Transcript Year 4 Information Session

Year 4 Information Session
Planning for 2014-2015
Discussion Items
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Year 5 Structure for 2014-2015
Professional Fridays
Practicum
Course Registration
Year 5 Structure
• Program Requirements in Academic Calendar (pg. 153154):
http://www.nipissingu.ca/calendar/Documents/nuAcadem
icCalendar2013-2014.pdf
• FAQ:
http://www.nipissingu.ca/departments/brantford/ActiveConcurrent-Education-Students/academicadvising/Pages/FAQ.aspx
Year 5 Structure
YEAR 5 2014-2015
FALL
WINTER
3.0 Laurier Credits
EDUC 4344/4284
EDUC 4308/4244
EDUC 4324/4264
Education
EDUC 4697/4687
Science Education
Visual Arts
Health and Physical
Practicum
Year 5 Structure
• Fall Term: WLU courses only
• Winter Term: Nipissing courses only
• 6 weeks of NU courses - January 5 - February 13, 2015
• Practicum blocks – February 17 – April 29, 2015
• Intensive study period- 3 NU courses
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(24 hours each course = 2 classes per week/course)
• Professional Development workshops (Fridays)
• Plan to be on site for the six weeks!
Course Registration
Registration Opens:
June 2, 2014 at 12 noon
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Student responsibility to ensure registration includes
all required courses.
• Science
• Health and Physical Education
• Visual Arts
• Observation & Practice Teaching
Class capacities are firm and will not be adjusted.
Register early!
Practicum
Why is Year 5 so important?
• Select an Ontario school board for final block placements
• Select one school board only for both blocks
• Teachable subject for JI secondary school placements
• Special Interest placements eg. Special Education, Native
schools, Schools for the Deaf Blind etc.
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ANNUAL Practicum Survey
 Surveys will be released: April 2014 – check your NU email!
Practicum
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ANNUAL Police Vulnerable Sector Check
 School Boards require Teacher Candidates placed in Ontario
schools to complete a satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Check
prior to having direct contact with students.
 Failure to provide this documentation to the Practicum Office
three weeks prior to the commencement of Block 1 will result in
the cancellation of practicum for the current academic year.
 Toronto District School Board and Peel DSB require additional
steps in this process, further info to follow
 PVSC due date is : January 23, 2015
Detailed Schedule (WI Term)
 Six-week block of classes 2 practicum blocks
 Block 1: February 17 – March 13, 2015
 March Break – March 16 – March 20
 Turn Around Week – March 23 - 27
 Block 2: March 30 – April 29, 2015
“Turn Around Week” may be used to make up missed practicum days due to illness during
the first practicum block, following prior arrangement with, and approval from the
practicum office. It is also designed to all time to meet the block 2 Associate Teacher.
Professional Fridays
• All graduating students are expected to attend Professional Fridays.
A variety of information sessions and professional development
workshops will be held each week
• Please mark the following Fridays on your calendar. Workshops will
be held from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
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Friday, January 9th
Friday, January 16th
Friday, January 23rd
Friday, January 30th
Friday, February 6th
Friday, February 13th
• A detailed schedule will be available on the Nipissing website:
http://www.nipissingu.ca/departments/brantford/graduating-concurrent-education-students/Pages/
Professional-Responsibilities.aspx