Are you a teacher candidate (TC) who has recently graduated (2009-2010) from the Queen’s B.Ed program?

Do you self-identify as Canadian?

Your participation is needed for a research study on TC beliefs about ‘inner city’ schools in Canada during May or June, 2010. The study is entitled ‘The loudest silence: A critical examination of teacher candidates’ beliefs about “inner city” schooling‘ and involves a 60 minute interview that will be conducted at locations across Ontario, for anyone living away from Kingston. For more information, contact Anita Jack-Davies, doctoral student, at 4apj@queensu.ca.

Regards,
Anita

Anita Jack-Davies
Doctoral Candidate
Queen’s Faculty of Education
Cultural & Policy Studies

The final issue of The B.Ed Spread for 2009/2010 is HERE! Pick it up in the office, or read it here. If you start going into B.Ed Spread withdrawal you can re-read all the issues from this year on The B.Ed Spread page.

Ever wonder what questions you might get asked when interviewing for a teaching job? Well here’s your chance to find out! Join us for our last workshop of the year on March 29th at 6:30pm to learn everything you need to know before going into that interview! Topics covered will include:

1) What to expect in an interview (e.g. set-up, how many interviewers, time etc.)
2) How to conduct yourself in a professional manner.
3) Sample questions.
4) How to effectively answer questions.
5) What to do if you have no idea how to answer a question.
6) Selling qualities: What to highlight in your interview – what are your interviewers looking for!

We’re having both an Elementary School Principal and a Secondary School Principal come in and they will cater their presentation to their respective schools. The Elementary presentation will be in Stirling A and the Secondary presentation will be in Stirling B.

The cost of the workshop is $2. Make sure you sign in with us by the East doors of Stirling hall before heading into your respective room. We will also bring the certificates from all the previous workshops to pick up if you have not done so already.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us at 6kl13 or 7jjp!

Sincerely,

Krista Lackey and Jen Parker

CESA Workshop Coordinators ‘09-’10

Holy toledo, Batman! Con-Ed Formal 2010 has arrived!

Saturday March 20th
Doors open at 7:00 pm, dinner will be served at 7:30 pm.

Tickets go on sale on Tuesday March 2nd in the Con-Ed office (lower ceilidh of the JDUC, to the right of the P&CC).

Tickets cost $60 per person and include a three-course dinner, photos by Patrick Blake photography, Con-Ed awards presentation and slideshow, and a night of dancing with music by DJ Wade-West.

Please make cheques payable to the Concurrent Education Students’ Association. After purchasing your ticket(s) please make a seating and dinner selection on the chart provided, indicate your method of payment, and provide your webmail address. Please include your ticket number with your name (located on the back of the tickets). There are 14 tables with 10 seats per table. You may not sign up for a table unless you have paid in full.

*If you have food allergies or other special requirements (ie vegan meals) please contact Emily Beck at 7ejb@queensu.ca, or Théa Pel at 7tmp@queensu.ca with the specifications, and leave the dinner column blank.*

Please put payments in an envelope with your name and the date submitted written on it, and hand it to the council member on their office hour.

This event is all-ages, with a cash bar. Please bring your ID if you are 19 years of age or older and wish to drink alcohol.

“I never touch spirits, have you some milk?
-Batman

Tuesday February 16th
Hiring Applications are available outside the Con-Ed Office or here.
Please sign-up for one 10 minute interview time slot.

Wednesday March 3rd
Hiring Applications are due by 4:00pm

Interviews will be held in JDUC 353

Thursday March 4th
Conference Chair Interviews and Hiring.

Friday March 5th -Sunday March 7th
CESA Council Interviews

Sunday March 7th
Applicants will receive a call regarding positions by 6pm

Positions for Hire

If you have any other further questions:
1. Read the job descriptions to gain a better understanding of each position’s responsibilities.
2. You are encouraged to speak to those who currently hold the position.
3. Please don’t hesitate to contact us; we’ll do our best to help you with any of your questions

President-Elect
Anna Pfeiffer
6ap31@queensu.ca

Vice President (Internal)-Elect
Laura Sullivan
6lms6@queensu.ca

Vice President (External)-Elect
Thea Pel
7tmp@queensu.ca

The QCE edition of The B.Ed Spread is here! You can get it here or in the office. If you have any questions or comments contact Kim and Sarah at thebedspread@gmail.com.

Anyone can write an article for The B.Ed Spread, and articles for the very last issue for this year are due March 18th.

Introducing your elected members of CESA Council 2010/2011:

President : Anna Pfeiffer
Vice President (Internal): Laura Sullivan
Vice President (External): Thea Pel
Executive Administrator: Ben Cornish
Senator: Tiffany Kwong
Representative to the AMS: Paul Stillman
Social Affairs Commissioners: Sarah Fortune & Leah MacPherson
Academic Affairs Commissioners: Suzie Ingram & Alex Love
BEWS Athletic Stick: Scott Jay
WIC Athletic Stick: Kimberly Howald
2nd Year Representatives: Katie Skyvington & Natalie Tsui
3rd Year Representatives: James Ahlin & Dayna Shoot
4th Year Representatives: Nick Cornish & Graeme McTavish

Congratulations to all our new council members! We look forward to the wonderful work that these individuals will contribute to CESA in the upcoming year.

Con-Ed had the highest voter turnout rate of any faculty society elections so we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who went online to vote.

Finally, a special thanks to Executive Administrator/Chief Electoral Officer Jason Liu for the countless hours he put in to ensure the elections this year were a success.

Hey Con-Ed, the moment you have been waiting for has arrived!  Con-Ed  clothing is here (well, almost here…) and this is your only chance to get the greatest Con-Ed clothing of all time!  Download the order form, fill it out, and bring it in to the Con-Ed office by February 17th at 4:30.  Don’t miss this chance to get some wicked Con-Ed swag!!!

The Education Student Society has planned a fundraiser event on Thursday night at The Merchant. We would like to invite all B.Ed, Con Ed, and Queen’s students to this fundraiser.

The event includes free appetizers and a live performance by the Trevor Walsh Band!

Come out to The Merchant (6 Princess Street) and make a donation of any amount to the Haiti relief effort. 100% of the funds raised will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross which is currently on ground in Haiti helping out with the relief effort.
Hope to see you all out Thursday January 21, at 9PM!

Are you interested in being a part of CESA Council for next year?  Nomination forms for CESA Council elected positions are available outside the Con-Ed office starting Monday January 11th.  The forms must be returned to the Con-Ed office by 11:59pm on Tuesday January 20th.  There will also be an elections information meeting on Thursday January 14th in Dunning 11 for anyone interested in running for a Council position.

Here are the positions that you can apply for:

• CESA Executive team: President, Vice President (Internal), Vice President (External)
• Executive Administrator
• Student Senator
• Treasurer
• CESA Representative to the AMS
• Academic Affairs Commissioner
• Social Affairs Commissioner
• BEWS/WIC Athletic Stick
• 2nd/3rd/4th Year Representative
• Graduating Year Representative

Any questions can be directed to the Chief Electoral Officer, Jason Liu at j.liu@queensu.ca