Education Student Professional Headshots

The Education Student Teachers Association of Orillia is organizing a Professional Headshots Photo Session event.

Cost: $15 

When: March 16th 9am to 11am 

Where: Heritage Place - Room OH3

To guarantee your spot sign up at http://signup.com/go/vioRGFw

Drop-ins are also welcome.

Resume and Mock Interviewing Workshop - Tuesday March 20, 2018

Who?  

Teacher candidates from all our program years who want to prepare for the job application process

What?  

Local principals and vice principals and Faculty Advisors will:

• Provide feedback re your resume- strengths and areas for growth
• Share effective strategies for approaching interviews
• Conduct short mock interviews with candidates and provide feedback

Where?

Heritage Place, Rooms OH4 and OH7

When?  

Tuesday, March 20, 2018  from 5:00-8:00pm 

Why?  

It is never too early to prepare for your future career paths! 

Please sign up in the Education office by March 7, 2018. 

Availability of Math Brush Up Sessions - Before Next Sitting of Math Exam

The Faculty of Education has scheduled "Brush Up" Math Sessions for any interested students,  to take place before the next sitting of the compulsory Math Competency Exam on Tuesday, March 20th, 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: Thursday March 8th, 2018

• OH2 & OH8 - 10:30am-12:30pm

• OH4 & OH7 - 2:30pm-4:30pm

DATE: Thursday March 15th, 2018

• OH2 & OH8 - 10:30am-12:30pm

• OH4 & OH7 - 2:30pm-4:30pm

HOW DO I SIGN UP?

We would ask that any B.Ed student wishing to attend either session, plan to visit the Education Administration Office in Heritage Place, to sign up. 

Hiring at Hamilton Wentworth District School Board!

Hiring at Hamilton Wentworth District School Board!

This school board will be hiring 100 teachers over the next month.

This includes student teachers currently completing their B.Ed and in line to graduate in June 2018, pending successful completion of their B.Ed degree.

The posting should be on the board website within next few days!

http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/careers/

Instructors Needed for Children's Liturgy at St. Mary's Parish

St. Mary's Parish in Barrie is looking for Instructors for their program that runs during school months, on Sunday mornings during the 10:00 am mass. The children who attend range from Kindergarten - Grade 2.  

This is not a weekly commitment, and it is usually once per month, for approximately 30 minutes. 

For the first couple of sessions, you will be paired up with two other Instructors.  From then on, you will always be paired up with another Instructor.  

Please Note: The church requires anybody volunteering to submit a CBC.

If you have any questions, please contact Alyssa Hendy at ahendy@smcdsb.on.ca

Cohort C2 - Meetings with your new Faculty Advisor

We have scheduled two time periods for Cohort C2 teacher candidates to meet with your new Faculty Advisor Heather Headley-Macleod and Catherine Hannon:

• Thursday March 8, 2018:  11:10am - 11:40am - OH07
• Thursday March 8, 2018:  11:45am - 12:15pm - OH07

To keep the groups smaller, we will limit the number of candidates for each meeting.

Please sign up for one of these time slots in the Education Office by Friday March 2, 2018.

If you would prefer meeting with your FA and I on your own, please contact Catherine Hannon (channon@lakeheadu.ca) by Wednesday February 28, 2018.

March/April 2018 - Plan For Placement Detail Release To Students (1 Year B.Ed & Year 2)

Associate Teachers look forward to/plan for your impending arrival in their classrooms. As a professional courtesy, we make every effort to provide Associate Teachers with notice of placement cancellations, when/if they occur.

With this in mind, please read the below very carefully.
Completing Your Placement in Simcoe County District School Board?If we do not have your original PRC/VSS documentation (and the requested photocopy for our office files) by March 1st, 2018 - you may not be permitted to head out to your SCDSB placement.

Completing Your Placement in Any Other School Board?If we do not have the requested photocopy of your PRC/VSS documentation for our office files by March 15th, 2018  - the Faculty of Education may notify your requested school board to cancel your placement. It is also your responsibility to satisfy any specific instruction required of your school board, for submitting your documentation prior to the beginning of placement. 

If you know now, that you will have issue meeting the above deadline for documentation submission, please contact the Education Administration Office immediately.

Winter 2018 Placement Release:
The Faculty of Education has determined the date in which we will release Winter 2018 confirmed placement details.
On Thursday March 1st, 2018 at 10:30am we will circulate an email providing instruction on where to login to view your Winter 2018 placement details.

Some of you may not have a confirmed placement at the time of release.The Faculty of Education is working closely with our board partners on a daily basis, for any updates.  As soon as new information is received, the Portal will be updated and impacted students will be notified. If you happen to be one of the handful of students waiting, check the portal daily.

It is very important to note that what you see as your confirmed placement when you login to the Education Portal - MUST - be validated in-person, at a table that will be set up in the Heritage Place hall way, the same day.

The table will be set up for all 1 Year B.Ed and Year 2 (of 2 Year B.Ed) students to verify their placement details, between 10:30am and 12:30pm.

In-person verification of confirmed placement details must be done, before contacting your host teacher. This is a requirement put in place to ensure that there are no errors in our online database and our department's internal records.

Thank you in advance for your co-operation.