University Holiday Closure
The last day in December for administrative offices to open on campus is December 23. All administrative offices will be closed December 24 through to January 3. Offices will re-open on January 4.
Online Course Evaluations
Online course evaluations for Fall term courses are available to students until December 10. Your input is very valuable to us. It will help improve and enhance student experience and satisfaction in courses. All your input is kept completely confidential and no information is released to instructors before final grades are submitted. To provide feedback on your course directors, visit http://courseevaluations.yorku.ca.
Online Practicum Forms
All ED1 Concurrent and Part-Time Consecutive BEd students must complete an online practicum form to indicate their preferences for weeks in May and geographic regions for their one-week observations to occur. There are two separate online practicum forms. Students enrolled in the regular Keele campus BEd program (not Jewish Teacher Education), should visit http://edu.yorku.ca/bed/oneweek.html to complete their submission prior to January 7, 2011. Teacher candidates enrolled in the BEd (French) program, should visit http://edu.yorku.ca/bed/oneweekfrench.html to complete their submission prior to February 1, 2011.
Practicum Reports
Fall term practicum reports for Full-Time Consecutive teacher candidates are not to be faxed/sent to the Practicum Office. It is the responsibility of the teacher candidate to get a copy of the report from the mentor teacher (York University is no longer keeping them on file). Reports should not be housed at a consecutive site for any longer than this school year.
Tax Forms
Information related to tax forms for income tax purposes can be found online at http://sfs.yorku.ca/fees/taxforms/index.htm.
Program Change Requests
On December 1, the Registrar’s Office launched a new online tool “My Program” for undergraduate students to request a change to their academic programs, to reactivate their record or to request non-degree status. For Concurrent teacher candidates who wish to make changes within the Faculty of Education related to changing certification level and/or teaching subjects, students will continue to complete paper forms which are available in WC 128.
June Convocation
Graduating BEd students should view the information on the university’s convocation Web site for details regarding the ceremony and diploma services. Only Concurrent BEd students need to apply to graduate online using the convocation Web site. If any Full-Time or Part-Time Consecutive BEd students have already completed the online application, the information will be accepted; however, the Faculty of Education will mount the application to graduate for every consecutive student so it is not necessary for them to complete the application. The actual date has not been set for the Faculty of Education Keele campus convocation but the ceremonies will occur the week of June 13-17. The convocation ceremony at Glendon will occur June 18. The convocation Web site can be found at http://www.yorku.ca/mygraduation.
Arts and Literacy Workshops
This certificate series of practical and experiential workshops for pre-service and in-service teachers offers simple but profound ways of teaching music, dance, visual arts and drama to elementary students for JK to Grade 8. The Winter session, The Arts and Literacy, runs five Saturdays in January and February, 2011 and demonstrates how the arts contribute to literacy development and student achievement. Registration is now open. Visit http://edu.yorku.ca/the-arts-part/.
Summer 2011: The ESL in Taiwan Program
York BEd 2011 graduating teacher candidates can acquire an ESL Part 1 AQ with an intermediate and secondary focus and the experience of teaching ESL for AYJGlobal in cooperation with the Toronto District School Board’s Continuing Education Department for 3 to 4 weeks in Taipei, Taiwan. The deadline to apply is February 18, 2011. For more information, visit http://edu.yorku.ca/profdev/taiwan-new-grad/.
International Practicum for Full-Time Consecutive BEd
Full-Time Consecutive BEd students in the Faculty of Education at York University have the opportunity to complete their final teaching block (for the month of May) in an international location through the International Practicum Placement (IPP) program. Placements in May 2011 will be in Nicaragua, Kenya and the People’s Republic of China. Interested candidates should speak with their Course Directors in order to obtain an application package. Spaces in this program are limited. The application deadline is Friday, January 7 at 4:00 pm. Further information can be found in SharePoint under the “International” section https://sharepoint.edu.yorku.ca/sites/fedstudents .
