April 8th Debriefing Information

Hope you are having a great start to your 3-week teaching block!  We look forward to seeing all of you on Friday, April 8th afternoon back on campus. Your last teaching will be the morning of April 8th, 2011.

The schedule is as follows:
1:00 to 2:00 Internship Orientation Session will be held in the Multipurpose Rm (Riddell Centre across from Henderson’s) with Twyla Salm and Jerry Orban. You MUST attend this session in order to confirm your application for internship.
2:15 to 4:30 Debriefing Session in the following rooms: Section 10 (Mike) in ED 341; Section 20 (Pam) in ED 223.1 and Section 40 (Julie) in ED 215. For the first hour (2:15 – 3:15) you will meet in your small Field Experience Team (lab) groups with your advisor. You will spend the last hour in your section group with your EPS225 instructor. Please remember to bring your LIVED plan (the messy one with all your sticky notes, comments, changes, additions, collections, student artifacts and so on) to this debriefing afternoon. You will post your SHARED learning/unit plan (this is the revised version that you will be sharing with the world) to the wiki by April 20th, 2011. Details will be shared on April 8th.

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Exciting 3-week Teaching Block Coming Soon!

Just a reminder of a few things for your 3-week teaching block.

1. Prepare your unit/learning plan to share with your field experience coach/advisor and check the wiki for dates and times for your section. You are to sign up for one 15 minute time slot if you are sharing by yourself or one 30 minute time slot if you and your partner are sharing your plans together.

2. Dates vary depending on where you are placed. If you are placed with Regina Separate System, you will begin on Monday, March 21st. If you are placed with Regina Public Schools, you will begin on Tuesday, March 22nd.

3. Your final day in the field will be the morning of April 8th, 2011. You are to return to campus for the afternoon of April 8th, 2011 for a debriefing session at 2:00 to 5:00.

4. Have a wonderful experience! You’ve worked hard to prepare exciting, engaging learning plans so enjoy teaching and learning alongside your students!

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Field Manual to Read

EPS215-225TeacherFieldManual.pdf 156.02 KB (2010.09.30)

All students need to read through this manual to understand the field expectations. Your cooperating teachers will have their own copy of this manual so be sure to be familiar with it before you begin your placement.

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Field Placement List

Exciting news! The Field Placement List is posted below! 🙂

The Professional Development & Field Office is sending out materials to the schools on Tuesday, Oct. 5th. We ask that you wait until at least Wed. Oct. 6th before calling the school and speaking to your cooperating teacher. You are expected to make contact before your first day in the field. Make one phone call per pair to introduce yourselves and make arrangements as to what time to meet your cooperating teacher on your first day. Be prepared to leave a message and phone number in case your cooperating teacher is not available when you call. The best times to call may be between 8:30 and 8:45, 12:15 and 12:30 and after 3:30.

You will hand deliver your introductory letters to your cooperating teachers on your first day in the field, Wed. Oct. 13th, 2010. You will also give your original copy of the Criminal Record Check to the principal so he/she may copy it if he/she chooses to and you are to ask for your original back.

This will be an amazing learning experience for all of you!

Field Placement List EPS 215 2010 Fall

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Two Important Reminders

1. Criminal Record Checks:
Please read the following attachment with updated information on the required criminal record check document.

NOTE: You need to have an ‘original’ copy of your criminal record check to present to your field placement school on your first day. You may have your original in your EPS 100 materials.

Criminal Record Check Info 2009

2. Work-Based Learning Consent & Agreement forms:
All pre-interns must complete the Work-Based Learning Consent & Agreement form and return it to your EPS instructor. Once you find out your field placement, you will be able to fill in the School Division/School on your form.

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Project WILD Workshop Information

Reminder that Project WILD Workshop Part A will be held at Camp Easter Seal on Sept. 23rd and 24th at P.L.A.C.E. Project WILD Part B will be held on campus on Wed. Sept. 29th from 10:00 to 12:00 for Section 10 (in TPC) and Section 40 (in 223.1). On the same date, Section 20 will have this workshop from 1:00-3:00 (in TPC). All students must attend.

The cost of the workshop is 47.25 but the Faculty of Education subsidizes $15.00 per student so your cost is $32.25. Please bring cash or cheque payable to University of Regina in the amount of $32.25 to your EPS instructor during your Sept. 27th or 28th class time. This fee must be paid before the Sept. 29th workshop.

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Criminal Record Checks

Please read the following attachment with updated information on the required criminal record check document.

NOTE: You need to have an ‘original’ copy of your criminal record check to present to your field placement school on your first day. You may have your original in your EPS 100 materials.

Criminal Record Check Info 2009

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