Student Services Newsletter - December 2019

  • Career Centre  Visit Career Centre and find out about the services and opportunities available to you.  During the fall and the winter session Employers/Representatives from teaching organizations schedule a space in Winters College 1st flr to speak with teacher candidates.  Keep an eye on the Career Centre monthly calendar.  Posted as Employer Tabling Session:
  • The FESA Facebook employment page
  • The York U Mentoring and Teaching Resource Room
  • The Faculty of Education  News & Events feed

Faculty of Education offices ~ Tuesday, December 10th
Please note, the Faculty of Education Offices will be closed starting at 12 noon to end of day on Tuesday, December 10th.

Holiday Season
York University will be closed during the Holiday Season,  December 21, 2019 to January 5, 2020  inclusive.  The university will  resume normal office hours on Monday, January 6, 2020.  Visit the BEd Program Calendars to see when you're back to class https://edu.yorku.ca/current-students/undergraduate/

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/

Planning summer 2020 Education Electives
The Faculty of Education offers a few education summer electives for the students in the BEd to enrol in.  Planning to offer in May and June the following courses.  The courses are taught online, blended  or lecture.  Students in the Concurrent BEd Year 1  can also enrol in an elective(s) summer 2021.

May 
Blended ~ Thinking Mathematically  3.00 (math elective)
Lecture ~ Literacy and Culture 3.00 (Literacy elective)
Online ~  Issues in Indigenous Education 3.00 
June  
Online ~ Education for a Sustainable Future 3.00
Lecture ~  Philosophical Inquire into Critical Thinking & Curriculumn 3.00
May/June 
Lecture ~ Educating for a Sustainable Future 3.00

Mental Health and Wellness at York U.  Students needing assistance or support beyond their course work are encouraged to visit the resources available to them at YU.  http://mhw.info.yorku.ca/resources/resources-at-york/students/.

Student Accessibility Services (SAS) Students with a diagnosed disability are encouraged to connect with York's Accessibility Services (SAS).  Their office  provides academic accommodation and support to students with disabilities in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s Policy on accessible education for students with disabilities and York University Senate Policy on Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities.

Religious Education: Teaching in Catholic Schools - Who Should Attend
Any undergrad BEd student in the final year of BEd and interested in preparing to teach in Catholic schools.  NOTE: This course is open only to York University Faculty of Education undergraduate students. This course is not equivalent to the Religious Education, Part 1 additional qualification.

Course Format
Fully Online
Offered in the Fall and Winter sessions
A Certificate of Completion is provided upon successful completion

To Apply & Fees
For actual dates, locations and session offerings, search from the list of available courses.

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.

Inclement Weather
Throughout the winter, in cases of inclement weather, the university will also post on its web site weather emergencies and university closures. For details, visit http://webapps.yorku.ca/weather/

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  hours
Monday                           10:00a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday to Friday           9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Telephone:                       416-736-5001
Email:                               osp@edu.yorku.ca
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