Clarification About Wednesdays For Year 1 Students - Fall & Winter terms 2018-2019

Good Day Year 1 (of 2 Year B.Ed) Students,

The Faculty of Education has received a number of inquiries about what the expectation is for Year 1 students on Wednesdays when academic courses are not scheduled.

There are 9 Wednesdays each term (Fall and Winter)

• The first 4 Wednesdays (Sept 4, 11, 18 and 25th) will be spent on-campus attending mandatory Professional Development events
• The last 5 Wednesdays (Oct 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31st) will be spent in your host school, completing the required Mentorship & Active Participation (MAP) days

The final agenda for the 4 Professional Development events for the Fall term will be shared with all of you in the very near future. While you wait for the final agenda and wish to plan ahead, it is best to assume that the time commitment could be from 8:30 - 4:30pm on those dates.

The Faculty of Education is excited to see all of you on Tuesday Sept 4, 2018.

Reminder - How To Register For Academic Skills & Accessibility Accommodations At Lakehead University

Good Day B.Ed Professional Program Students,

Thinking Ahead To The Math Competency Exam & Registering For Accommodations:

As you know, it will take place on Saturday, September 8th, 2018 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.

Any Concurrent or Consecutive student entering our B.Ed Professional Programs in September 2018, who wishes to utilize Lakehead University's Student Accessibility Services (SAS) 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. 

PLEASE NOTE:

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

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

Click HERE for more information on Student Accessibility Services.

Late requests for accommodation cannot be guaranteed.

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

Students are encouraged to contact Student Accessibility Services to ensure timely access to academic accommodations. 

All involvement with Student Accessibility Services is kept confidential.

Signing Up For Math Brush Up Sessions, Purchasing Lockers & Submitting PRC/VSS Documents - On The 1st Day of Classes

The Faculty of Education has scheduled "Brush Up" Math Sessions for any interested students,  to take place before the compulsory Math Competency Exam on Saturday September 8th, 2018 at 10:00 am.

PLEASE REMEMBER: 

• These sessions are ONLY for students who have been working on their math content knowledge. These sessions are designed to give those students who have been working on their math knowledge a chance to practice problem-solving prior to the exam.
• These are not workshops designed to TEACH you math.
• It is not possible for us to teach all the relevant math you will need for the exam in one or two sessions (and you will find these sessions more confusing than helpful).
• However, if you have been working on your math, or feel confident about your math understanding, these sessions will provide you with an opportunity for some extra practice.

WHEN ARE THE "BRUSH UP" SESSIONS?

DATE: TUES September 4th, 2018
7:15pm - 9:15pm (OH007 and OH008)

DATE: THURS September 6th, 2018
7:15pm - 9:15pm  (OH007 and OH008)

HOW DO I SIGN UP?
We would ask that any B.Ed student wishing to attend either session, to plan to visit the tables set up in the Heritage Place hallway on the first day of classes, to sign up.

The table will be set up between:
9am - 11am and again, 2pm - 3pm on Tuesday Sept 4th, 2018.

Other items that can be secured or submitted at the table, are:

• Temporary Parking Passes -  for those taking EDUC 3238 FAO at Simcoe Hall
• Locker Rentals/ Purchases - all interested students
• PRC/VSS documentation submission

The Faculty of Education looks forward to seeing all of you soon.

Parking At Simcoe Hall for Students Enrolled in Elective: EDUC 3238 FAO- Please Read Carefully

An Important Note for Students Enrolled in B.Ed Elective EDUC 3238 FAO:

We have devised a way for each of you to secure a temporary parking decal to display on your vehicle's dash, ONLY on the FRIDAYS when your elective EDUC 3238 FAO is scheduled at our 500 University Avenue (Simcoe Hall) campus location.

Please Note:This temporary parking decal is only to be used for the express purpose of your travel to 500 University Avenue for this one course. It is not to be used at any other time.  This temporary pass is valid between Sept 7th, 2018 through November 2nd, 2018, ONLY.

This temporary parking pass cannot be used at Heritage Place (downtown campus).

Please pop by the Education Administration Office at Heritage Place, to secure your pass before the course starts on Friday September 7th, 2018.

Be sure to bring the following information with you, when you come to pick up your parking decal:

• Make/Model of the vehicle you will be using most often
• The color of the vehicle
• Your license plate number

Our hours of operation are 8:30am-1:00pm and again from 2:00pm-4:30pm, Monday to Friday.

UPDATE - Obtaining Your Lakehead Student ID Card - 2018-2019

UPDATED July 16, 2018:

Good Afternoon Everyone,

The printing of LU Student ID cards for the 2018-2019 session at our 500 University Avenue location (in the LU Bookstore) has now resumed.  The issue reported late last week has been resolved.

Feel free to plan to obtain your student ID card, if you don't already have one.

UPDATED July 12, 2018: 

Please be advised that due to a system issue Lakehead Student ID cards are not able to be issued at the University Bookstore, until further notice.

We will circulate an email once this service is restored.

Thank you for your understanding.

Obtaining Your Lakehead Student ID Card - 2018-2019

Obtaining Your Lakehead Student ID Card

PLEASE NOTE:

• If you are a RETURNING Lakehead University Bachelor of Education Student, you do not need to secure a new student ID card, if you already have one. 
• Any Year 1 (of 2 Year 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 University Bookstore with your Student ID number or LU username. The Bookstore staff is happy to print Student ID cards Monday to Friday between 8:30am and 4:00pm.

We look forward to seeing all of you on Tuesday September 4th, 2018.

Securing Your Ministry of Education Curriculum Documents - Before The Start of Classes

Ministry of Education Curriculum Documents - Why You Need Them

A number of your required Education classes during the B.Ed Professional Program make it mandatory for 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 Programs, are:

• The Arts (2009)
• Health & Physical Education (2015)
• The Kindergarten Program - Full Day Early Learning (2016)
• Language (2006 revised) 
• Mathematics (2005 revised) 
• Science & Technology (2007)
• Social Studies (2018)

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

You will also need:

• 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
• Learning For All  -  Download Here: http://edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/LearningforAll2013.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 them and have them bound as books, that 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 these documents to be an invaluable resource during this program, and as additions to your own Educational Resource "Library".

We will be sure to keep you posted (via LU email) should any further curriculum documents be required, before Fall 2018.