Thank-you to everyone that has registered for the conference! The conference is now SOLD OUT! If you wish to be put on the waiting list, please email the OSCA desk at oscadesk@gmail.com. Please state your name, if it is for the full two day conference or one day (which day) and if you are a subscription member or not. If cancellations occur, you will be contacted.

Thank you to all who have registered to help make this a grand beginning to new traditions. We look forward to seeing you all soon!

Stay in touch with OSCA. All 2018-2019 subscriptions have now expired as of September 30th.

Continue to receive the OSCA News delivered to your mailbox once a week, receive the OSCA Today magazine three times a year, receive yearly conference discounts, and your own copy of Ethical Guidelines available through the website subscribers lounge. Benefit from networking, fruitful partnerships and first hand news, such as the "2018 Role of the Guidance Teacher Counsellor" survey. Early discounted rates to this year's conference were available to those that had renewed their subscriptions for 2019-2020, so renewing now means that you'll be prepared for next year's conference.

If you are an individual wishing to renew or start a subscription, please go to: https://www.osca.ca/about-us/membership/how-to-renew-single-or-bulk.html for more information.

If you are a board lead and wish to purchase a board bulk subscriptions, please email the OSCA office at
oscadesk@gmail.com so we can assist you. RENEW today!

Be a part of what makes OSCA/ACOSO great! As a member of OSCA, you have the right to vote and help make decisions that govern this board. Join us for our Annual General Meeting on Thursday October 17th, at 4:30pm. 

The AGM occurs every year at our annual conference. This year, within our new facility, it will be held in the CCT Building at the University of Toronto, Mississauga. Details will also be given at the conference.  

You are a part of what makes OSCA great! Please attend the AGM and let your voice be heard. 

Are you a person who wants to be involved in the future of guidance in Ontario? Perhaps you’re a person who likes volunteerism and teamwork. Please consider becoming a member of the OSCA/ACOSO Board of Directors for 2019-2010. Several of the board members have terms that expire this year which means that there are several positions available for new members. For more information please attend the AGM at the conference on Thursday, October 17 at 4:15pm and visit our website. Details will be given at the AGM for the nomination timing and process.  

OSCA/ACOSO is pleased to offer Additional Qualifications courses for Guidance and Career Education this fall. We will be offering both Part 1 and Part 2. Both these courses are taught by a current Guidance-Teacher Counsellor in an Ontario school, and because they use an online virtual classroom setting, these courses are accessible for all. These courses outline all the necessary practices for delivery of a comprehensive Guidance and Career Education program for your school. There is no textbook required for either of the courses, and the fees also include a copy of Ethical Guidelines as well as a one-year AQ student subscription to OSCA.
Course dates are October 7 to December 16, 2019
Cost: $650.

Please visit OSCA's website to register at www.osca.ca.

It's time for everyone to dig out their loonies and toonies and bring their money to the conference! OSCA will be helping to raise funds at this year's conference for the OSCA/ACOSO Tony DiLena Student Pathway Awards. A 50/50 draw will be taking place at the conference each day. The winner will be announced at each lunch. Tickets will be available at the registration table.

This year, four awards were given to 4 deserving students. Please join us in congratulating the 4 recipients of the OSCA/ACOSO Tony DiLena Student Pathway Awards for the 2018-2019 school year.

What is the future of architecture education and practice? Who is the future of architecture? As an educator you can help guide the future by helping students with understanding how to navigate the educational and professional path to becoming an architect in Canada. Learn from seasoned Canadian architects, academics, and professionals. Learn about the alternative paths to licensure, alternative types of practice and careers, and the role of the PhD in supporting architectural research and practice. Attendees are eligible for Continuing Education Learning Hours.

Date: October 26, 2019 | 8:30am - 4:30pm EDT
Place: The Design Exchange: Canada’s Design Museum, 234 Bay Street, Toronto, ON
Registration: https://festival2019.raic.org/pop-can-crit-2019/
Website: www.popcancrit.ca

Webinar #2 Developmentally Aligned Career Programming for PK-12 Students: The Conceptions of the Career Choice and Attainment Model
Date: Friday, November 1, 2019, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET
Presenter: Kimberly A. S. Howard, Boston University, USA
Cost: Free

Overview

The most effective learning activities are those designed with the development level of the learner in mind. It is expected that education curricula in academic subject areas, such as math, reading and science, are created and implemented in such a way that they are well matched to the cognitive abilities of the students in the classroom. The same principle should be applied to the area of career development. The Conceptions of Career Choice and Attainment (CCCA) model provides a six-level framework from which we can understand the way children reason about career-related processes, and how this reasoning changes over time.

Why You Should Attend

In this free webinar, Kimberly A.S. Howard will introduce the key features of the CCCA model and how it can be used by school-based professionals and youth development practitioners to identify the types of interventions that encourage children to develop more sophisticated reasoning about career development and occupational goals.

Webinar Learnings

• The importance of considering cognitive developmental level when designing career education programs for children and youth
• The key features of the CCCA model
• The nature of career reasoning demonstrated by students in each of the 6 CCCA levels
• How to align their career programming to meet students’ career development needs

For more information and to register go to: https://ceric.ca/events/ career-theories-oct-25-nov-1- 4-2019/

The Future Further 2020 site is now live!

Future Further provides information about supports and services for Indigenous students interested in, or already attending, an Ontario university.

Students can find information about:

• academics
• admissions
• financial aid
• housing
• Indigenous student services
• student life and well-being

Future Further also features videos of Indigenous role models who have achieved success in postsecondary education in Ontario. Students can learn about how to connect with Indigenous university representatives in a city near them. Visit www.futurefurther.ca.

L''édition de 2020 du site Web « Future Further » est maintenant en ligne!

 (Nota : Il s'agit d'une ressource offerte en anglais seulement.)

Le site « Future Further » fournit de l'information sur les soutiens et services offerts aux étudiantes et étudiants autochtones intéressés à fréquenter ? ou fréquentant déjà ? une université de l''Ontario.

 L''on y trouvera des renseignements sur :

• les programmes d''enseignement
• l''admission
• l''aide financière
• le logement étudiant
• les services aux étudiantes et étudiants autochtones
• la vie étudiante et le bien-être

Le site « Future Further » comprend également des vidéos de modèles autochtones ayant connu des succès dans leurs études postsecondaires en Ontario. Les étudiantes et étudiants peuvent savoir comment joindre une représentante ou un représentant autochtone d''une université dans une ville près de chez eux.

Rendez-vous au site www.futurefurther.ca.

 

2019 Ontario College Information Fair (OCIF) The largest College Information Fair in Ontario!

Enercare Centre – Exhibition Place, Toronto
Wednesday October 23, 2019 - 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Thursday October 24, 2019 – 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Send your students to the Fair on us! OCIF offers bus subsidies of up to $250/bus to any school who wishes to send their students to the event. Instead of planning your own College Fair, send your students to the largest College Fair in Ontario! ocif.ca