Student Services Newsletter - April 2020

As of March 13, 2020, the university has moved in class courses to online formats for all York U. students.  Information is available at currentstudents.yorku.ca and select Visit the Novel Coronavirus (COVID -19)  website for the latest information and updates for York U. students, faculty and staff.   The campus is closed to all non-essential services.

Faculty of Education Office of Student Services team ~ available  
The Office of Students Services teams will be available during regular office hours (10-4) to current and future students through email, phone and/or Zoom.   Please email the Office of Students Services with your request or questions at osp@edu.yorku.ca.  Please provide your name, York student number (if applicable) along with your phone number.     Please give us 48 hours (during business days) to respond.

During this time all booked advising appointments - Tuesday and Thursdays will be done by phone or Zoom.    A Faculty of Education Advisor will be emailing you a day before your appointment with advising plans.

REMINDER BEd Students heading into ED 2 FW 2020-21 ~   Select your Practicum Placement Location/Zone.
Students will log on to the Practicum Information Management System to select practicum preferences for the 2020-21 academic year. The online form is due March April 13, 2020.  Students that do not submit a request for practicum for 2020-21, will not have a school placement come September.  When student’s login to PIMs, they should click on Practicum Placement Preference and the window will open to make the request.  Students that do not have the option “Practicum Placement Preferences” should email practicumoffice@edu.yorku.ca.

Year 1 Concurrent students who are returning to their home faculty do not need to complete a placement preference form now. You will be reminded to do so in March  2021.

My Online Services  The following student services have introduced new online and mobile methods to deliver services and resources you need, including:

2020 BEd Graduates ~ Apply to the Ontario College of Teachers for your Membership registration
BEd students graduating in June 2020 will be applying to the Ontario College of Teachers to become a certified member. There are several steps students will need to do to ensure there are no delays nominating BEd graduates after convocation. Membership registration should be completed no later than June 1, 2020.

Students who are pursuing the BEd program through the Waaban Indigenous Education program or Ryerson BA/BEd and completing the program in July should begin their membership registration no later than mid-June.

MESSAGE from Ontario College of Teachers
UPDATE April 8_2020 IMPORTANT ordering transcript to OCT:  Students are required  to order their York U. transcript through OUAC (Ontario Universities' Application Centre) as the transcript is sent electronically versus a paper transcript. OCT staff are not in the building due to COVID - 19 and therefore can not receive and open mail,    See step 4 for more information.

  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-digit Ontario College Teachers (OCT) registration number by June 1, 2020 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 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 completed. This means your transcripts should not be sent until after all grades are submitted and noted on your record Program Complete. During COVID - 19 OCT as advised 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 only send your recommendation to OCT following convocation. Transcripts ordered by the student and the recommendation sent by the Faculty of Education are required for certification.
  6. For more information, visit the 'Apply Now' section of the OCT website.

June Convocation  Information regarding ceremony (plans) will be posted on https://convocation.students.yorku.ca/

Planning summer 2020 Education Electives
Education electives taught in spring/summer will be offered remotely or/and online.  The courses may begin a week later than originally planned.  See below.  We ask students enrol in one elective only. Concurrent BEd students should not enrol in an ED elective for their undergraduate program.

Start and end date for SU BEd electives: Courses being taught in May are showing as Term B on the Registrar's Office Important Dates which notes as April 14th start.  With the Faculty of Education Term B has been arranged with an early May start.

TERM B
Originally planned to begin May 5th will begin week of May 11th and end June 8th.
ED/EDUC 2591 Thinking Mathematically  3.00 (math elective) cat#: G92R01
ED/EDUC 3600 Literacy and Culture 3.00 (literacy elective) cat#: P19G01
ED/EDUC 2200 Issues in Indigenous Education 3.00 cat# S09S01

TERM C1
Planned to begin June 2nd and may begin week of June 9th through to July 6th.
ED/EDUC 3720 Philosophical Inquire into Critical Thinking & Curriculum 3.00 cat#: R44S01
ED/EDUC 3610 New Media Literacies & Culture 3.00 cat#: K11V01
ED/EDUC 3700 Educating for a Sustainable Future 3.00 cat#: H50B01

ED 2 (Semester 3 and 4) Advising packages 2020-21
The Students Services team will be working on the Yr 2  BEd Advising/Enrollment packages for FW 2020.   Once the packages are complete, they will be sent by email to all students returning and continuing in the BEd program this September.  Included in the package will be the course schedule, Monday - Friday class schedule, F/W ED elective choices, ED 2 Practicum meetings, reminder to re apply for Police Record Check/VSS and any important dates for FW 2020 academic year.  Plans are to have the packages ready by mid May or earlier.

BA Educational Studies students
ED/EDST 3999 Experiential Education: Students should plan to enroll in ED/EDST 3999 6.0 Experience, Inquire and Contribute (EIC) after completing a minimum 54.00 credits. Students will have two Experiential Education placements (yr. 3 and yr. 4).  The EIC offers learning placements within the community or in related organizations as part of the Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies program. The placements are workplace-based learning to put theory to practice in the field of learning and education. As a student of our Educational Studies program, you’ll develop workplace-specific skills and enhance your professional networks – all while completing your degree.

ED/EDST 3999 and 4999  are required courses (seminars and community placement) for the program. Students will enrol in the course in June (students enrolment window date) and end of June/early July the Faculty of Education, Practicum Office will email students with steps to select a Community Placement. Note, that EDST 3999 is a prerequisite for 4999.

Professional Development for BA Educational Studies  - EDST 3999
The Faculty of Education have arranged an online professional workshop ~ On the Job Success Webinar.  The workshop will be held on April 29th. Please register for the session if you did not attend the March 26th session.

REGISTER
On the Job Success Webinar ~ Wednesday, April 29th 10:00-11:30 am
The Career Centre is offering this webinar.  Please find the below instructions for signing up for Career Centre workshops and events.

 Signing up for Workshops & Events 

  1. Go to careers.yorku.ca
  2. On the right-hand side click “Experience York” 
  3. Click “student login”
  4. Login with your Passport York
  5. On the left-hand side click “Career Centre”
  6. Click on “Events & Workshops” to display the calendar of events
  7. Click on your desired workshop On the Job Success Webinar t listed on the monthly calendar
  8. On the right-hand side click “Register for this event” (If the event is full click “Register on Waiting List”)

For further queries, please email: communitypracticum@edu.yorku.ca

BA Educational Studies planning FW 2020-21 DPR
BA students can check out how they're doing with BA course/degree requirement. BA Educational Studies students can use the Degree Progress Report (DPR) that helps track their progress towards completing their BA EDST program requirements at York. Using the DPR students will see a clear, detailed list of their completed or in-progress courses and a status report of their progress towards satisfying all the program requirements. Students can view the Degree Progress Report, learn how to use it and review Frequently Asked Questions online at http://myacademicrecord.students.yorku.ca/degree-progress-report

Along with DPR students also follow the program requirements on  Academic Calendars https://calendars.students.yorku.ca/2019-2020/programs/educational-studies

EDST courses for FW 2020-21
BA Educational Studies courses being planned for September will be the following.  Do note this could change.
ED/EDST 2200 3.0 Issues in Indigenous Education
ED/EDST 2450 3.0 Multilingualism and Multiculturalism
ED/EDST 2500 3.0 Cultural Representations
ED/EDST 2700 3.0 Teaching Internationally and Interculturally
ED/EDST 3100 3.0 Recreation and Education
ED/EDST 3200 3.0 Apprenticeship Learning
ED/EDST 3400 3.0 Policy and Public Education
ED/EDST 3720 3.0 Critical Thinking
ED/EDST 3730 3.0 Education and Human Rights
ED/EDST 3760 3.0 Early and Family Literacy
ED/EDST 3800 3.0 Research Methods in Education Students (all students who joined the BA EDST program in  FW 2018 and after should plan to enrol in the course)
ED/EDST 3999 6.0 Experience, Inquire, Contribute (EIC) Learning in Context 
ED/EDST 4000 3.0 Community Organizations and Education
ED/EDST 4010 3.0 Educating for Activism
ED/EDST 4020 3.0 The Politics of Social Transformation: Studies of Great and Not so Great Thinkers
ED/EDST 4040 3.0 Professional Practice
ED/EDST 4100 3.0 Theories, Strategies, and Challenges of Group Work
ED/EDST 4500 3.0 Ethics & Educating in Community and Work Contexts
ED/EDST 4999 6.0 Experience, Inquire, Contribute (EIC) Learning in Context (prereq EDST 3999 6.0) 

External Awards
OSSTF/FEESO Faculty of Education Award 2020
Deadline: April 15, 2020  Please note: The selection of the award recipients of the OSSTF/FEESO Faculty of Education Award is done by OSSTF. The applications/nomination are sent directly to OSSTF. Teacher Candidates must apply for the award using the OSSTF/FEESO application form.

The OSSTF/FEESO Faculty of Education Award, valued at $1,000 annually, shall be awarded to one graduating Intermediate/Senior or Technological Education Teacher Candidate at each English-language publicly assisted Ontario faculty of education who applies for the award and who in the opinion of the OSSTF/FEESO Provincial Executive has shown a clear understanding and empathy for the values of unionism, is attempting to secure a job with a public secondary board, and best exemplifies the criteria. Visit OSSTF/FEESO   Deadline April 15, 2020.

Ontario College of Teachers Scholarship Program 2020-21
Deadline:  August 31, 2020
BEd students in an Ontario consecutive and concurrent teacher education program and who will graduate in 2021 are eligible to apply for the 2020-21 scholarships.

Three Awards:
1. Joseph W. Atkinson Scholarship for excellence in Teacher Education
2. Ontario College of Teachers Primary/Junior or Junior/Intermediate Scholarship
3. Ontario College of Teachers Intermediate/Senior Scholarship

The application period for the scholarship program opened on January 6, 2020  and closes on August 31, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.  More information is available at: http://www.oct.ca/about-the-college/scholarships

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.

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.

Office of Student Services, Faculty of Education  hours
Email:  osp@edu.yorku.ca
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