Education Undergraduate Society

TH368A
University of Lethbridge
4401 University Drive West
Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4
403-329-2442
December 20, 2014
To Whom It May Concern:
The Education Undergraduate Society arranges and provides Professional Development workshops for
education students at the University of Lethbridge. This letter is written at the request of Michelle
Osborne who attended the following seminars during the months of September through December of
2014:
Science 101 She writes that, this was amazing to have a hands-on session about different science
experiments to do with students. It was great to experience an activity at basically every grade level. I
learned a ton of ways to specifically cater to kinesthetic learners, and the handout I received will
definitely be kept for a great future resource!
What I learned in my first year teaching Michelle remarks that, this was such a great PD session to go
to. It was very worthwhile to hear from two teachers in their first years of teaching. The fact that they
have their unit plans all laid out, but that they don't plan individual days very far in advance was helpful,
because I know in the future in my first job I will be stressing over that! It was also helpful to hear about
what to do with interviews, and to apply even if you don't think that you're a perfect fit or if it's out of
your comfort zone a little bit. It might be just the opportunity you are looking for.
Using your Ed degree outside the classroom Michelle learned that there are different routes
education careers can take: Kristina was a great person to bring in for this PD session. When going
through this program just as she said, your only goal really is to become a teacher and find a job at a
school somewhere. However, there are so many other options that she suggested, such as working for
the government or working for really just about any company that has a position requiring someone to
teach the community about something important. I think without this PD session I would have had
tunnel vision coming out of the program and with a sole focus of becoming a classroom teacher. There
are so many other opportunities in the community for those with a Bachelor of Education.
What I look for in a teacher She learned about Inspiring Education, as well as curriculum prototyping
and connections to real life. She also learned about the interview process, and to talk with other
educators about mentorship programs or questions about professional development.
Establishing a PLN Michelle learned about Professional Learning Networks and the importance of
having a positive image on social media, and one way of doing so is to explore and increase our PLN.
Twitter is one great avenue that teachers use to communicate with each other and share ideas.
Twitter for Educators She learned about the basics of how to work Twitter, and the privacy aspects
about it. She was also encouraged us to use specific hashtags in order to communicate with others
(#ulps1, #edchat, #edteach, #uled). Educators are taking over twitter!

Time Management Michelle learned that there are three general types of procrastination
(Psychological, external distractions, and physical procrastination). Psychological are the most
complicated issues that arise with time management issues. When making goals they should be of the
SMART acronym (S- specific, M- measurable, A- achievable, R- teward attached, T- time sensitive).
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at edu.eus@uleth.ca or at
(403) 329-2442.
Sincerely,

Meagan Fullerton-Lee
Director of Professional Development
Education Undergraduate Society
University of Lethbridge