Y EAR 2 I NFORMATION S ESSION Planning for

A GENDA Course Registration Alternative Placements

C OURSE R EGISTRATION Registration will open June 2016 Register in your Education (Nipissing) courses first Plan WLU schedule around NU Register for Observation & Practice Teaching Year 3 EDUC 4671/ EDUC 4691 Year 4 EDUC 4686/ EDUC 4696

O PTION C OURSES Religious Education in Roman Catholic Schools EDUC 1526 Kindergarten; Curriculum Theory & Practice EDUC 4706 International Teaching EDUC 4807 English as a Second Language EDUC 4806 *Offered in 2016/17 and 2017/18, subject to sufficient interest and registration.

W HAT IS AN A LTERNATIVE P LACEMENT ? Use teaching and transferable skills in non- traditional teaching environments, including private schools Explore alternative employment options where teaching skills are an asset Network and make community contacts that may lead to future employment outside the classroom Offer services to the community An opportunity to:

Alternative Practicum Overview  Observation and Practice Teaching course EDUC 4686/4696  120 volunteer hours required to fulfill credit requirements  Alternative practicum hours can be completed on any day of the week  Alternative practicum is self-selected and arranged by the student  Must be approved and supported by the Practicum Advisory Committee before the placement may begin  Alternative Practicum Placements may begin as early as May 2016

F INDING A PLACEMENT ? Criteria: Significant connection to human development and service Teaching skills may be applied Total of 120 volunteer hours in one placement within the time period from May 2016 – August 31, Two placements cannot be combined to provide 120 hours Location must appear to be healthy and safe Unpaid service In Ontario, but outside of a publicly funded school board Supervisor is not immediate family, or peer in the program, or a parent of a child involved in the placement International placement is only Nipissing sponsored Not more than two (2) Teacher Candidates with the same supervisor per year

TEACHER CANDIDATES EXPERIENCES … Andrew Henderson and Nick Southen Nipissing University Mason Gomes Cube For Teachers

D OCUMENTS & T IMELINES 1. Application 2. Timesheet(s) 3. Evaluation Submit in April for a May 2016 start Submit by August 31, 2017 Alternative Practicum Placement Applications Timelines All forms to be submitted to the Practicum Office NOTE: You must allow three weeks for the approval process and the placement cannot begin until approved

Failure to Submit an Alternative Placement Application In order to graduate from the Concurrent Education program, Teacher Candidates must fulfill all degree requirements Detailed Degree Requirements can be found in the Academic Calendar If any of the application, timesheets or final evaluation are not submitted by the dates outlined, a mark of “F” will be entered for transcript purposes.

Evaluation of the Alternative Practicum Placement There is one final evaluation, but it is desirable to review the evaluation form and the expectations at the beginning and middle of the placement with the Supervisor Students are to maintain a time sheet and submit it at the completion of the placement with Supervisor signature The timesheet and evaluation form are due to the Practicum Office one week after the completion of the placement but no later than September, 2017

Overall Summary 1.Pickup an Alternative Placement Teacher Candidate/Supervisor handbook from the practicum office during April 2016, or find details HereHere 2.Use the official letter to inform potential Supervisor to determine the feasibility of a placement 3.Complete and submit an Alternative Practicum placement application to Practicum Office for approval 3 weeks prior to placement commencing 4.After approval is received, provide Alternative Placement Handbook to supervisor and placement may begin 5.Complete 120 volunteer hours in the Alternative Placement setting 6.Collaborate in completing the final evaluation and submit the original with the signed timesheet(s) to the Practicum Office, NO LATER THAN August 31, 2017

E XAMPLES OF PRIOR ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENTS COMPLETED The NU website has a number of opportunities: eneral-info/Pages/Alternative-Placements.aspx

Alternative Practicum Placement International Planned for May 2017 Destinations - to be determined Accompanied by Faculty Facilitator Apply by September 2016; approved in October 2017 Approximate cost: $ HTTP :// WWW. NIPISSINGU. CA / DEPARTMENTS / INTERNATIONAL / EDUCATION - ABROAD / BED - INTERNATIONAL - PRACTICA /P AGES /B RANTFORD -C AMPUS. ASPX Teacher Candidates in Year 3 for will be permitted to complete an International Placement in May 2017 Have you completed the survey sent to you today?

Questions ?? Contact Associate Dean: Or Practicum Officer: