hello out there all you seminar members!!

Hi everyone

I trust that you are enjoying the change of scene as you spend time in your schools.

*at some point soon go to the blog and ‘report in’ on your experience so far at your host school. I am keen to know you are doing! — I encourage you to have some exchange of dialogue with your seminar colleagues!
*below is a list of specific topics that you recorded during our last seminar meeting: if you wish to modify/change that topic just let me know
via an e mail and I will the revision. What we’ll do is give everyone a segment of time ( say 10 -15 ?minutes or so to ‘ report back’ and lead a discussion on your issue/topic)
My plan is to find another room ( not so easy around here!) so we can have 2 groups with a variety of topics. We can do this over 2 seminar times
* you may want to look at how teachers gather/record marks --- probably using Integrade Pro— I plan to show you this program in the computer lab in early Nov so that you can try it out . ( while this program itself will probably be replaced at some time
as schools get on to ISIS, I believe Int Pro will be around for awhile, so it’s worth reviewing)


Also, Betty has sent you an e mail that navigates you to the Supervisor /Mentor handbook for BEd/Music/Art students – Jan to April practicum
You can have a read and let your mentors/ school admin know how to access that document on the Faculty of Education website
Here’s how you get there:


On website: http://www.educ.uvic.ca
On line near top are Future Student/ Current Student/Faculty and Staff/.....
Click on Current Students
On left side are headings home/student assn/program/supervisors and mentors ...
Scoll down to Supervisors and Mentors and Click on Secondary Practicum
Then go to your right to tab for mentors
Click on pdf of Secondary BEd Mentor Handbook



‘Lead a Discussion’ topics for Oct 26th and 29th

Kim B – issue(s) in democratic habits
Chris B late/attendance policies and practice
Jonnie B issue(s) in music classroom other than performance
Catherine-G issue(s) in classroom management
Lauren G - assessment in the fine arts
Carly G - implementing classroom policies
Dave H - assigned work and due dates: policies and practice
Stephanie J –attendance issues for classes outside the timetable
Josh K – music exploratory programs
Sam L – tba
Taryn L issue(s) in special needs
Michelle M – lesson openings and introductions
Caitlyn M – student engagement in ‘The Claremont Review’
Izzy M - issue(s) in classroom management
Heather M – fire drills
Karen P – school/classroom policies with technology
Tannis P - diversity issue(s) in the school setting
Mallory S – issue(s) in special education
Kathy S - assigned work and due dates: policies and practice
Amy W – motivating art students or incorporating aborginal ed
resources
Lisa W- issue(s) in special education
Connor W- teachers working with extra curricular activities
Kali W – homework issues
Sam W - issue(s) in classroom management
Alia Y- rehearsal preparation for concerts
Erin V – tba


Phil