Our mid-week Update – Wednesday, November 25

Notes from our meeting with Tracy plus a few reminders:

1. Both boards will be giving access to Google Classroom and other learning management systems (LMSs) please ask your associate. The OCSB will also be issuing board emails to TCs. All of you now have access to G-Suite (Google Classroom). If any of you have difficulty with your access, please contact the IT service helpline at 6555 or file a TopDesk assistance request.
2. PPE will be provided, but it is advised that on the first day you bring your own masks and hand sanitizer
3. For the LMS – find out what your AT is using and become familiar with it as soon as possible.
4.  You need to look at Michelle Hagerman’s MOOC on on-line teaching – here it is again
5. There will be no supervision by faculty staff (us) – we can be in contact with you, but we cannot visit your schools.
6. Within the first three weeks, try to teach at least one full class – otherwise you will be leaving all this to March when you will be expected to develop and teach a unit plan.
7. Make sure you complete the Health and Safety modules for your school board. You have been given these modules by the Practicum Office. here is their note:OCSB and OCDSB – the specific board PDFs are attached

   UCDSB – the Health and Safety in the workplace information and tracking form can be found on the UCDSB website

   CDSBEO, RCDSB, RCCDSB – Ministry of Labour Worker Health & Safety Awareness Training Online

    

8. ANY ISSUES – Please contact us first, do not go to Tracy directly
9. Please make sure you get your letter out to your associate.
10. We will be sending a note with our contact information out to your associate by Friday.
11. We will continue to send out our blog to you focusing on resources for teachers. If you have any requests, please let us know.
12. For those on deferred placements please continue your reading, study up on your subjects and curriculum documents, and keep talking to your peers.
13. Please have your practicum binder ready by Monday – we will contact you individually if we do not see your binder

Good luck with your first placement!!😃😃

Two shares from Tracy that you might be interested in:

MediaSmarts Launches New Online Course for Teachers Making Media Across the Curriculum is a free, self-directed online course that provides training and resources to help teachers incorporate digital media production such as games, film, and animation in their K-12 classrooms and across the curriculum. Upon completion of the course, participants will be certified by MediaSmarts as Media Maker Experts. The course is offered in a four-week session, with each new module being released on consecutive weeks throughout the session. Recognizing the busy schedules of teachers, MediaSmarts has made the course available 24/7, so that participants can access the lesson and materials whenever it best fits their schedule. The course will also provide participants with personalized instruction and feedback connecting them with other teachers who are exploring digital media production, leading participants through discussions of key texts and sample activities, and providing guidance in implementing media production in the classroom. The Making Media Across the Curriculum course features guest lectures including Jessie Curell (founder of Hands on Media Education); Brian Aspinall (best-selling author and winner of the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Teaching); Kathleen Mercury (teacher, game designer and expert on game design in the classroom); and Professor Jason Wiser (teacher of animation and game design at Harvard and Tufts Universities and Pixar Animation Studios). For more information, or to register for the course, visit Making Media Across the Curriculum. Additional MediaSmarts’ digital literacy training workshops are also available for use year-round. If you are interested in helping spread the word about Making Media Across the Curriculum to your fellow educators, please share this blog and use our promotional kit. Thank you.