Practicum II EDUC 4855

Practicum Reminders Two 6-week practicum blocks Same school board all year Same school/different school Same associate teacher

Placement Requirements in Year 2 Primary/Junior Primary (gr. JK-3) Junior (gr. 4-6) Junior/Intermediate Intermediate (gr. 7-10) all subjects Intermediate/Senior Senior (gr. 11-12) in teaching subject(s) Primary/Junior Will be assigned to a primary and a junior *Give example. Junior/Intermediate Will be assigned to a junior and an intermediate Most likely the intermediate placement will be a grade 7/8 Students are expected to teach all subjects at the gr. 7/8 level and not just their teaching subjects At the gr. 9/10 level, students would be placed only in their teaching subject. These placements are very difficulty to find. Intermediate/Senior Some I/S students will have placements in both teaching subjects Many will be placed in a gr. 9-12 in one of their teaching subjects and the other placement will be in a grade 7/8 At the grade 7/8 level students are expected to teach all subjects, not just their teaching subjects

Placement Changes Notify the Practicum Office IMMEDIATELY if your placement is different than what is posted on WebAdvisor We need exact grade(s) and subject(s) Associate teacher changes/additions? WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? So that your associate teacher can access your reports So that your reports are accurate So that you can be recommended to the OCT

Faculty Advisors (FA) FA information available on WebAdvisor On campus meeting – October 3rd (details will be posted to Blackboard) All candidates will be evaluated at least once in the fall Faculty Advisor Report Sample (will be posted to Blackboard) Stay in touch Ask for help

Practicum II Handbook & Binder Practicum II Handbook available online Out with the old and in with the new Keep year one documents in a separate file/binder Your Faculty Advisor may want to see a few lesson plans from year one (particularly if you have a different FA) Ensure that your lesson plans are printed out and filed in the Practicum Binder The Practice Teaching Handbook is your course outline for Observation and Practice Teaching. You are strongly encouraged to read it, remember it and refer to it often. Your faculty advisor has been given a copy and will expect you to be familiar with what’s inside. A copy of the PT Handbook was also included in the package you gave to your associate teacher – don’t let them know more than you do about practicum expectations. If you have questions related to placement, the answers can most likely be found in the PT Handbook. If you are unsuccessful in placement, you can not say “I didn’t know!” Ignorance is not an acceptable excuse. it is your responsibility to be aware of the expectations for practicum.

Practicum Expectations Overall Expectations p. 3-6 of handbook Full lesson planning until the final week (week of Nov. 6th) Provide lesson plans to AT prior to each lesson Complete reflections for each lesson taught The bar has risen

Housekeeping Associate Teacher Information Email will be sent before October placement Did your placement change? Tell us about it! Health & Safety Training Bring your ORIGINAL PVSC with you to placement (we don’t need to see the original this year) Practicum ID Absences/Extended Absences/Snow Days Bring your original PBC (unless you are assigned to Upper Grand or Peel) - You may not be asked for it, but I would encourage you to offer to show it to your principal anyway If you have not already done so, please have your Work/Education Placement Agreement form signed by your principal on the first day back to placement and fax it or scan it to the PT Office. For your protection, if you have an accident or are injured while on placement, please contact me right away. I have paperwork that needs to be filled out and submitted within 72 hours of the accident. We need to ensure that you are properly cared for and covered in the event of injury. Check to see if your AT has had an opportunity to look over the package since you’ve been gone. There are several steps they need to take in order to gain access to your evaluation and to receive their honourarium. If they have questions about anything in the package, please ask them to contact the PT Office and we will be happy to assist them. Continue to check your email regularly throughout placement for important information. Your faculty advisor has your email address and may email you. If you do not respond in a timely fashion, you may be in for a surprise check up! FAs get very cranky when they can’t reach you! Please familiarize yourself with the Absence Policy on page 10 of the PT Handbook. If you know you are going to be away for a medical appointment or religious observance, please let your AT know in advance so necessary arrangements can be made. If you become sick unexpectedly, make sure to contact your associate teacher or school office first thing. When you are absent you are still responsible for providing lesson plans and resources for any instructional time that you would have been responsible for that day. It is your responsibility to make arrangements to get it to your associate teacher! Don’t forget to let the PT Office and your advisor know if you are going to be absent. If you are absent for 3 or more consecutive days, documentation will be required. If there is a PD Day and your principal and/or associate teacher asks you to go, then go! It is not a day off for you. You are not a supply teacher, you are a teacher candidate. Do not get left alone with students while your AT steps out. We know this occurs, but try your best to avoid it and explain to your AT that we have strict policies against teacher candidates being left unsupervised. If it continues, please contact your FA for advice. Be professional! These kids are watching everything you’re doing and are going to go home and tell their parents about you. I do not want to get a phone-call from a principal telling me: that you cursed in front of a student that you were overheard bad-mouthing your associate or another teacher at the school that you were wearing a skirt so short it left nothing to the imagination You are a teacher candidate from the Schulich School of Education , so please act like one!

Professional Learning Sessions Check the website for the most updated information: http://professionallearning.nipissingu.ca/ Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO) Ontario Secondary School Teachers/ Federation (OSSTF) Ministry of Education (MOE) You will not receive reminder emails about these sessions and if you miss them, we can’t help you!

Community Leadership Experience Handbook Placement Information Form – due Nov. 18, 2016 New placement opportunities – on Blackboard If you haven’t already done so, get started! Placement in school boards Need help?

International & Domestic CLE Opportunities Information sessions today at 10:00 a.m.: Kenya – A144 Costa Rica – H112 England – A122 Trois Pistoles – H111 Fort Albany – H131 Attend the session that is of most interest to you!