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The first week of practicum: November 29 – December 3, 2021

Happy December First, all!

World AIDS Day | Awareness Days | Resource Library | HIV/AIDS | CDC

We hope that the first three days of solid practicum are going well for you. This is the kind of week when a Friday really feels like a Friday!

Take good care of yourselves with special attention to hygiene protocols as there are lots of nasty bugs/colds circulating in the schools, and you will be working hard. This brief blog focuses on self-care and a few reminders about faculty assignments and obligations. We will be meeting with a few of you and your ATs next week via screen, and expect we will be able to touch base with many more once the new year begins.

Please do let us know exactly what you are teaching and if you are connected – through teaching, support or observation – with other classes. We had asked this in an e-mail on Sunday. Having more specific information gives us a clearer view of what you are doing.

“Practicalities”

  • binder constantly updated
  • interim report into us and practicum office, sent by you, by December 17th
  • blog was due November 25th
  • AEL placement
  • thinking and planning inquiry research – now is a great time.

SELF CARE IDEAS

The university website has some great material on health and wellness – you can access it here

Meditation

Headspace 

Exercise

Music

Olive and Mabel

Vegging

 

Eating Well

Sleeping

Mental Health during the Pandemic

This is just a smattering of what is out there – if you have a good resource that helps you, please let us know and we will share yours with the group😊

 

 

Self Care

Ted Harrison - Buy or Sell artwork by Ted Harrison

Ted Harrison

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The week of November 8 – 12, 2021

WELCOME TO ANOTHER WEEK IN NO-OOOOOOOOOOOOO-VEMBER –

Welcome to the week everyone. November can be a challenging time. Assignments are coming due, the days are getting shorter and practicum awaits. It is really important now more than ever to make sure you are taking some time for yourself. Even a small walk outside can make a positive change. To do a good job as a teacher, you must be mindful of how you are doing first. 

Make sure you use your supportive networks – friends, family, fellow classmates. Remember, we are always here if you need anything. We will see you on the 18th to prepare for practicum and our final session of 2021.

Paul and Heather

 

 

 

1918 - For What by Frederick H. Varley | 150 years 150 works

For What by Frederick H. Varley, 1918

Alex Colville, Infantry, Near Nijmegen, Holland, 1946 | Art Canada Institute

Alex Colville, Infantry, Near Nijmegen, Holland, 1946
Oil on canvas, 101.6 x 121.9 cm
Beaverbrook Collection of War Art, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa

 

An Afghan woman waits for transportation in front of a street art mural painted on a barrier wall of the National Directorate of Security in Kabul. The public art campaign by the group called the Art Lords first appeared in July. (Rahmat Gul/Associated Press). 2015

THIS WEEK

November 11 – Equity and Inclusive Practices PLC – series of workshops covering issues such as anti-black racism, Islamophobia, Indigenous perspectives, resources on equity and inclusion for teachers. This PLC is mandatory and offers incredible learning opportunities

https://uottawa.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/241277/Home?itemIdentifier=D2L.LE.Content.ContentObject.ModuleCO-3734192

“HOW TO BE AN ANTI-RACIST” – IBRAM X. KENDI

This UCC Book Club response is due November 16th.

  1. Read Kendi chapters 14–18, watch a 2-minute video of Crenshaw explaining intersectionality in relation to schools here  (Kendi discusses Crenshaw’s concept of intersectionality (pgs. 188, 191-192, 199). Then, watch this 5-minute video featuring Paolo Freire to get a bit of background on his work here.
  2. Post your responses to the following questions in this week’s discussion board thread. We invite you to respectfully engage with each other’s posts by commenting, posing questions, drawing links between the posts, hyperlinking to other posts and other writing, etc.

NEXT WEEK 

NOVEMBER 18TH – last H/HH cohort class of the year. 8:45 am – 11:15 – any requests for discussion topics? We will post the agenda on the blog next Monday.

ASSIGNMENTS/TO DO’s

BLOG #1 – due November 25th

AEL Placement

S4C inquiry project

Digital Hub – on-going curation

 

Swail – McGuire Contributions

Climate Change resources

https://resources4rethinking.ca/media/climate-change-resources.pdf

https://davidsuzuki.org/our-work/

Remembrance Day

https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/people-and-stories/black-canadians

https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/people-and-stories/indigenous-veterans

https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/art-hub/five-milestones-for-women

Peace Activists

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