OSCA recognizes that the transfer to online learning for both educators and students has been a challenge for some. We recognize that educators are putting in more time online and also have other responsibilities. As such, OSCA has decided to move the start date to May 4, 2020 and complete the course by June 30th. (submitting assignments after this date is flexible). We hope that this time frame will still work for you and look forward to learning together. Please encourage your colleagues to register. This course is entirely online using an interactive classroom environment, complete with guest speakers and an instructor who is a current Guidance Counsellor in Ontario. To register, please follow the link.
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L’ACOSO reconnaît que le transfert vers l’apprentissage électronique pour les éducateurs et pour les élèves a été un grand défi pour certains. Les enseignants investissent beaucoup plus de temps en ligne et ont, en même temps, d’autres responsabilités. Pour cela, L’ACSO a décidé de modifier la date de début au 4 mai 2020 et de terminer le cours le 30 juin 2020. (La soumission des travaux après cette date est flexible). Nous souhaitons que ce cadre de temps continuera à vous accommoder et nous avons hâte de poursuivre notre apprentissage avec vous. Prière d’encourager vos collègues à postuler. Ce cours est entièrement en ligne et utilise un environnement de classe interactif, complété par des conférenciers invités et un instructeur qui est un actuel conseiller en orientation en Ontario. Pour vous enregistrer, prière de visiter le lien.

2020 OSCA/ACOSO Student Awards

Awards are now open for nominations!
Deadline is May 29th.

OSCA-ACOSO Anthony Di Lena Student Pathway Awards' mandate is to assist at-risk students in their journey towards success. An award is given to at-risk students who have demonstrated the exemplary ability to succeed in the face of adversity. $100.00 awards are presented to students who, in their postsecondary pursuits, are taking a pathway to apprenticeship, college, university or work.

Nominated students must be graduating/or have graduated from an accredited public secondary, Catholic secondary, or inspected private secondary school, including First Nations, in the province of Ontario in the previous school year.

Students must be nominated by a classroom teacher, a Student Success Teacher, a Co-OP Teacher, a Tech teacher, or a Guidance Counsellor. (All teachers cannot be the student's parent.) The nominator does not have to be a member of OSCA.

In order to be nominated, a student must fulfill one or more of the following criteria:

The student succeeded in school despite having to overcome personal obstacles.
The student succeeded in school despite having to cope with bullying and/or violence.
The student succeeded in school despite being socio-economically disadvantaged.
The student succeeded in school despite having to manage a mental health issue.
The student succeeded in school despite having to overcome academic challenges.

Nomination Form

We hope that you, your families and colleagues are safe and healthy.

Planning for the Cannexus National Career Development Conference, in January 2021, remains underway at this point with all necessary precautions and contingencies. At this point, CERIC invites individuals or organizations with an interest in presenting at Cannexus21 to submit a proposal.

This event will host three days of live-stream expert presentations for students and families and a concurrent virtual college fair with fully interactive booths. Students can chat live with college admissions representatives, helping to find fit.

Ontario’s universities are pleased to offer a free, virtual session on Wednesday, May 13, from 9:00 am-10:30 am, in place of the cancelled spring 2020 Guidance Dialogues. This session will provide an overview on admission and recruitment, specifically for the Ontario guidance community.?
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Les universités de l’Ontario sont heureuses d’offrir une séance virtuelle gratuite, le mercredi 13 mai, de 9 h à 10 h 30, en lieu et place des Dialogues de 2020 pour conseillères et conseillers en orientation, qui devaient être annulés. Cette séance fournira un survol des admissions et du recrutement visant spécifiquement les conseillères et conseillers en orientation de l’Ontario.

We understand this is a difficult time for students and schools across Canada and around the world. With school closures, exam delays, and event cancellations, we are all wrestling with shifting timelines and a great deal of uncertainty about how and when normal life may resume.

A note from Carly Joy Glantz, National Recruitment Advisor (acting):
I wanted to take this opportunity to say a warm hello from myself and the entire Carleton community during these unprecedented times! I hope you and your family are staying healthy and safe.

I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for all the hard work you are continuing to do to support your students and help us all get through this challenging time. I am always here if you have any questions or concerns regarding Carleton University and our students (or if you want to have a zoom coffee chat!).

Thank you for the incredible work you do. In an effort to provide information you may need now, this update includes FAQs to support questions you may receive. While our offices have shifted online, we have been hard at work developing and launching resources for you and your students.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch should you have any questions or require additional information.

Update from George Brown College

The GBC recruitment team is delivering online campus tours and sessions on How to Finance Your Post-secondary Studies.

The full schedule of tour and info sessions is here:

https://www.georgebrown.ca/whygeorgebrown/online-tours-and-infosessions/

The How to Finance sessions are running on these dates:

Wed, Apr 22 at 2:00 pm

Thu, Apr 23 at 10:00 am

Fri, Apr 24 at 1:00 pm

Mon, Apr 27 at 11:30 am

Tue, Apr 28 at 10:00 am

Wed, Apr 29 at 2:30 pm

Thu, Apr 30 at 1:00 pm

- Pick a date
- To register, please go to https://ca.bbcollab.com/guest/0fc5b3b709174038957d2c4a37380e4f
- Ask students/families to log in with their FIRST NAME and SCHOOL NAME (e.g. Mary ? Holy Name of Mary SS)

The 2020 Ontario Universities' Guidance Dialogues Resource Guide is now available on the Guidance website.

The Resource Guide contains contact information, admission requirements, residence and scholarship details and other helpful information from Ontario universities.

Note: This document was compiled before the COVID-19 pandemic. Dates and processes may be subject to change. Contact the universities directly for the most up-to-date information.

Education in the Pandemic – A National Scan
Canada-wide Education & COVID Tracker

People for Education is keeping track of the differences in educational policy and approaches across the country during the pandemic.

The Canada-wide Education during COVID-19 Tracker will provide an opportunity to understand more about the successes, challenges and evolution of each region’s response.  If you know of updates for your province, please email info@peopleforeducation.ca.

Canada-wide Education & COVID Tracker (click here)

Hello teachers!

Here are some additional Scholastic resources for keeping the learning going from home. We’ll be adding more each day.

In a time of social distancing, it can feel challenging and isolating to come up with fresh ideas for teaching and entertaining children at home.

Playgrounds, libraries and museums may be closed – but OISE's got your back. The OISE Stay At Home Club is a new Twitter Live series that features alumni and friends of the Institute leading interactive lessons for children and adults alike.

We want to keep the learning experience thriving during COVID-19 – and our communities connected. Each lesson is designed to make staying home both fun and educational.

New episodes each week on Twitter. No account necessary.

COVID-19 has, and will, impact the mental health of people everywhere. Some young people who belong to certain groups (e.g. youth from low-income families, Indigenous young people, youth with illnesses, etc.) are also at-risk for being disproportionately affected by the novel coronavirus. Kids Help Phone has seen an unprecedented surge of young people feeling more stressed than usual reaching out during this global pandemic. With information on mental health and COVID-19 scattered all over the internet, finding accurate information and appropriate resources can be hard. Jack.org, School Mental Health Ontario and Kids Help Phone have partnered to bring you all the information needed in one easy-to-access hub so that youth mental health remains top of mind, and our communities are able to easily access the education, tools, support and reliable information they need. Take care of yourself, and each other.

Stay at Home Activities

We understand that this is unprecedented and unpredictable circumstances. This is why we want to do everything we can to help bring some normality into your lives, by ensuring that you have all the information, resources and help necessary to use myBlueprint in a remote / online setting.

Thank goodness for Zoom and Google Meet! During this time of social isolation and remote learning, these video conferencing tools are lifesavers. They make it possible for teachers to maintain a human connection with their students and guide their learning from a distance. Below are three suggestions for using these video conferencing platforms to continue teaching students as they learn remotely.

Online Gathering for Educators & Helping Professionals

Click here to register

OSCA/ACOSO Guidance and Career Education Awards 2020

Awards are now open for nominations!
Deadline is May 29th.

Curriculum and Resources

**The Elmer Huff Award for Guidance and Career Education Resources - presented in recognition of outstanding contribution to the career development of young people through the creation, development and delivery of high quality Guidance and Career Education Resources.

Counsellor Professional Development

**The Russ Seltzer Award for Contribution to Counsellor Education in Ontario - presented to honour contribution to Counsellor Education in Ontario, including teaching Guidance and Career Education Additional Qualification courses.

**The Howard R. Beattie Award for Contribution to Counsellor Professional Development - presented to a counsellor who has created new and beneficial ideas and techniques for professional use and communicated these through such means as workshops, local leadership and the organization of a conference or guidance professional development activities.

Elementary Guidance

**The Marion Axford Award for Elementary Guidance - presented in recognition of outstanding contribution to elementary guidance in Ontario.

Peer Helping

**The Daryl L. Cook Peer Helping Award - presented to one elementary and/or one secondary school in Ontario in recognition of its exemplary peer helping program.

Contribution to Guidance and Career Education

**The Career/LifeSkills Resources Award for Excellence in Career Education - presented in recognition of outstanding contribution to career development. This award is presented by Career/Lifeskills Resources (www.career-lifeskills.com).

**The Certificate of Appreciation - presented in recognition of outstanding contribution to Guidance and Career Education in Ontario by individuals/groups who are community partners.

**The Phil Hedges Award - presented to recognize the contributions to Guidance and Career Education by dedicated counsellors in the Province of Ontario. An award will be given to one qualifying nominee from each of the six educational regions in the province, or up to a maximum of six qualifying nominees from across the province. **Please refer to http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/offices.html to determine which region each school board is included in.

**The Morgan D. Parmenter Memorial Award - presented to recognizes a person who has made a most significant contribution to Guidance and Career Education in Ontario.

Nomination Form

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