Here is the link to the syllabus – this gets updated each week as we progress through the course. Please see Pages 14 – 26 – week-by week
(From Tracy Crowe) Survey – We have received 153 responses to our survey, which is just short of 50% of Year 1 candidates. Your feedback, as well as the information collected by FESA, has been very valuable and we have started to work on addressing your concerns for the second semester. We will share the results next week. It would be great to hear more of your voices. If you would like to add your opinion, the survey link is https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/QK3VV2S.
WHAT’SUP
Class tomorrow at 10:00 am – we will send out the Zoom link first thing Tuesday plus the link to our slides.
Placement information should be coming out today (Monday)
(From Tracy Crowe) Academic Challenges– We know that its is crunch time, many of your larger assignments are due. If you are experiencing challenges completing your work by the deadline or have outstanding assignments, please speak to your professors about possible accommodations or extensions. If this issue is extending to a number of courses and may require additional University resources, please feel free to contact David Trumpower or Tracy Crowe at teached@uottawa.ca.
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.
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.
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
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.