Yes…More Calendar Updates

Please read carefully and make note of all changes and additions to our calendar as there are very important dates coming up in November AND December.

OCTOBER 29 EPS Calendar

Updated Times & Locations

Treaties in the Classroom Workshops: 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
SECTION 40: Friday, Nov. 6th in ED 315
SECTION 20: Friday, Nov. 27th in ED 315

Holocaust Workshop:
SECTION 10 AND 40: Friday, Nov. 27th, 11:30 to 1:30 in EDUCATION AUDITORIUM.
NOTE: Sec 40 Field Experience Team Meetings will be held at usual time in your same rooms at 9:30 to 11:20 on Fri. Nov. 27th

See the latest calendar posted below:

Updated Calendar Oct 22

Digital Story Group

Sorry but we have to cancel our Digital Story Group gathering scheduled for Monday, Oct. 19th. We are trying to find an alternative date so will let you know soon. Thanks from Julie & Peta.

NEW Fishways Online Resource

A message from Lizabeth Nicholls:
As a follow-up to WILD, WET and SOEEA conference, Liz wants you to know that the first of the Fish Ways activities is now available and that the new education pages at CWF go live today. She encourages you to have fun checking out these great online resources.

They are processing student registrations and are designing a new WET certificate so each one of you will be receiving a certificate to include in your professional portfolio.

Special ‘Reflection’ Message

A special poem for you to read and think about as you prepare for your first day in the field on Wednesday, Oct. 14th. Be sure to write some reflections before your day (what’s going through your mind, what have you done to prepare, what emotions are you experiencing), during the day(quick jot/field notes but do not take any time away from interacting with the children), and after (how are you feeling, what surprised you, what stories did you hear from the children and so much more). Your reflections can be written in your inquiry journal or blog.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Enjoy your time with family and friends.

Reflection

The most valuable time spent teaching…
Is not spent teaching.
How can that be?

The most valuable time teaching,
Is the time spent reflecting.
Thinking.
Questioning yourself.

What went well?
What flopped?
What has promise?
What caught the interest of the learner?
What lost the interest of the learner?
Who needs my attention the most?
Why can’t I get Robert engaged?
Why does Kim seem to fade into the woodwork?
How can I break through Michael’s anger?
Who seems interested enough to explore on their own?

It’s strange,
Almost eerie,
How, In reflection,
The day becomes clearer than the reality
On which it was based.

David Puckett

Field Placement List

Here is what you’ve been waiting for – the LIST!

Please talk to your teaching partner and make arrangements to contact the teacher at the school listed sometime this week. The best time to call the schools is 8:45, 10:30, 11:45, 2:30 and after 3:30. We know how excited you must be!

Updated Placement List 2009 Note to Anne & Shandi, Section 40: One change has been made to the list posted Tuesday morning. You are placed at St. Augustine School but will only be working with Holly Beitel.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!

Julie, Carol & Pam

P.L.A.C.E. Announcements

Please read the following announcements carefully:

1. Those students who are writing the Dean a thank-you letter are to arrange a time to go and meet with Darlene Solie (email contact: darlene.solie@uregina.ca)

2. Digital Story Group - Meet with Julie & Peta on Monday, Oct. 19th 11:50 to 12:50 (as Section 40 has a 1:00 class) in ED 215. Bring your lunch and we’ll begin our storyboarding and planning. We hope to have a 2 or 3  ‘work’ sessions on Mondays at 4:00 but this is meant to be a fun, small project (so we will not be spending too much time on it) to work on to learn more about digital stories and to highlight our P.L.A.C.E. experience. THANKS! SORRY WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO RESCHEDULE.

3. Peta has asked if the colour group leaders would please send their group’s  menus, shopping lists, recipes and budgets to Julie and she will post it on either the blog or wiki. If the leaders want to join the wiki and post their own information, they can request to join the wiki and Julie will approve their request (please send Julie an email letting her know that you did request as some of the email addresses used do not indicate who you are)

4. Please return your name tags – we still are missing about 25.

Message from Linda Dodd

Linda sent me this email to post on our blog – seems they LOVED working with all of you.

Linda Dodd: “Could you put a note up on your blog to say THANKS to the students in sections 10, 20 & 40 please?  They were great today for Project WILD and on Wednesday for Project WET.  We enjoyed all of our sessions with them and hope that they took away strong resources and ideas for their teaching.  Thanks.”

Calendar, Field Info, and Good News!

• Calendar updates (as of Oct. 5) are available on the blog – click on Syllabus/Calendar tab at top.

• Getting Ready for the Field…check out the Resources tab on this blog. Read the Pre-internship manual before your first day in the field, Wed. Oct. 14th (all day)

• Field experience team meetings/labs – information is being added on our wiki. Some teams have been listed and more are coming – continue to check your section and see who your field advisor/lab advisor will be. Please note if there have been any changes to dates/location.
  http://inthefield.wikispaces.com Click on the Field Experience Lab link on left-hand sidebar
• GOOD NEWS: Field placements have been made and you will find out what school, grade level and name of your cooperating teacher by the middle of next week. Yeah!!!

Project Wild for Friday

Agendas for each section are posted below:

WILD agenda Section 10 with Janet
WILD agenda Section 20 with Linda
WILD agenda Section 40 with Lizabeth

For Project Wild on Friday…You are to come dressed for outdoor activity – mitts, hat/toque, no flip flops, dress in layers. You will be outside for many activities if the weather cooperates. The high temperature is only to be 11 degrees so it’ll be cool.

Section 10 Lab 320 with Janet Galger

Section 20 Lab 319 with Linda
Section 40 ECE, Room TPC with Lizabeth

Enjoy another amazing learning opportunity! Please be sure to show your gratitude to these wonderful facilitators.