March Student Services Newsletter 2021

Faculty of Education Office of Student Services team ~ available  
The Office of Students Services teams is available during regular office hours (Monday - Thursday 10-4 and Fridays 10-3) 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.

Faculty of Education students can book an advising appointment with an Education Advisor at https://www.yorku.ca/edu/students/undergraduate-programs/undergraduate-student-services-advising/

Faculty of Education Events   Faculty of Education students  are welcome to join/register for virtual events hosted by the faculty.  Please visit: https://www.yorku.ca/edu/ and view the EVENTS Calendar.

BA EDST students C4 summer opportunity
Summer course opportunity  for BA Educational Studies students who will have complete 2nd or 3rd yr. this spring.  Offered Monday nights 5:30-8:30, from May 10th to Aug 10th across the full summer term. It will be taught by a collaborative teaching team: Danielle Robinson (AMPD), Franz Newland (Lassonde), and Andrea Kalmin (LAPS).

There will be two layers within one classroom: 40 students who are new to c4 (what is called C4 Launchpad) and 10 students who have already completed C4 last year or this year (what we are calling C4 Management). Goal is to have a disciplinary mix within both layers. There is an application process  Students need to complete a very brief online application, to share some information with the team. Goal will be to advise all students of their application status well before registration for summer school opens, so they can make their plans accordingly. Plans are to close the application process on March 15th

BEd students heading back to their undergraduate program FW 2021
The Faculty of Education, Office of Student Services has requested through the Registrars Office to post enrolment windows for BEd students returning to their undergraduate program for FW 2021.   Enrolment windows will be posted for Summer enrolment and Fall/Winter enrolment for their undergraduate programs.  The dates will be scheduled by the Registrars Office and communicated to students in early March.

And, Concurrent BEd students who are returning to Yr 2  BEd for  FW 2021 will be given a summer enrolment window for both their undergraduate program and BEd if wishing to plan courses in both programs.

Summer enrolment windows for York students will be planned in April. The enrolment dates should be posted on students record by early-mid March with April date.

REMINDER BEd Students heading into ED 2 FW 2021-22  ~ Select your Practicum Placement Location/Zone. 
ALL returning BEd students must select their Practicum Placement Location/Zone Choice for the 2021-2022 academic year. Students will log on to the Practicum Information Management System to select practicum placement (location/zone) preferences. The online form will be available starting March 8, 2021 and is due April 5, 2021. Students who do not submit a request for practicum for 2021-22 will not have a school placement come September 2021.  When students log in 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 2022.

Summer enrolment windows
All BEd and BA Educational Studies students continuing to FW 2021-22  will be given a summer enrollment window to enroll in courses. Summer enrolment windows for York students will be planned in April. The enrolment dates should be posted on students record by early-mid March with an April date.

Education Electives for BEd students summer session
In response to students indicating that taking many courses in an online/remote format is challenging, we are offering a large number of summer term elective courses. Although not mandatory, we strongly suggest students heading into Year 2 (Consecutive BEd students and Concurrent BEd returning) for FW 2021 to plan an education elective  in the summer in order to “lighten” your course load during the fall and winter terms.

Elective courses will be  offered is summer session C1 and C2. There will be more electives posted (C2) to select , but below are the ones set already. https://registrar.yorku.ca/enrol/dates/su21

    • Summer courses are condensed (six weeks), so (if required) students will be able to take one elective in May/June (C1 term) and another elective in June/July (C2 term).
    • Travel to campus is not required for summer courses, since they are offered remotely.
    • We hope that by spreading the workload over a longer period of time, our students will be able to juggle their many responsibilities in a manner that supports their mental and physical health.

May 3 - June 14  Education elective courses for BEd students
EDUC 3820B C1 Teaching ELL in Mainstream Classrooms
EDUC 2200  C1  Issues in Indigenous Education
EDUC 2591 C1 Thinking Mathematically
EDUC 2594 C1 Hands-on Mathematics to Support Interdisciplinary Learning
EDUC 3600 C1 Literacy and Culture
EDUC 3610 C1 New Media Literacies and Culture
EDUC 3700 C1 Educating for a Sustainable Future
EDUC 3750 C1 Educational Assessment
EDUC 3760 C1 Early and Family Literacy
EDUC 3770 C1 Teaching and Learning with Digital Technology

Summer courses for BA Educational Studies students
May 3 - June 14 
EDST 3400 C1 Policy & Public Educational Institutions
EDST 3800 C1 Research Methods in Educational Studies
June 17 - July 29
EDST 2200 C2 Issues in Indigenous Education
EDST4000 C2 Community Organizations and Education

Bachelor of Education (BEd) course requirements
Students needing to double check the course requirements for the BEd program should visit YU Academic Calendar's.  Courses and Practicum requirements for all the teaching panels are posted. Visit https://calendars.students.yorku.ca/2020-2021/programs/ED/education#course-requirements-and-specializations and select Faculty Rules and then Course Requirements and Specializations.

2021  BEd Graduates  ~ Apply to the Ontario College of Teachers for your Membership registration
BEd students graduating in June 2021 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.

  1. Review the OCT application information at  https://apps.oct.ca/OLR/Template.aspx?action=rege
  2. Apply for OCT membership/registration: Visit: www.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, 2021 to the Faculty of Education. The online form is available on the Faculty of Education website.
  4. Send Transcripts to OCT ~ Graduating BEd teacher candidates will need  to order all post-secondary transcripts  and  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. Please order your transcript while completing your OCT application, using the OUAC Transcript Request available at 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.

Those students who have submitted their request for Temporary Certificate and been recommended to OCT the Faculty of Education, Office of Student Services will use this information (OCT Registry number)  for June submission. Students will need to re-order their York U. transcript to show OCT the  degree(s) conferred.

This will also include the Ryerson PJ BEd students who will be completing the BEd program requirements end of July and requested the Temporary Certificate.

June Convocation
Graduating BEd and BA students should view the information on the university’s convocation Web site for details regarding the ceremony and diploma services. All students planned to graduate need to register for the ceremony.  The June 2021 ceremony will be held online/virtual.

Apply to graduate (degree audit review):   Only Concurrent BEd students and BA Educational Studies students need to apply to graduate online using the convocation Website at   http://www.yorku.ca/mygrad/preparing/apply  Deadline was February 26, 2021.  Students in the Consecutive BEd model will be automatically reviewed for degree completion.

Please note, Concurrent BEd students may only see their Bachelor of Education record when requesting to graduate.  These students will also need to submit a request for degree audit of their undergraduate program.  The form to submit the request is https://registrar.yorku.ca/graduation/apply/forms

Advising packages for ED 2 (Semester 3 ad 4) 2021-22
The Students Services team will be working on the Yr 2  Advising/Enrollment packages for FW 2021.   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 reapply for Police Record Check/VSS and any important dates for FW 2021 academic year.  Plan to have the packages ready by mid April or earlier.

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 Counselling, Health & Well-being is happy to announce that the Mental Health & Wellness Student Initiative Fund is now live! This fund aims to support innovative and inclusive student-led initiatives that promote a healthy, inclusive and supportive environment that fosters mental health and well-being among members of the York student community. The deadline for proposals is February 28, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. Additional information including how to apply can be found here.

Through the Mental Health & Wellness Student Initiative, a total of $1000.00 is granted to each recipient of the fund.

BA EDST students - Important dates and keep connected to YU.
A reminder to the BA Educational students, there are lots of activities happening online for you to participate in.  Look over what's happening and you can be part of it:

Navigate Winter 2020: https://currentstudents.yorku.ca/
Winter Activities: https://events.yorku.ca/
Important Dates: https://registrar.yorku.ca/enrol/dates/fw20
Winters College: https://winters.ampd.yorku.ca/academic-affiliates/
FESA: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FESAYorkOpportunities/

Students in the BA Educational Studies program need to be mindful of the university's important dates - drop/add courses, refunds and tuition deadline.

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.

As well, students needing non Academic Counselling can contact Student Counselling and Development (SCD)     This unit helps York students to realize, develop and fulfill their personal potential in order to maximally benefit from their university experience and manage the challenges of university life. Students come to SCD because of a wide range of concerns including, but not limited to: depression, anxiety, abuse, stress, self-esteem, relationship issues, eating and body image as well as issues related to sexuality, short-term individual, couple, and group counselling, crisis intervention and consultations regarding students in distress/crisis and issues related to overall mental health.

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.