The week of November 16th, 2020
Happy Monday, everyone. November in Ottawa. Hmmmmm. We hope you enjoyed and benefitted from the session last week. Thanks for your questions and input.
WHAT’s UP
We are now at Module 9.
From Linda for this week:
- This week is blog writing week (BLOG #1) and we hope you will check in with your faculty supervisors if you need any support. This blog post will be a great addition to your digital hub and will likely become one of many by the time you finish the Bachelor of Education program.
- This week in the Urban Communities Cohort we also are focusing on your Digital Hub. The article below is important for you as future teachers and fits in well with the work we have done on Sensoy and DiAngelo.
Ontario Teachers Can Now Face Consequences For Racism
ANOTHER article that continues the conversations in Sensoy and DiAngelo:
Peel board changing specialty program criteria to increase access for Black, Indigenous students
And, here is a link to an exchange with the author, Ta-Nehisi Coates, to whom Sherwyn made a reference on the Principals’ Panel.
3. Also, this week, another survey, this one from Tracy Crowe:
Today you should have received an email with a link to our Year 1 survey. We hope you will take the time to complete it. The survey can be found at this link https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/QK3VV2S
This is helpful information for us at the UCC, so please fill this in – thanks!
CURIOUS, WATCHING (no longer nagging) Instructors
- Blog #1
- start your Digital Hub – your library as a developing educator
- As you get ready for this week and your Digital Hub, here is a video we made especially for you – please give this a view.
- read the Practicum Guide for the big ideas and expectations. Remember, this is the first session of practicum. Your focus will be on observing, learning, reflecting and developing a partnership with your AT and students.
- MOOC on on-line teaching and learning
TECH TIP
Top 10 reasons teachers should blog
This has some good reasons why teachers should blog – taken from
Start Your Teaching Blog: Resources, Advice, and Examples in Edutopia
GOOD NEWS
Professor Molly Shoichet of the University of Toronto has just won the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal, Canada’s highest honour for science and engineering research. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.