The weeks of January 17th and 24th, 2022

HELLO, all!

You are now in the last week of your full, 2nd-year practicum, with a few of you completing your practica in the spring. Bravo! We have been really impressed by your perseverance and progress. The interim reports were wonderful to read — you have come a long way and have a great journey ahead. Your first full 3151 class back is on Thursday, February 3rd, and we look forward to seeing you in on-line class at 9:45 a.m.. We will be re-acquainting and hearing about your practicum experiences. You know we would love to meet you all in person but 3150/3151 classes will remain online. We would be very happy to host a get-together for the H/HH cohort at our humble abode once all of your classes are done, and the coast is clear, public-health wise.

In your last week, please make sure you have gathered some good artifacts that document your teaching and learning experiences in your practicum. Photos, lesson plans, student work, images — all great for your memories and for use in your digital hub and S4C project.

Final reports are due on January 28th. Please ensure that you send a copy to us as well as the practicum office.

NEWS

From the Practicum Office re: final reports:

It is the responsibility of the TC to ensure that these forms are completed by the AT(s) and that both the Faculty Supervisor AND the Practicum Office receive a copy of each report. 

 Candidates are advised to keep a signed copy for their own records

• The report, as an attached PDF, is to be emailed to the Practicum Office at practic2@uottawa.ca
• practic2@uottawa.ca is an email specifically for the submission of evaluation reports
• The evaluation reports will only be accepted electronically as attached PDFs (not links)
• ATs can provide candidates with hardcopies or alternative electronic versions, but it is the TC’s responsibility to submit it as a PDF
• The Practicum Office cannot issue a final grade without the completed Interim and Final reports
• Ats and TCs have also received this information

For reference, the forms can be found below the practicum guide on our website. The timelines are also outlined for reference in the practicum guide. To optimally use these forms, they must be downloaded and saved, then opened from the computer’s saved folder (otherwise they will not save). The forms have been created in Adobe to comply with the Ontario Government and University of Ottawa accessibility standards. The Final Report is to be completed and submitted at the end of the placement, on January 28^th, 2022.

OCT and TEMPORARY CERTIFICATION

The news changes almost every day in a lot of ways and with regard to OCT certification. This just in from Tracy Crowe:

Please be aware that the Academic Secretariat is checking the eligibility of those Year 2 candidates who submitted their names to us by the January 14 deadline. The list will be sent to the OCT by the end of the month and we expect candidates will get their temporary certificate by the end of February.

Those  Year 2 candidates who missed the deadline and will be completing their practicum soon will be able to apply by January 28 at noon. In addition to applying to the OCT, all interested Year 2 candidates must complete the Faculty’s form.  Here is the link to the uOttawa Teacher Education – Expression of interest to apply for a temporary certificate. YOU MUST HAVE AN OCT APPLICATION NUMBER TO COMPLETE.

In the meantime, you need to have all of your required information submitted to the OCT so that you can teach when you graduate this spring. Teacher candidates must correspond individually with the College to ensure all required docs are filed and ok.. The faculty cannot do this for you.

NEXT CLASS: Thursday, February 3rd at 9:45 am with H and P.  Focus –  hearing about your practicum experiences and fielding questions, planning for 3 remaining classes. Any suggestions, photos, questions – please send our way and we will incorporate into the meeting.

HUMOUR:

SHOVELLING WOES – imagine this great kid a few years from now in high school!

Here’s my kid! https://t.co/LAKmXRjewN pic.twitter.com/NCpoJYgPbo

— Rachel DiSaia (they/them) (@HopHeadRachel) January 18, 2022