This blog is designed to keep you informed of any updates or changes that might occur between admission and the start of the Intermediate/Senior Teacher Education program at the York University Keele campus. Your program advisors for the Intermediate/Senior division will be Rosa Berdejo-Williams (berdejow@yorku.ca) and Marc Powell (mpowell@edu.yorku.ca). Please include "IS Keele" and your student number in the subject line (or your my.yorku.ca email signature!!) in your correspondence with us!!
Welcome, Year 1 I/S Teacher Candidates!!
Hi all. As promised in the advising session, here is the Intermediate-Senior Advising Package. There's nothing new here - this is what was sent to you as an email attachment with the Zoom meeting registration. *PLEASE CHECK CODE FOR TORONTO VULNERABLE PERSON CHECK FOR UPDATE*
May 1st: Here's the PPT slide deck from the information session you attended.
May 5: Here's a recording of one of the sessions, this one is for J/I but other than reference to the specific courses, all information is relevant: https://youtu.be/M93MDIlymDE
May 30th: Education elective options, choose 1 EDUC elective. All electives take place in the winter term. ENROLLMENT DAY IS JUNE 19th.
REQUIRED COURSES - Enrollment is ongoing and subject to change. Please continue to monitor your schedule.
Please note:
Students should only be enrolled in one elective. All electives are now full but we will be adding spots to existing electives and will update the blog when this is done. These are winter electives that don’t begin until January so there is plenty of time to enroll, don't panic 🙂
EDUC 2300 M Pedagogy of the Land Fri 14:30-17:20 (Catalogue #Y30A01)
See Course Description: York Courses Website
EDUC 3650 M The Psychoanalysis of Teaching & Learning: Studies in Teachers’ Emotional World Tue 11:30-14:20 (Catalogue #K07Q01)
See Course Description: York Courses Website
EDUC 3710 M Global Issues Education Tues 8:30-11:20 (Catalogue #: X90F01)
See Course Description: York Courses Website.
EDUC 3750 M Classroom Assessment Fri 14:30-17:20 (Catalogue #A70J01)
See Course Description: York Courses Website
EDUC 3770 3.00 M Educational Assessment Tues 11:30-14:20 (Catalogue #: B36G01)
See Course Description: York Courses Website
EDUC 3821 3.00 M Teaching ELL in Mainstream Classrooms Fri 14:30-17:20 (Catalogue #: E76M01) See Course Description: York Courses Website
July 25th: Your enrollments are now complete! Please take the opportunity to review your enrollments using Plot My Timetable. As you know, you will complete one teaching subject this year, with the other teaching subject scheduled for next year. Some of you will be enrolled in your second teaching subject this year, instead of your first teaching subject. This is a regular occurrence, and not a mistake.
Welcome BEd Teacher Candidates to Year 1 - Orientation Week
How to figure out the week of August 25th with your course schedule.
Monday, Aug 25th Orientation – All day
Morning – Orientation being held in Accolade Building (West) see attached.
Afternoon - Teacher Federations Information Sessions (see attached)
Tuesday, August 26th EDPR 2000 In School Practicum Facilitator meetings being held in person. Practicum Supervisors will be sending out emails to their student groups by Thursday, August 21st to share the time and room location. Please check your junk mail/spam.
Wednesday, August 27th Ontario College of Teacher Presentation (Virtual meeting) morning or afternoon. Schedule will be posted in EDPR2000 eCLASS.
Become familiar with these sites to help you through the first few weeks of classes. Visit BEd Google Calendars https://www.yorku.ca/edu/students/undergraduate-programs/bed-program-calendars/ Please note you will just see the course sections but not the rooms courses are held in.
Log into eClass https://eclass.yorku.ca/ and look at Course Announcements and what instructors have/or will be posting. Students can turn on notifications for the course announcements that will go directly to emails. Please check the eClass Course Announcements regularly to ensure you have all recent updates.
Check student course schedule Visit https://registrar.yorku.ca and then select "Plot My Timetable" under Courses & Enrolment.
In School Placement: Log into School Placement (PIMS) using your Passport York credentials https://practicum.edu.yorku.ca/gateway/Login.aspx and select View Profile and access Study Level 1 - EDPR XXXX to see Practicum Facilitator.
Getting to the York U. Campus
PARKING: If you are planning to drive to the campus, there is a cost for parking, and we encourage you to park at the Bennett Centre for Student Services / Admissions. The Orientation sessions are being held in the Accolade Building (west and east) across from the BCSS.
SUBWAY: If you plan to come via subway, get off at the York University station and go south and turn west onto Fine Arts Rd or off Harry Arthurs Commons.
Campus Map: https://acmaps.info.yorku.ca/files/2021/06/KEELE_Map_Colour-2018.pdf?x56546
DB = Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building on PDF map # 39
MC = McLaughlin College on PDF map # 51
WC = Winters College on PDF map # 53
YL = York Lanes on PDF map # 24
ACE = Accolade East PDF map # 92
ACW = Accolade West PDF map # 93
Feel free to ask me questions. I'm here to help! 😉
