference is not only a fun day, but it is a highly enriching process for all involved.

Check out this amazing video highlighting last year's conference: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5NYBXs8YFYzUXpzSFdOQ2V0RTg/view?usp=sharing

If you have had a successful practicum, have passed all your courses, and are interested in working with your peers to create a workshop for this conference, you can sign up by contacting Elizabeth Thomas (sethoma1@lakeheadu.ca) or Rosa Fabiano (rfabiano@lakeheadu.ca) by Friday January 6, 2017.

The GO Conference will require students to participate in information and training prior to the event.
Dates and times to follow.

Participants will receive Co-Curricular Record credit!

What more could you ask for?! Sign up!  

Join ApplyToEducation - Free Webinar

Join ApplyToEducation on Thurs, Jan 26 at 7:30 pm EST for a free, 30-minute online webinar to learn how to manage your employment applications throughout your career in education.

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You will come across ApplyToEducation at some point in your education career, so take this opportunity to learn how to use their system!

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