Guest Speakers from Tendril Studios

 

 

Tendril Studios is a design-driven animation, vfx, and digital innovation studio creating beautiful and thoughtful visuals across all mediums. We have an awesome community outreach program where we look to engage with young, up-and-coming artists to give them an idea of the kind of work we do and how someone could develop a career in our field. Our virtual presentation doesn't cost anything, as we're only looking to give back and help foster creative talent! The whole presentation and chat will be about 60 minutes, we'll talk about what we do and then a few of our artists will talk about what they thought their careers would look like, and the actual work they do at Tendril. Considering classrooms are virtual right now, it could certainly fit into a number of curricula, as well as a virtual career day!

 

Please follow the link to our website so you can get a better sense of the work that we do, and how an informative, inclusive talk might benefit the students you work with: https://tendril.ca/

To get in touch, email Emma at officemanager@tendril.ca

Join us for a rewarding and enriching afternoon of laughter, self-care and to recognize you are not alone!
When: Wednesday May 12, 2021
Title: Hope & Rejuvenation: Taking Care of Each Other
Theme: Wellness for Guidance Counsellors
Scope: Half-day, "mini" conference offering a keynote speaker, workshop options, healthy
breaks, and networking opportunities.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! CLICK "LEARN MORE TO FIND THE REGISTRATION LINK.
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Rejoignez-nous pour un après-midi enrichissant de rire, de soins personnels et de reconnaître que vous n'êtes pas seul!
Quand: le mercredi 12 mai 2021
Titre: Espoir et rajeunissement: prendre soin les uns des autres
Thème: Bien-être pour les conseillers en orientation
Portée: demi-journée, «mini» conférence offrant un conférencier principal, des options
d'ateliers, des pauses santé et des opportunités de réseautage.
L'INSCRIPTION EST MAINTENANT OUVERTE! CLIQUEZ SUR "EN SAVOIR PLUS POUR TROUVER LE LIEN D'INSCRIPTION.

This year OSCA/ACOSO 2021 celebrates 57 years of leading the way in Guidance and Career
Education in Ontario. It has been an unprecedented year riddled with never-before-seen challenges and relentless change. The context of the pandemic has brought about needs and disruptions in Guidance and Career Education work; needs and challenges that are uncharted. In many ways, we are planning for the unplanned and tasked with forging new paths forward.
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Cette année, OSCA / ACOSO 2021 célèbre ses 57 ans à l'avant-garde de l'orientation et de la
formation professionnelle en Ontario. Ce fut une année sans précédent pleine de défis inédits et
de changements incessants. Le contexte de la pandémie a entraîné des besoins et des perturbations dans le travail de l'orientation et du cheminement de carrière ainsi que des besoins et des défis inexplorés. À bien des égards, nous prévoyons les imprévus et sommes chargés de tracer de nouvelles voies.

2021 OSCA/ACOSO Guidance and Career Education Awards

The Ontario School Counsellors' Association has a long-standing tradition (over 40 years) of recognizing and awarding those who stand out in the field of Guidance and Career Education. OSCA recognizes individuals and/or organizations that have made a significant contribution to Guidance and Career Education in Ontario. We can say with confidence that our past award winners have helped thousands find their pathways to successful futures! OSCA's awards are an excellent way of recognizing your most dedicated peers.

Awards Overview

Click here for the Nomination Form!

 

OSCA-ACOSO Anthony Di Lena Student Pathway Awards' mandate is to assist at-risk students in their journey towards success. One of the most important ways this is accomplished is by providing the OSCA-ACOSO Anthony Di Lena Student Pathways Awards to at-risk students who have demonstrated the exemplary ability to succeed in the face of adversity. $500.00 awards are presented to students who, in their postsecondary pursuits, are taking a pathway to apprenticeship, college, university or workplace.

 

One of the most important mandates is to provide scholarships to exemplary at-risk students for post-secondary education or vocational training.

Nomination Deadline is May 28, 2021
Click Here for the Nomination Form

Award Criteria

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 or a Guidance Counsellor who are not their 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

A complete nomination requires three parts:

1. Completion of the on-line nomination form found below;
2. A detailed description, written by the nominator, of how the nominated student fulfills one or more of the criteria mentioned above;
3. A short description, written by the nominated student, of how they have overcome these obstacles and achieved their success.

Four Pathways Awards will be awarded for $500 each.  The nominator should indicate which pathway the nominated student will pursue after completion of their high school education ? University, Apprenticeship, College, or Workplace. 

It is our hope that this award could be presented to the receiving student at their graduation ceremony.  The nominator should provide the date of this ceremony.

• Students may not be nominated for more than one award per year.
• Students may receive an OSCA-ACOSO Award only once.
• OSCA-ACOSO Awards are one-time awards only.  
• Decisions made by the OSCA-ACOSO Board regarding nominations are final.

Nomination Deadline is May 28, 2021

Ryerson University is in the midst of planning virtual programming for high schools involved in Specialist High Skill Majors (SHSM) during the month of May. We have created a form to gather information on whether this type of virtual programming would be of interest at this time. The information you provide will be extremely valuable and should only take a few moments to complete.

Should you and your school be interested, please complete the form below by Friday, April 28.

Disability Credit Canada’s mission is to help disabled Canadians receive the full benefits and credits they deserve from the Canadian government. As a Disability Tax Credit & CPP Disability firm we work closely with disabled Canadian and their families and we recognize the unique challenges they face.

Disability Credit Canada is committed to helping young disabled Canadians achieve their goals in higher education or vocational training towards employment and we are proud to be offering the "DCCI Scholarship for Canadian Students with Disabilities"

The annual scholarship winner will be awarded $1,000 towards their tuition to an accredited Canadian post-secondary institution.
The scholarship will be awarded to a Canadian high school student with a documented disability who is pursuing post-secondary education in the field of study in health care, criminal justice or community & social services at an accredited Canadian institution for the upcoming academic year 2021/2022.

The learning experiences in this lesson series will complement the learning expectations found in the Self-Regulation and Well-Being Frame of the Kindergarten Program. Social-Emotional Learning skills help students develop the skills to foster overall health and well-being, positive mental health, and the ability to learn, build resilience and thrive.

By demonstrating a range of stress management strategies, students will have more options and ideas for staying mentally well during difficult times. It is important to note that different strategies work for different individuals. Sharing a range of strategies over time will allow students the opportunity to try them out and determine what works for them.

In the summer of 2015, Shanice Nicole wrote a "love letter to Black girls" in the form of a poem titled "Dear Black Girls." Now she is reintroducing the poem as a children’s book that will be released on Feb. 8.

Nicole transformed the poem into a book in collaboration with illustrator Kezna Dalz and Metonymy Press. The Montreal publishing company’s website reminds readers that "to be a Black girl is a true gift."

Nicole is a Montreal-based educator, facilitator, writer, and as she claims in her online biographies, an "(out)spoken word artist."

With COVID-19 restrictions in place across the province, Skills Ontario has made the decision to deliver our annual Skills Ontario Competition and Career Exploration Showcase in a virtual format. It is important to Skills Ontario to work with our partners as well as Ontario students to give them a chance to connect and explore the many opportunities that exist in skilled trade and technology careers.

The event will be run on the VFairs platform from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm (EST) and will be set up to replicate the experience of the Toronto Congress Center event as closely as possible, but without the need to travel! Students will have the opportunity to view competitions, join conferences and explore potential career opportunities with Skills Ontario partners!

The field of computing has expanded rapidly over the past 10-15 years, and students need better information about the field and its related careers. In reality, there is no single computing discipline but at least five. Including different sub-specialties, there are dozens of possible computing educational paths for prospective students.
The second edition of this guide (2020), produced by Mount Royal University and funded by CERIC, answers these three questions.

- Why should you consider computing when choosing a career?
- What kind of computing jobs are out there?
- What kind of education pathways will guide you to the computing career you desire?

The guide outlines the five distinct computing disciplines identified by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and how the disciplines relate to specific job titles and tasks. Listings of core courses, sample degrees and other pathways at Canadian colleges and universities are also provided for each discipline. The five computing disciplines are:

- Computer science
- Computer engineering
- Information systems
- Information technology
- Software engineering

The guide is designed to support prospective students, career practitioners, academic advisors and career counsellors by outlining these five areas of practice. This information will help students to better understand what each one of the computing disciplines does and which best suits their interests, talents, skills and abilities. This is expected to inform their choice of education program and major selection.

You're invited to a free workshop for caring (but tired) educators!

Check out this video!

Session Dates: 

Tuesdays at 7:30 PM EST

Understanding Pandemic Burnout - May 4th 

Why show up? You'll learn:

o Three reasons this pandemic feels so exhausting 
o Practical strategies to overcome the overwhelm 
o What’s causing YOUR stress

 
Less Prep, Less Marking, More Fun - May 11th

Why show up? You’ll learn:

o What students really need from their teachers right now
o Why dropping (some) curriculum will get better results
o A simple strategy to make ANY subject more fun
 

Teach Better with Tech (Without Doing More) - May 18th 

Why show up? You’ll learn:

o Engagement-boosting tech tips for teachers who avoid tech
o Three ways to use video content to make your life easier
o Exciting possibilities for education in a virtual world

Sign up here!

Parental alienation sometimes occurs when parents engage in a high-conflict separation or divorce. Parental alienation means that the child has become enmeshed with one parent (the preferred parent) and has rejected a relationship with the other parent (the target parent) without legitimate justification.

Parental alienation is the term used when a child unreasonably rejects one parent as the result of conscious or unconscious negative influence by another. The alienating parent cultivates an attitude of obsessive hostility in the child towards the alienated parent. The hatred the child holds towards the alienated parent usually extends to that parent's entire family, often negating any positive benefits from being part of the extended family. In relationship breakdowns that involve infidelity or does not end mutually, one parent frequently uses the child as a weapon to hurt the other parent.

Learn More...

When it comes to traditional measures of success in school, some of the common yardsticks that are used include things like aptitude and IQ tests. Indeed, measures of perseverance and success have often been attributed mainly to cognitive factors such as intelligence and academic abilities. As such, students are gauged by how well they perform in testing, or the level of detail and analysis they can provide in their assignments. Although certainly important in helping to forecast students’ academic abilities and eventual success, research into other factors that are different in nature – namely non-cognitive ones –are gaining traction. Non-cognitive factors have shown promise in determining how well a student prepares, adapts and succeeds in the transition from high school to post-secondary.

As we plan our first hybrid Cannexus conference...
Planning for Cannexus, Canada's Career Development Conference in January 2022 is now underway. Cannexus22 is expected to be a hybrid conference with a live in-person and virtual portion. More information about the format and schedule will be available in the coming months.

Alors que nous planifions notre première congrès hybride Cannexus
La planification du congrès canadien?en?développement de carrière de Cannexus en janvier 2022 est maintenant en cours.?On s'attend à ce que Cannexus22 soit un congrès?hybride avec en personne?et une partie virtuelle.?Plus d'informations sur le format et le calendrier seront disponibles dans les mois à venir.

OSCA/ACOSO is going virtual for 2021 and we are looking forward to connecting, learning, and sharing with you in new ways this year! With valued feedback from our members, we are excited to host a virtual conference for 2021. Join us as we move forward: FORWARD21: Moving from Chaos to Opportunity. 

Stay connected with us for conference registration and more details.

http://www.osca.ca/

 

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

This next issue of OSCA Today will drop into your mailbox one year into this global pandemic,
which only appears to be getting worse before it gets better. We have all made sacrifices.
Many of us may be managing but many more are not. Educators across our province are
witnessing first-hand how many of our students are struggling. This pandemic continues to put
a strain on all of us especially our students and their families. We need help with advice and
resources. We need you!

Here is what we need:

First. Resources. We would like your suggestion for support agencies that our students can
reach out to. We especially need resources for our BIPOC: Black, Indigenous, People of Colour,
2SLGBTQQ students.

Second. Articles. If you have stories, ideas or advice to help us and our students endure this
pandemic, we would love to hear from you. We would love it if you would write an article for
OSCA Today.

Please reach out and submit your resources and articles ideas to Roderick Conte, OSCA VP of
Communications at rbconte@yahoo.com

 

Next session: July 9th to July 31st

All three parts will be offered. Candidates may enrol in one part.

Cost: $650 (includes a copy of ethical guidelines and a one year OSCA Subscription)

Taught by a current school Guidance Counsellor, through an interactive, online classroom environment.

Candidates must hold a valid OCT and be in good standing to register.