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EDUC 316EDUC 316TEO Orientation 2010TEO Orientation 2010
Margot FilipenkoMargot Filipenko
Bruce SeneyBruce Seney
Shape of the DayShape of the Day
Morning (11:00 a.m. – 12 Noon)• E-folio workshop (Maryam Moayeri)• LUNCHAfternoon 1:00 – 1:15 Sue Wood1:15 – 1:45 E-folio update (Anne and Maryam)1:45 – 2:30 So what does the first day with the teacher candidates look like?2:30 – 3:00 Conflict resolution resources
E-Folio Workshop11:00 – 12:00 Noon
LUNCHLUNCH
Sue Wood: Laptop Café1:00 – 1:15 p.m.
E-Folio update:Anne Scholefield
1:15 – 1:45
So what does the first day with teacher-So what does the first day with teacher-candidates look like?candidates look like?
• brief biography of instructor• information cards• ice breaker - middle name exercise• course outline • purpose of the course• requirements of the course• course atmosphere (trust) [“sandwich feedback”]
• e-portfolio and BCCT Standards
Who is Bruce Everett Seney?• Vancouver born and raised• Graduate of UBC• Taught for 34 years• Coached sports and sponsored
clubs• Husband, proud father and
grandfather• Has a passion for the craft of
teaching • Enjoys working with Teacher
Candidates• EDUC weblog
Information Cards• Full Name [underline your preferred name]
• Contact phone number [for emergencies only]• UBC email address• Best email address• Hometown• High school that you graduated from• Most recent degree and University• Education specialty(ies) [e.g. English, Math, Physical Education, Social Studies, EAL
or Modern Language]• Primary/Intermediate/Middle/Secondary?• Teaching experience
Ice breaker:So what about EverettEverett and JessicaJessica?
Margot (Greek) pearl.
Jessica (Hebrew) He sees. After my grandmother Edith Jessica Williams
Ewen, derives from the Celtic personal name Eoghann meaning youth.
Margot’s nameMargot’s name
Tradition of Middle Names
• My namesMargot
Jessica(Ewen) Filipenko
• Husband’s namesJames
Douglas Filipenko
(uses Doug)
• Children’s names1. Geoffrey Ewen2. Matthew Douglas3. Sam James
Bruce’s name
• Bruce, a Norman French name, originally referred to ‘woodlands’
• A popular baronial and place name in Scotland (‘Robert the Bruce’)
• Popular in 1950s and 1960s
• Everett, an Old English name, derived from ‘strong as a wild boar’
• All of the first-born grandsons of George Everett Seney (nine of them) were given the middle name of Everett
Activity
Share your naming story with 2 other people.
So what does the first day with Teacher Candidates look like?
• Session lasts for 1.5 hours
• The past focus has been orientation and get-to-know-each-other activities
• Because of the reduced instructional hours for EDUC 316C, it is suggested that the session be an introduction to the Communications course followed by a very brief overview of EDUC 311
EDUC 316C Course Outline
• course outline and reading package• purpose of the course• Professionalism• requirements of the course: “ISS” &
memory stick & laptop• Assignments, activities and readings
EDUC 316C Course expectations
• proposed schedule
• attendance and participation
• e-coaches: submit blue form (both sides) to instructor who will forward the form(s) to John Yamamoto; applicants will be hired and trained by September 30th.
• course atmosphere (trust)
• sandwich feedback (oht)
E-Portfolio & BCCT Standards
• What is the E-Portfolio? What are the BCCT Standards?• We will be discussing the e-portfolio in detail as one of the
agenda items during our EDUC 316C class next week.
• bring an “artifact” to Tuesday’s session (Sept. 14th)• WordPress blog will be full of artifacts and reflective writings
(written in a professional style, not a personal style). • e-coaches: submit blue form (both sides) to instructor who will
forward the form(s) to John Yamamoto; applicants will be hired and trained by September 30th.
The 4 B’s of aTeacher Candidate
Becoming a teacher involves:
Being true to yourself,
Building real relationships, and
Belonging to an educational community.
Paula Rusnak
Conflict resolution resources2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Conflict Resolution activities
• Classroom Management Profile (doc)
• Scenarios for Helping Triads (doc)
• Situational Communications Role Taking Exercise (role cards)
Brainstorming ExerciseThink, Pair, Share
• Use a think, pair, share strategy to brainstorm examples of other ‘Conflict Resolution’ activities that have been useful in the past
• Choose one activity to share with the large group
Conflict Resolution readings and resources
• Communication Breakdown (pdf)
• Dealing with Confrontations (doc)
• Entre Les Murs [The Class] (doc)
• Preserving Your Teacher Identity (doc)
• Blurring the Boundaries (pdf)
• Standards in Practice (pdf)
• BCTF New Teacher Handbook (pdf)