Student Services Newsletter Summer 2019

Summer 2019 Student Services Newsletter

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2019 BEd Graduates ~ Apply to the Ontario College of Teachers for your Membership registration
Congratulations to the BEd students who graduated on June 19, 2019.  Those students who submitted their OCT Registration Number to the Office of Students Services prior to June 19th, their nomination has been sent to OCT.     Those students who are still obtaining their registration number and/or have not submitted to the Faculty of Education, please submit it by emailing osp@edu.yorku.ca along with the online form.   Please submit your OCT Registration Number

There are several steps students will need to do to ensure there are no delays nominating BEd graduates after convocation.

  1. Review the OCT application information at: https://apps.oct.ca/OLR/Template.aspx?action=rege
  2. Apply for OCT membership/registration:visit: oct.ca select Members and then Create an Account. In order for the BEd Student Services Office to send your recommendation, we require the six-digit OCT registration number for each graduating teacher candidate.
  3. Submit the six-digi tOntario College Teachers (OCT) registration number to the Faculty of Education. The online form is available on the Faculty of Education website. Select Current Students, Undergraduate, Convocation then select OCT Registration Number. This will require logging into Passport York.
  4. Send Transcripts to OCT~ Graduating BEd teacher candidates will need to decide themselves to order all post-secondary transcripts to be sent to the Ontario College of Teachers. When ordering transcripts, please indicate that you wish for your York University transcript to be sent upon degree completion. Your transcripts must indicate your Bachelor of Education degree has been conferred. This means your transcripts should not be sent until after the June convocation. It’s recommended to order the transcript through OUAC as they send it electronically to OCT vs paper https://www.ouac.on.ca/apply/oct/en_CA/user/login
  5. Recommendation to OCT- The Faculty of Education will send your recommendation to OCT on Fridays.  Transcripts ordered by the student and the recommendation sent by the Faculty of Education are required for certification.

For more information, visit the 'Apply Now' section of the OCT website.

BEd  YEAR TWO BEd Enrolment
The Office of Students Services should have all year 2 BEd students enrolled in required courses the week of July 29th.

BEd YEAR TWO –Fall 2019  ED Electives  The Faculty of Education Office of Students Services is working with the Associate Deans Office to offer more Education electives for fall 2019.   All Year 2 students will have the required number of electives/ credits for the BEd program.  The number of electives for the BEd are as follows for graduation requirement.

Primary/Junior – One Math, One Literacy and one free elective
Junior/Intermediate – One Math or Literacy and one free elective
Intermediate/Senior and Technological Education – Three free electives
Glendon FSL BEd - One elective.  Visit the Advising package for more information.

Once the electives are posted those students who were unable to enroll in the required electives or had enrolment conflicts will be sent an email with course offering.  As well, students who have requested to switch an elective(s) for another will be also advised by email.  We should have the courses ready for enrolment in early August.

BEd YEAR TWO BEd Mandatory Practicum Meetings will be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.  Please visit the Program Calendars for updates.    Further Information (times and locations) will be emailed to all Year 2 students in August.  As well, please check the MTRR BLOG, under Current Updates, as once public, the schedule  will be available.

Professional Development for EDST 3999 6.0  
BA Educational Studies students who have enrolled in ED/EDST 3999 6.0   and did not attend the Professional Development sessions in April are required to schedule for upcoming workshops On – The Job Success and How to Effectively Use Linkedin workshops.  Students can find the schedule for upcoming workshops by visiting the below link to the monthly calendar on the Career Centre website:  http://careers.yorku.ca/calendar/

BA Educational Studies students ED/EDST 3999 and 4999  FW 2019-20  Submission of Preferences for Community Practicum
Students enrolled in ED/EDST 3999 and ED/EDST 4999 can search their Community Practicum options and submit five placement preferences beginning July 17, 2019 (after 10am) through July 28, 2019.   The placement process is not first come-first served; all preferences will be taken into consideration, if submitted during the (July 17- July 28) timeline. If preferences aren’t submitted during this timeline, students will be a part of the round two selection process and will submit preferences in late August.   To search placement options (from July 17-July 28th), and to submit preferences, please visit:  https://apps.edu.yorku.ca/practicum. Students can also access the system from the Experiential Education page: https://edu.yorku.ca/current-students/practicum/.

BA EDST Program Requirements
BA EDST students should keep track of course enrolment and meeting the program requirements.  The Office of Student Services has been working with the Registrar’s Office to ensure students will have access to the Degree Progress Report which supports the course requirements for the BA program each year.   The Progress Report should be ready for students to use by end of summer 2019.

BA EDST Program requirement regulation changes
Over this past year there were course requirement regulation changes for the BA Educational Studies program.  Please ensure you visit the Academic Calendars at https://calendars.students.yorku.ca/

EDST 3100 Recreation and Education Winter session Cat # Y28R01
ED/EDST 3100 has recently been posted for students in the BA EDST program.  Students in year 3 and 4 can enroll in the course.  Students in year 2 should call the Office of Student Services for permission to enroll.

Seats are available in EDST courses for FW 2019-20.  Open to Year 3 and 4 EDST students.
ED/EDST 4000 3.0             Community Organizations and Education (winter)
ED/EDST 4010 3.0             Educating and Activism  (fall and winter)
ED/EDST 4100 3.0             Professional Practice (fall)

Criminal Background Checks for each year in the BEd and BA EDST 3999 6.0 and 4999 6.0
It is the responsibility of every student to have a valid original Criminal Background Check available for presentation at the host school and/or community placement, at any time. It is highly recommended that TCs obtain 2 original copies of their Criminal Background Check at the time of original application.  This allows surrender of the original to a school board, if required, while still ensuring that the TC has an original copy in their possession. More information visit: http://mtrr.blog.yorku.ca/criminal-background-checks/

Updating your contact information
Please remember if you change your residential address or phone number(s) you should update this information through the Registrar's Office website. Under My Student Records select Change My Profile. You are also encouraged to add a contact person in case of emergency.

Reminder: Good Housekeeping
Please note that classroom space is shared, and we want to remind all students/faculty if eating in the classrooms to please remove garbage and put it in the appropriate receptacles in the hallways.
By doing our part, we will help to keep our classrooms clean and in a professional state.

Office of Student Services, Faculty of Education - summer hours
Monday                        10:00a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday to Friday       9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Telephone:                   416-736-5001
Email:                           osp@edu.yorku.ca
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