Pedablogy

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Sep
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PED 3150 LL 2022/23: edition one

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: Ureleite meteorite cross-section as seen by CSIRO's electron probe microanalyser (EPMA). Different materials are given different colours, with a large section of lonsdaleite in yellow in the middle left. At middle right is a small section of diamond in pink, Iron, in red, surrounds both. Magnesium in green and silicon in blue can be seen on the outside edges.

From a Chris Hadfield post: Strange diamonds from an ancient dwarf planet in our solar system could lead to the production of ultra-hard machine parts, according to scientists. A team of researchers, including those from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has confirmed the existence of lonsdaleite in ureilite meteorites from the dwarf planet’s mantle. Lonsdaleite is a rare, hexagonal-shaped diamond believed to be much stronger and harder than its more typical cubic cousin.

 

WELCOME TO THE BLOG

Every two weeks, I will be creating and distributing a short blog that summarizes and reminds LL’ers of what.is happening and coming up, suggests some education-related resources, and provides selected information about the community. And, there will always be something silly at the end. Blogging is something you are asked to do as an education student. It might also be something you want to do when you are teaching, depending on the context and clientele. The blog will complement the information provided in my e-mails to you. BrightSpace is your go-to for academics.

Please subscribe to the blog. If you have anything you would like to share on the blog, let me know.

 

   WHAT’S UP?

  • thanks for your personal intros and for responding to each other. This really builds community
  • Tuesday, Sept. 20 – you will be with Andre Potvin and the L cohort section
  • Chapter one, Is Everyone Really Equal? letter of introduction, and reading response one due: Sept. 20
  • Wednesday, September 21: National Day of Reconciliation event at the faculty (formal day: Sept. 30)
  • please have a professional g-mail and two google folders created

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  STARTING SUGGESTIONS – EDUCATION/PEDAGOGY

OTTAWA – SOME CURRENT ACTIVITIES/EVENTS

Explore, make sure you schedule some fun, and engage in activities that re-energize and enrich.

SILLY

Jan
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The week of January 31 – February 4, 2022

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ENTERING the SECOND CHAPTER OF YOUR EDUCATOR JOURNEY

Road, Travel, Banner, Header, Journey, Outdoor

CONGRATULATIONS! Most of you have now completed your second-year practicum and others will be done by June. You are now entering part two of the Great Developing Educator Journey. We are so admiring of how you have persevered through many difficult months of online learning and teaching, and how you have rallied and performed so well in your practicum placements. It has been a complete delight to read the incoming final reports that speak of such great work, effort, natural talent and developing skills. We hope you will take some time – at some point – to reflect on your journey so far. You are now firmly pointed toward your career in education

THIS WEEK:

  1. There will be no 3151 H/HH online class at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, February 3rd. We will be at a funeral celebrating the life of Paul’s mother, Barbara McGuire, a wonderful spirited and talented woman. We will prepare an asynchronous activity, posted on Brightspace in the H/HH section, that allows you to reflect and represent your practicum experience, and we will be e-mailing you with a time for an open drop-in session in the week of February 7th. Thank you for your understanding. We will ‘see’ you on February 17th online, and will be looking at your work for the 3rd.
  2. All final reports should have been submitted to the practicum office and to us by you by January 28th unless other arrangements were made.
  3. Check out the winter semester format and schedule as posted on Brightspace. if you need a room on campus on Thursdays during 3151 time, they are posted there. Some of the schedule message is below.
  4. Catch up on your 3151 work, please. We will be assessing you (pass or fail) on your two blogs, reading responses, digital hub, S4C project.
  5. Check Brightspace for updated information on OCT temporary certification and overall accreditation. You are responsible for ensuring you have submitted all of the requisite information for registration with the college.
  6. The National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec Coty Mosque Attack was on January 29th – information below.
  7. International Holocaust Remembrance Day was on January 27th, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1945.
  8. Check your e-mail for messages from us regarding the online, open hour (TBD) and any notices about work outstanding.
  9. TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF YOURSELVES. HAVE SOME FUN THIS COMING WEEK.
  10. A beautiful poem about a journey by Mary Oliver. http://thepracticelondon.org/poetry/poems-of-transformation-the-journey-by-mary-oliver/

PED 3151 Winter Semester Format & Schedule

As PED 3151 is a full-year course and was designated as online in September, it will continue online following the same format as the fall. Please refer to the course syllabus for important dates.

  • Large group sessions with Tracy Crowe and PLCs will continue to be online. Same Zoom links will apply.
  • Cohort Section Meetings will continue to be online. Professional Inquiry Sharing and Digital Hub Sharing will be virtual. Mock interviews will be virtual.
  • Individual cohort professors may arrange in-person opportunities to meet on campus but in these cases, teacher candidates will be given the option of also attending online.
  • If you are on campus on Thursdays for an in-person course and need a place to participate in our online PED 3151 sessions, you will be able to use the rooms assigned to PED 3151 from 8:30-11:30 am.

The National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia – January 29th.

This day serves as a reminder that we must continue to work together to eradicate hate and racism in Canada and remember those who lost their lives by this terrible act.   Please share the following resource to faculty members and teacher candidates as we learn about creating inclusive and diverse classrooms and communities with respect for all.  https://www.nccm.ca/greensquare/

Oct
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The week of October 11th, 2021 – Thanksgiving

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Leah Dorion

Hello Everyone – hope you are having a good week and enjoying some of the sunny, autumn weather – even if it is a practicum day.

We wish you all a very good Thanksgiving weekend – a time to reflect on what we can be grateful for and to collect energy for the rest of the fall term. As we said on Thursday, we do apologize for there not being adequate time for small group discussions of the Kendi book and discussion questions. There will be more time available in our next class together on October 14th, based on chapters 6-9 in Kendi. Please take time to read each others’ responses on the UCC Book Club discussion boards as they will enrich your understanding of racism and anti-racism. UCC Book Club: Discussion Board 3 responses are posted and are due October 12th for class discussion on October 14th: https://uottawa.brightspace.com/d2l/le/241277/discussions/topics/295804/View

We hope some of you had the opportunity on September 30th to learn more about reconciliation. We will continue to offer ideas for inquiry and education.

Tomorrow, you have a mandatory PLC given by the Ontario College of Teachers. There will be lots of information imparted and many good questions and discussions.

Here – in italics – is the excerpt from Tracy Crowe’s section on Brightspace highlighting 3151 general “to do’s” for this week and next.

PED 3151- October 7  (8:30-11:20) Mandatory PLC

OCT Presentation & Leadership in Education- October 7

Join Zoom Meeting
https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/j/97024165930?pwd=WHdlYmNONWZ3QU1iSDV0Q2JTSnFNZz09

Meeting ID: 970 2416 5930
Passcode: 7gkKxR

For this week:

a) Review OCT PLC   OCT Presentation & Leadership in Education- October 7

b) Work towards completing  PRACTICE – Finding the Balance – MODULE 2

c) Start looking into the OCT registration process and requirements https://uottawa.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/241277/Home?itemIdentifier=D2L.LE.Content.ContentObject.ModuleCO-3740313

For the following week- October 14

a) Complete PLC chart for OCT Presentation- October 7

b) Review Trauma-Informed Practice – Module 3– October 14

c) Identify Action Research/Professional Inquiry topic- submitted on BrightSpace (Module 2 Learning Log)

d) Consider possible AEL placement. Please see guidelines  AEL (Alternative Experiential Learning)

Leah Dorion

AEL (Alternative Experiential Learning): By now, you should be looking into and securing a placement – typically at a school or community agency – for between 60 – 80 hours either in the winter term or between April 18 – 29, 2022. This is a credited requirement for year two. Here is the link to the Brightspace description which gives you details on AEL. Please read it carefully.: https://uottawa.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/241277/Home?itemIdentifier=D2L.LE.Content.ContentObject.ModuleCO-3740313 .  The topic of AEL was discussed at the September 16th PLC with a presentation by a representative of the U of O Centre for Community Engagement. The centre will help you find and secure engagements with non-profit agencies https://servingothers.uottawa.ca/students. Tracy has posted a few ideas on Brightspace: https://uottawa.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/241277/Home?itemIdentifier=D2L.LE.Content.ContentObject.ModuleCO-39720943151. In the AEL section you will also find a registration form. Thank you to those of you who have contacted us to make inquiries about your AELs and to explore and vet ideas for placements. We are happy to help.

STUDENTS FOR CHANGE – UCC INQUIRY/RESEARCH PROJECT

We will be talking about the Students for Change (S4C) Research Project (also known as Inquiry/Research Project to other cohorts) next class. Please review:  https://uottawa.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/241277/viewContent/3948857/View

YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS Some of you have been sharing some ideas, projects and units – which we really appreciate. This week, thanks to Emily, Matthew, Jessica and Ashley.

To start with some great contributions from you

Matthew Garber History of the “Scientific” Race Theory (ppt)

Jessica Mundy – New York Times article Still Separate Still Unequal: Teaching about School Segregation and Educational Inequality

Still Separate, Still Unequal: Teaching about School Segregation and Educational Inequality

Credit…Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Here are some book recommendations from Emily to complement your reading of “How to be an Antiracist”: “Caste: The Origins of our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson, and Canadian journalist, Desmond Cole’s “The Skin We’re In”.

Ashley, who is doing her practicum at Sir Guy Carleton, shares this slide show on her Oct 6th class.

Continuing Swail-McGuire recommendations

On the Iighter side: 

the far side thanksgiving comics - Google Search | Far side comics, Far side cartoons, Gary larson cartoons

or heavier:

At 866 kg, ‘papa bear’ pumpkin crushes competition, takes title of B.C.’s heaviest

 

Take care, all; stay safe – 

Paul and Heather

 

Mar
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The week of March 1st – 5th, 2021

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Welcome to the first week of March. Let’s keep on Marching forth!

Thanks to Akshat for sharing this beautiful painting and the article in which he found it. See below.

 

 

Alexandra Karamallis, “How to Apply Sunscreen” (2018).png

 

This week, you will be going to your Wednesday practicum and participating in PLC’s focusing on the all-encompassing and important there- INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY. Here is some information on the PLC’s and the weeks coming.

Resources for this week:

TUESDAY, MARCH 2nd:

Workshop 1:   9:30-11:00 am

Bias free progressive discipline (P/J/I/S) 
Building and sustaining a positive school climate by using a whole-school approach.

PPM 145 – Progressive Discipline

Workshop 2:  9:00-11:20 am 

Supporting Diverse Classroom: Practical Strategies and Resources

Meeting ID: 959 3391 1857
Passcode: 8s8J8a

As well, on March 9th, there will be a workshop on teaching language from 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.. The focus is on PJ/JI levels. You would do well to tune in as you will always be meeting students who struggle with language: 8:30-9:45 a.m.

This presentation by Shelley Rennie-Bryden, OCDSB will focus on a reading approach for primary and junior students that focuses on critical thinking and inquiry. Practical strategies and resources will be provided. An opportunity to continue learning in an ongoing collaborative professional inquiry with Shelley will be described. This session is for any teacher candidate who wants to develop their skills in teaching language arts in a more integrative way. Please see attached resources.

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 916 0014 5336
Passcode: 5b5Q2

Preparing for Practicum- March 9, 10:00 am

(see Brightspace for details)

Along with continuing to discuss Ayers, this session will be focusing on your 5-week practicum block. For those of you with deferred practicum, this will be a good review for when you start at the end of April/beginning of May. Your PED 3150 professor will set up your cohort session.

Here are some other digital resources:

ETFO

The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario publishes excellent articles and other resources on a host of topics that concern diversity and responsive teaching including but not restricted to: 2SLBBTQ+; Gender Independent Children and Trans youth/Adults; homophobia; anti-black racism; anti-Asian racism; white privilege; indigenous issues. ETFO continues to address many social justice issues. It is an excellent resource for all teachers, even if you are not planning to work in the elementary panel.

Ontario Government: Learning for All

Ontario Government: Safe Schools

Ontario Government: Diversity

Ontario School Counsellors Association

Ontario Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

ASCD Educational Leadership journal

Teaching for Diversity 

Cult of Pedagogy – one very good article on dyslexia

VoicEd Radio: The Heart and Spirit of Inclusion

 

 

ON THE LIGHT SIDE: The Irish Garda police doing a Jerusalema dance challenge

 

Feb
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Mid-week post for you all

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What Adaptive Teaching strategies you have seen as a student, are seeing as a developing educator and have or will use in your own teaching.

ideas from you?    (pretty quiet so far😁)

Because we know you wanted to know!!

FORMAL AND IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS: ACCOMMODATIONS, MODIFICATIONS, MODIFIED used in IEPs and in Teaching

ACCOMMODATIONS: refers to special teaching, assessment strategies, human support and/or specialized equipment required to enable a student to learn and to demonstrate what they have learned. Accommodations do not alter the provincial curriculum expectations for that grade. Many students only have accommodations on their IEP. Accommodations can be changed and should be changed according to the assessed development of the student and changing needs.

Examples:

Instructional: buddy/peer tutoring; duplicated notes; graphic organizers; assistive technology such as speech-to-text or text-to-speech, extra time

Environmental: strategic seating; headphones; alternate, quiet setting; reduction of audio/visual stimuli

Assessment: extended time; verbatim scribing; oral responses; prompts to return attention; extra time; reduced tasks to show understanding

MODIFICATIONS: are changes made in the age-appropriate grade-level expectations for a subject or course in order to meet a student’s learning needs. These changes may involve developing and following expectations that reflect knowledge/skills of a different-grade level, curriculum expectations, and/or increasing or decreasing the number/complexity of the regular grade-level curriculum expectations. Often, students will have modifications in one subject area and not in another. Generally, language and math modifications are geared toward a different level as these subjects are based on a spiral curriculum and are taught every year. Other subjects like social studies typically involve modifications that change the number or the complexity of the curriculum, grade-level expectations.

Before we embark on today’s class, a bit of humour and an example of adaptability by sportscaster, Andrew Cotter (no marmots or meerkats)

and on blogging – a new timeline for you that has been added to Brightspace

Discovery Education

request a demo here

More info for you!

portfolio timeline (6)

Dear Educators,

Welcome to the event page for the second webinar in our new 2021 webinar series: Embracing the Shift: Sharing Our Pandemic Stories of Connecting to Land and Children’s Natural Curiosity! In 2020, we brought you Natural Curiosity in the New Normal, a four-part conversation about getting outside and staying outside amid COVID-19. We highlighted an Indigenous lens on the current crisis in education and invited educators to slow down and embrace the natural world as co-teacher. In our continuing series, we hope to build on these foundational ideas, with more educator stories to further unpack the principles and practices laid out in Natural Curiosity 2nd Edition.

If you are interested, here is the sign-up form

 

Let’s get together

We’re hosting a virtual event and we’d love to see you there! Join us for Sharing Indigenous Education Resources on February 4th, 4:30PM – 6:30PM or February 23rd, 6:00PM – 8:00PM (EST)

Register for this FREE event by using the following link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sharing-indigenous-education-resources-tickets-137217405955

We hope you’re able to join us!

If you experience any technical difficulties registering, please join us directly on February 4th or February 23rd using this Zoom link: https://zoom.

Nov
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The week of November 1st, 2020

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WELCOME TO NOVEMBER

Uncertainty – irritation or opportunity or both?

As you now know, all November Wednesday CSL days are not happening. COVID uncertainty and a labour dispute at the University of Ottawa threw a wrench into first-year student placements. Well, the labour dispute has ended and the hard-working admin. staff are back at it – working with colleagues – to arrange and confirm practica for all first-year teacher candidates,.

 

WHAT’S UP?

Here is what’s up for this week, Module Seven:

Taken from Brightspace

Capacity Building Series: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy: The Foundation and Core Components by Nicole West-Burns, PhD.
What’s in a name? A lot, actually. [Advertiser content from Qatar Foundation]

Also, please  complete your book club work for chapters 7 & 8 by using the prompts below:

Sensory and DiAngelo Chapter 7

Sensory and DiAngelo Chapter 8

 

CURIOUS, WATCHING (no longer nagging) Instructors

Owl, Owls, Wildlife, Bird, Nature

Two months in and you have been working hard, absorbing and processing complex concepts, keeping up with course work, and getting to know each other in an online environment. “Gradual release of responsibility” is a key strategy in education. Give your students the space and foundation for learning and let them grow. So, we are no longer nagging, we are just wondering if you have:

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd

  • check-in – how are things going?? Updates
  • Sensoy and DiAngelo chapters 7&8
  • small group discussion on culturally responsive pedagogy

 

 

 

TECH TIP

This week, we are sending you to a Canadian virtual field trip that is focused on science, conservation and adventure. EXPLORING BY THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS is used by many IS educators. Check it out! Your associate teacher may not have heard of, or used it. It would be a great resource for you to introduce to your students.

https://canadac3.ca/en/learning-resource/virtual-field

WHAT”S HAPPENING IN OTTAWA

Check out this link for information about ongoing cultural events:  https://www.ottawafestivals.ca/virtual-modified-ottawa-festivals/

 

Ending with a tiny treat – two animated shorts to bring warmth to November and a bit of lift for your COVID-weary spirit. Introducing brief animated shorts to students can be a great way to get them engaged and comfortable – and ready to talk and work. Here are two animated shorts: the Canadian-made, award-winning “Bao” and “(Piper) – A Joy Story” , an Oscar-winning short. Enjoy and let us know what you think.

 

 

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The week of October 19th, 2020

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HEADING TOWARD READING WEEK!!! WOO HOO! (or woo hoo, in 2020 language)

We hope you enjoyed the 2020 version of Thanksgiving, and last Tuesday’s PLC with the presentation by the Ontario College of Teachers and the Principals’ Panel featuring Carson Grove principal,  Jeremy Nowiski and St. FX principal, Sean Kelly.

Weekly practicum placements are scheduled to begin on November 4th, the Wednesday after READING WEEK. Given the current situation, we are still waiting for confirmation of placements. But, we are all getting ready with letters of introduction and reading and understanding the Practicum Guide, right?

We are still waiting for your terrific KAHOOT questions for the great H/HH 3150 KAHOOT GAME on November 3rd. One multiple-choice question, 4 possible answers with one correct one for us to know. DUE: October 22nd. This is just for fun and KAHOOT is a great tool for kids. Categories: readings; popular culture (music, films, TV, literature, celebrities); sports; politics

Keep persevering through these challenging times. If ever you have questions or would like to have an on-line meeting, we are here for you as your faculty advisors.

WHAT’s UP

Here’s what’s up for this week, Module SIX:

Continue with Sensoy and DiAngelo: review of chapters 5 & 6 during our on-line class; read chapters 7 & 8 and create a reading response, due November 3rd

Revise and complete your letter of introduction for your associate teacher taking a look at the exemplars provided; read the Practicum Guide

Read “In Conversation” – see BrightSpace, read Achieving Excellence document. Two videos also on BrightSpace  – watch one

By Class on Tuesday – view brief slide deck on MIND MAPPING – on BrightSpace

Upload links to Digital Hub and Google Drive folder to SHARED FOLDER

 

AGENDA for TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20th, 10:00 am

  • a link for the meeting and a copy of the October 20th class slides will be sent to you by 8:30 on Tuesday morning
  • hellos and how are ya’s
  • questions or comments re: last week’s PLC
  • Sensoy and Di-Angelo concepts and ideas – chapters 5 and 6
  • MIND MAPPING AND bringing it all together. After a brief review of the slide deck on mind mapping, you will be working with each other in small groups to review what you have learned and absorbed since September (Chambers, Daniel, Sensoy and DiAngelo, Indigenous Walk, PLCs, videos and readings, class time, “The Class” etc.). You will then go on, together, to create the start of a MIND MAP using  the collaborative Mind Mapping tool, Coggle. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SIGNED UP FOR A FREE ACCOUNT AT COGGLE. One of you will have to be the administrator of the Coggle Mind Map and maybe present it to the larger group – so be ready!
  • Digital Hub requirements and questions Digital Hub and Google folder – this is where you will post your url for your shared folder (practicum binder) and your digital hub once you have it ready. It is time to set up your own personal Digital Hub – here again is the slide show

NAGGING INSTRUCTORS’ SECTION

Kahoot, Kahoot, Kahoot questions…. – please just email us your questions and four answers

 

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TECH TIP

Coggle

A free, easy-to-learn, digital mind mapping tool for you to learn and use.

How to use Coogle

Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA THIS WEEK

Keep safe, keep dry, keep warm. Lots of great urban or rural hiking – wherever you are right now. Balance on-line study with some fresh air and exercise.

 

 

 

 

 

Oct
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The week of October 12th, 2020

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Beauty – always – is in the eye of the beholder

 

WHAt’s UP (coordinated with syllabus and BrightSpace)

Here’s what’s up for this week, Module Five:

PLC (mandatory) Ontario College of Teachers and Panel of Principals, Tuesday, October 13th, 9:00 – 11:30. Below, from the OCT:

Topic: PED31501 OCT Presentation & Principal Panel- October 13

Time: Oct 13, 2020 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/j/99692413202?pwd=WGEyOWhMVXBnZ25GcFd3eGxlLzRXQT09

Meeting ID: 996 9241 3202

Passcode: 1u6B1v

Preparation for our OCT Virtual Session on October 13th (message from the OCT:  We’re looking forward to meeting you all virtually on October 13th . In advance of the session, we’d like to provide a basic introduction to the College by sending you on a “scavenger hunt” through our web site. You’ll find all of the information you’ll need to complete the hunt and it shouldn’t take more than 15 minutes for you to complete. You can access the hunt questions here. There is also space in the form for you to include specific questions that you’d like us to address when we meet. Good luck and have fun!

Sensoy and DiAngelo: submit a reading response for chapters 5, 6; read and respond to chapters 7, 8

For Next Class (Oct. 20):

Create: Letter of Introduction (due October 20). Samples available. We will spend some time on this in our next class on Oct. 20th

Write a formal letter of introduction  (informed by Daniel and her points about transformational leaders)  to your Associate Teacher and the school principal that includes: Introduce self; Express your interest in becoming a teacher; Demonstrate interest in being part of the classroom/school community, Highlight your own strengths and what you are hoping to learn within the host school. 

Read: Practicum Guide (Brightspace)

Watch: Reimagining Classrooms: Teachers as Learners and Students as Leaders | TED Talk: Kayla Delzer  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6vVXmwYvgs

OR

Students need to lead the classroom, not teachers. TED Talk: Katherine Cadwell (High School) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzQhiB2EOVE

 

NAGGING INSTRUCTORS SECTiON

Your Student Declaration of Understanding statement must be into the Practicum Office by October 16th. The Practicum Office is e-mailing you all directly. From The Practicum Office: It is the responsibility of Teacher Candidates to ensure the Practicum Office receives the signed document, electronically as a PDF, by October 16th, 2020.  Teacher candidates have been asked to submit the PDF to practic2@uottawa.ca. Teacher Candidates cannot begin Practicum placements in schools on November 4th, 2020 before having submitted the completed Student Declaration of Understanding form.

Digital Hub and Google folder – this is where you will post your url for your shared folder (practicum binder) and your digital hub once you have it ready. It is time to set up your own personal Digital Hub – here again is the slide show 

See slides at the end of last week’s slide show.

KAHOOT questions –  categories: readings; popular culture (music, films, TV, literature, celebrities); sports; politics. Your questions with 4 possible answers and the correct answer identified to us, must be in, please, by October 22nd. HAVE FUN – great way to engage people

Here is the link to add a Kahoot question:

 

TECH TIP

So far, we have briefly introduced you to Padlet, Google Classroom, Google Slides and Kahoot.

This week, we would like you to take a look and have a try with Coggle, a brainstorming or mind mapping tool that many teachers are using on-line. It is free. https://coggle.it/

OTTAWA THIS WEEK – get out; stay safe

. Somerset Bridge crossing the canal, looking north

https://ottawatourism.ca/en/calendar

Documentary Recommendation – “My Octopus Teacher”. Take a break from the pressures of on-line learning and COVID, and explore a kelp forest in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Africa. And, learn a lot about octopi. This documentary would be an excellent teaching tool in a number of subject areas.

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Week of September 21, 2020

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morning snack for the primary school kids in San Jose las Flores, El Salvador

 

WELCOME and HAPPY FALL

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUR COMMUNITY IN A NUTSHELL (so far)

WHO ARE WE in PED 3150 H/HH?

Based on over twenty introductions posted so far (keep ‘em coming):

Origins: Philippines, New York state, Ottawa, Cape Breton, Guelph, Orangeville, Kingston, Montreal

Studies so far: History, Phys. Ed. Math, Geography, Science (Biology, Physics, Chemistry), Music, Philosophy, Human Kinetics, Classical Studies, Business, English Literature

Interests/past occupations: football, soccer, pharmaceutical industry, tutoring, field hockey, transportation planning, musical theatre, zookeeping, community work with youth, volunteering, traveling, skating, trekking, the great outdoors

Quirks and Quarks: to be revealed ! ( although one of your colleagues worked on the CBC show of the same name)

WHAT’s UP FOR THIS WEEK

you have:

read the special post re BrightSpace and feel comfortable with the learning management system;

read the first 2 chapters of Sensoy and DiAngelo ( response prompts coming in next 2 weeks );

read Chambers article and posted a response to the Learning Log on BrightSpace. Be ready to discuss and put in the context of what you learned, experienced in virtual Indigenous Walk;

started to review the foundational reading resources listed last week, e.g., OTF, CTF;

take a look at PADLET and are comfortable with use. We will be using Padlet during cohort meeting class on September 22nd.

NAGGING INSTRUCTORS SECTION

Have you:

posted your introduction and response to the Daniel article on BrightSpace?

are you reasonably comfortable using Padlet – because we hope to be doing that in class on TUESDAY!

 

TECH TIP of the week for teaching and learning

GOOGLE CLASSROOM

As we understand, U of O Faculty of Education students will have access to Google Classroom. Google Classroom is used by many teachers in the five Ottawa boards, and is a simple and effective LMS (learning management system). Given the current, uncertain situation with COVID-19, it is a VERY good idea to start getting your Google Classroom understanding and skills going. You may very well be teaching on-line with your Associate and want to be comfortable and adept.

You can start practising now. USE/CREATE a Google account. Do not use your uottawa e-mail as the account. You want to make this a practice account and not get Google “confused” about two accounts. You can load GC on your phone and laptop. It is free. It will ask you if you are with a school or university. For practice purposes, you are not; go on as an individual with a separate g-mail account. When the university activates its Google Classroom suite, then you use your uo address/account. Just go to: Google Classroom.

Want some tutorials? Here is one site: https://alicekeeler.com/google-classroom/

Brightspace Tip for the week – Notifications and Checklists

WHAT’s GOING ON THIS WEEK IN OTTAWA – Keep SAFE

Special Statement from Dr. Vera Etches

 

Another scene from Ottawa – the Pinhey Forest Beach, located in the city’s Greenbelt, postglacial sand dunes that host many different kinds of vegetation. Accessible by bike, car and OC TRANSPO, or walking!

What’s On This Week in Ottawa

FOR ART’s SAKE

Everyone, this is Maman, the guardian of the National Gallery of Canada, located at Sussex and Wellington. The Gallery has re-opened with special safety measures. It is a truly beautiful space and place to visit. On Thursdays, from 5-8 pm, admission is free. Having a stressful week? Walk through the glass atrium and gaze at the sky and Parliament Hill, visit the Rideau Chapel and listen to Janet Cardiff’s “Forty-Part Motet”.

 

NORTH POLL – excerpts from our last two polls

What is your favourite TV show?

Why did you decide to become a teacher?

I love people and want to inspire young people to care about science and math. And I think I have a natural ability to connect with people and help them understand issues/topics better in an engaging and positive way.

I want children to love learning. As well I want to inspire children to be brave, curious and follow their passions.

Many reasons, the main one is I want to make a difference in someones life.

 

Question: OK, I need to know – what do you think about having a private Facebook Group for 3150 sections H/HH?? – so, I think we will give this a pass

How do usually communicate with students/peers? What communication tools work best for you? https://wordart.com/create

FLAT LAY CONTEST STILL OPEN !!!!!!!!!!!

SO far, no flat lays submitted but we are looking forward to seeing your photo/actual object representations of who you are. This might be a teaching strategy you use on-line.

 

a telling cartoon for these times

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Follow-up Post – Your Questions Answered!!

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Hi Everyone

We won’t always be doing this, but given the number of great questions, we thought we would write an additional blog to answer and in some cases, illustrate our answers. We will copy the question and then provide an answer. We have also added some of your comments from today’s session.

here we go, responses where possible in green

new super clear link to Sensoy & DiAngelo (2017).

possible email for GEORDIE from Hillcrest
       
geordie.walker@ocdsb.ca
outline of weekly requirements (copy and paste from syllabus at least)
here it is from the checklist in Brightspace

For This Class: 

Complete Tracy’s Module 1 Inquiry into Practice, which includes reviewing for future reference

RESOURCES FOR TEACHING (links in Brightspace)

Ministry of Education: Ontario Program (K-12), Technology, TV Ontario, Let’s Talk Science & Science resources, OTF, CTF, Subject Associations, CUBE for Teachers, Learning Resource Centre

For your faculty supervisor session:

Watch: Adaptive Expertise- Helen Timperley (2015) Professional conversations: Adaptive expertise – Helen Timperley

Read: Capacity Building Series Collaborative Teacher Inquiry

Book Club Read: Sensoy & DiAngelo (2017). Chapter 1, “How to Engage Constructively in Courses”, Is everyone really equal? : an introduction to key concepts in social justice education (Second edition.). Teachers College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University. 

Read: Daniel: Daniel, B. (2010). Reimaging the Urban(Beverly Hills, Calif.), 45(6), 822–839.

Post to Learning Log

Respond to Daniel. How does this research inform your understanding of what it means to be part of the Urban Communities Cohort, especially in regard to being a  transformational leader?

Come prepared to discuss learning log responses & to gain insight into the adaptive expert model and the Ontario College of Teachers Standards of Practice. 

 

For next class (Sept 22): 

Read Chambers, C. (2006). Where Do I Belong? Canadian curriculum as passport home. Journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies, 2 

Book Club Read: Sensoy & DiAngelo (2017)- Chapter 2 – “Critical Thinking and Critical Theory”

 

Post to reading log – respond to what you learned from the Chambers’ article: what does this have to do with schooling and school? 

For sections F/FF respond here

For sections H/HH respond here

For sections Q /QQ respond here

           
visual shared with class:

My mic has been giving me some problems but one thing that stuck out in my mind was the idea of bettering ourselves as opposed to the usual approach that we will be bettering the students. I thought it was important that Geordie highlighted the negative impact of the education system and the way students are spoken to. My brother experienced this first hand as he was told not to go to university

If we students wanted to continue an informal discussion, the Discord server is a great platform, and I can help anyone who needs it through navigating it


I feel like some people are unfamiliar with platforms like discord, but maybe a small trial can be done these first couple weeks and more people can join if it is a success


How about a different platform where we can easily access and do discussions more freely? Discord/ Facebook group?

We will let you set that up unless you want us to do this for the class. Right now we have the watercooler discussion group and Teams – happy to do this if that is what people want, but still not sure how people want to do.

What is the purpose of the book club?

The book club was assigned as content by Tracy – all 3150 students are doing this at some point. We started ours earlier

Where do we post the response to the Daniel article?

We have added in everything you need to do in the checklist for the week – it is also included with this blog 

also, we post everything in the checklist to the calendar here

is there a difference between learning log and reading log

Our mistake – they should all be called learning logs

do we post the response to two articles ( Professional Learning Communities, Collaborative Teacher Inquiry), article in the same place as the Daniel response? or is the chambers article due there?

There is a Learning Log area for each response that you need to do and we try to put links into your particular Learning Log like this:

Will there be an assignment or reading logs linked to the DiAngelo book at some point?


other teachers in UCC are working on this

My understanding was that 31501 is the fall portion of the course, and 31502 is the winter section.  I’m a bit confused because I am told that the current course material can be found in 31502 on brightspace and not 31501.  I’m just wondering why that is.

Yes, this is confusing, but we can’t do much about this.

 

this is our course – UCC

 

this is the Brightspace course for the rest of 3150 – don’t go there

having both courses available and being updated is extremely confusing

yes, we know

Would it be possible to post the answers to questions on Brightspace or somewhere that we can all see them? I think a lot of us have struggled with confusion about which courses to look at in Brightspace

yes, that is why we are doing this

so just ignore the PED31501?

yes please

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