/ Manitoulin-North Shore
Aboriginal Teacher Education Program
Practicum Planning Information /

Aanii, Boozhoo, Sekoli, She:kon, Tânisi, Waachay, Kwey, Hello!

This form includes general information about practice teaching placements, as well as questions for you to fill in. Your responses will be used in planning your practicum placements. To allow adequate time for planning purposes, please complete and return this form immediately.

Please do notsubmit your completed form in hard copy. Instead, submit this document with your completed questions as an email attachment sent to . Your completed form must be received no later thanTuesday, March 27th, 2018.

If,foranyreason,achangeor additionneeds to bemadeto the information you have provided,you mustcontactthe Aboriginal Teacher Education ProgramOfficebyemailat , or toll free by telephone at 1-800-862-6701 no later than March 30th, 2018.

NOTE: Be sure toreadthe PoliceRecord Checks andHealthandSafetyTrainingsectionscarefully. You must obtain a valid police record check (CPIC/VSS) in advance of your practicum. As it often takes several weeks to obtain your CPIC/VSS, please contact your local police department immediatelywith your request. Information on obtaining the CPIC/VSS and on health and safety is found at this link under the heading “Community-based Practicum.”

ProgramFormat-2018-2019

Aboriginal Teacher Education ProgramB.Ed./Dip.Ed.candidateswill start theprogramonFriday afternoon, May4th,2018 with an orientation session at Kenjgewin Teg, M’Chigeeng FN. Practicum materials and procedures will be discussed in more detail during orientation. The first placement begins immediately following the orientation weekend.

PracticumDates

Term1(Summer2018)

May7–May25,2018 Summer1 PracticumComponent(14days)

(May21–VictoriaDay)

Term2(Fall2018)

November 12–30, 2018 Fall 1 PracticumComponent(15 days)

Term3(Winter2019)

February 5–March1,2019 WinterPracticumComponent(19 days)

(February18 – Family Day)

PracticumArrangementForm

Please complete this form by filling in the shaded boxes below, and return it by email attachment to no later than Tuesday, March 27, 2018.

Undernocircumstancescancandidatesarrange theirown placements. All placementsare made bytheMNS ATEPOffice, in Associate Schoolswithin thecatchmentareaonly.

*Queen'sstudentnumber:

*Title: *First Name:

*Preferredfirst name (i.e.Bob, Katie,Nimkii,Liz):

*Lastname:

*Queen’sEmail: Alternate Email:

HomeAddress:

City: Prov: Postal:

Preferred ‘Phone: Alternate ‘Phone:

Do you have a car for practice teaching? Yes No

Are you presently working in a school? Yes No

If you answered “Yes” to the question above, please fill out this section.

Name of school you are working in:

School contact information (Principal’s name, email, mailing address, telephone number):

Name of Your Immediate Supervisor in the School:

Your Job Title: Grade(s) you are working in:

Short Summary of Your Responsibilities in the Classroom/School:

On the list below, please indicate the region you would like to be placed in. Please indicate by priority (1 to 4, with # 1 being your first choice).

Manitoulin Island Region
North Shore Region (Espanola to Sault Ste. Marie)
Sudbury Region
Other Region (specify and indicate reason for this preference)
Reason for choosing ‘Other Region’:

Schools inwhichthereisa knownconflictofinterest (e.g.,closerelativeatschool, workedatschool asEAorvolunteer,etc.)

School:

School:

Please note that while every effort will be made to secure a placement in your preferred region, there is no guarantee, as placement availability is determined by schools/boards. Therefore it is important to indicate your first, second and third choices on the list above.

TheATEP Officeisaware that changes incandidates'lives cannot be predictedhowever,once a placement hasbeenmade,it will onlybechanged under dire circumstances. Theinformationyougive on this form mustbeas accurate aspossible,with asmuchinformation thatwill help theATEPOffice as necessary.Please indicate belowifthere arespecial needsofwhich theATEPOffice needstobeaware (i.e. single parent, medical condition,child-careresponsibilities,marriedcandidate,etc.).Lackofa vehicle, job, etc.do not fall under special circumstances. Be as brief as possible.

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CandidateBackgroundInformationForm

Name:

Inansweringthefirstquestion,bebriefbutinformative.Backgroundformsare given toschools whowanta'snapshot' ofyou.Itis recommendedthataminimumoffour tofivesentencesbe used; backgroundforms thatcontain onlyone or twosentences aresometimes rejectedbyschools. Responses will becut offat1,500characters(includingspaces)per question. Onlyonepageis allotted forbothquestions.

1. Whatspecial strengths,interests/talents(e.g. athletics,arts, travel, computers,etc.),and experiences willyou bringtothestudentsandstaffinyour associate school?

2. Academicbackground[notmarks]:Donotlist alluniversitycourses,onlythoserelevant to Aboriginal education.Donotlistcoursecodes. PJ candidates canlistuniversitymajor(s) andminor concentrations,as wellas any other coursesthat maybeofinterestto anelementaryschool.

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