Principles and Practices for Professional Certification - Primary/Junior
Practical experiences in observing and teaching in schools, including teaching centre/internship activities. Integration with ABTE 8P08 through reflective practice, analysis and guided application.
Lectures, seminar, 5.5 hours per week; plus practicum.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8L09.
Instructional Strategies I
Planning and preparatory aspects of teaching, addressing the ongoing process of diagnosis as essential to such elements of instruction as motivation, classroom management and discipline within the expository discussion and inquiry models of teaching.
Seminar, 2 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8P08 and 8P50.
Instructional Strategies II
Sequential to ABTE 8P08. Planning, management, methodological approaches, social and educational issues and evaluation processes.
Seminar, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8P10.
Computers in Education
Overview of computer technology in school systems. Computer software packages and evaluation of their use for application in effective curriculum design. Technology across the curriculum, word processing, software evaluation, and the application of spreadsheets and databases.
Lectures, seminar, 2 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8P11.
Primary/Junior Language
Strategies for the development of communicative competence in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis on the use of language for learning and thinking across the curriculum. The role and purpose of children's literature in enhancing the learning to read process.
Lectures, seminar, 2.5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8P30.
Primary/Junior Arts
Introduction to education in and through the arts (dramatic arts, music, visual arts and dance) as defined in provincial documents. Examples of methods for integration of common components of form, function, meaning and communication, with practical applications across the arts, the broader school curriculum and the life of students in the primary and junior grades.
Lectures, seminar, 2.5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8P33.
Teaching on Reserves
Native pedagogy and curriculum necessary for effective instruction on both northern and southern Ontario reserves.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8P48.
Introduction to Grammar for Teaching Aboriginal Languages
Rudiments of Aboriginal grammar and the way it is taught in a school setting emphasizing pronoun and verb morphologies.
Lectures, seminar, 4 hours per session.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8P91.
Materials Development for Language Teaching
Teaching materials suitable to career settings and consistent with the language methods taught in the program.
Lectures, seminar, 4 hours per session.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8P94.
Instructional Practice
Methods developed in ABTE 8P99 in a classroom setting. Videotapes of teaching performance for self- and peer-evaluation.
Lab, 40 hours.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education program.
Intensive Language Teaching Methods
Intensive methods of second language teaching emphasizing higher learner involvement in communicative language use including methods such as total physical response and language experience.
Lectures, seminar, 4 hours per session.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8P99.
Current Trends and Issues in Special Education
Current legislation and recent developments related to the education of exceptional students.
Lectures, seminar, practicum, 2 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8Y04 and 8Y40.
Professionalism, Law and the Ontario Teacher
Key educational issues, responsibilities and authority in the organization of the public school system in Ontario through study of statues, regulations and professional codes of ethics.
Lectures, seminar, practicum, 2 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8Y05 and 8Y41.
Primary/Junior Mathematics
Teaching mathematics at the primary and junior levels: resources, curriculum and methods.
Lectures, seminar, 2 hours alternate weeks.
Restriction: open to students admitted to Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8P31 and 8Y31.
Primary/Junior Health and Physical Education
Focus on the implementation of the Ontario health and physical education curriculum in primary and junior grades. Fundamental movement competency, active living, concepts of healthy living, appropriate teaching methods and a philosophical orientation which fosters learning by all.
Lectures, seminar, 2 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8Y36.
Primary/Junior Science and Technology
Introduction to basic concepts, skills and strategies required for teaching science at the primary/junior school level, including the nature of science, scientific literacy, learning theories, the Ontario Grades 1-6 Science and Technology curriculum, inquiry-based instruction, lesson and unit planning, inclusive science education and cross-curricular integration.
Lectures, seminar, 2 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8Y37 and 8Y38.
Primary/Junior Social Studies
Teaching strategies appropriate to the Ontario curriculum emphasizing knowledge, skills and attitudes for examining and understanding communities, various heritages and citizenship. Key social science concepts; inquiry and communication skills focusing on Canadian identity and democratic values.
Lectures, seminar, 2 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8Y39.
Literacy Issues in Elementary Education
Origins and treatment of literacy difficulties in minority children.
Lectures, seminar, 2 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8Y50.
Literacy Issues in Elementary Education II
Increase knowledge, capabilities, competencies in creative written expression, concentrating on Indigenous writers.
Lectures, seminar, 2 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8Y60.
Classroom Dynamics: Teaching and Learning
Basic principles of child development and learning that guide instructional decision making and classroom management. Topics may include motivation, social contexts of learning, individual differences, student thinking and problem solving, family, school and community partnerships.
Lectures, seminar, 2 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8Y61.
Introduction to Assessment and Evaluation
Methods for assessment and evaluation of student growth.
Lectures, seminar, 2 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to the Native Teacher Education programs.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 8Y63.