New to Teaching - Special Education, Part 1

Course Code: YF19SP1N

Availability: Enrolment is closed

The New to Teaching – Special Education Part 1 Additional Qualification Course is an introductory course that develops candidates’ theoretical, professional, ethical and practical understandings of special education in Ontario today. This course is designed to meet the needs of educators with some or little Ontario classroom experience.

You will become familiar with the process by which students become identified as exceptional in the province of Ontario and ways of programming and planning for these students. Regulatory requirements such as writing I.E.P.s and the I.P.R.C. process, as well as instructional strategies for identified and non-identified students, including technological and community supports will be examined.

Prerequisites

  • An undergraduate degree acceptable to the Ontario College of Teachers
  • Be a member in good standing with the OCT

Documents Required

  • NONE
Session Dates
Start Date: Oct 01, 2019
End Date: Dec 13, 2019
Online: October 1, 2019 - December 13, 2019.

This 125 hour course consists of 100 hours of interactive coursework and 25 hours of independent learning. Regular and relevant candidate participation is a requirement. Expect to be online at least every second day for Fall, Winter and Spring courses; and every weekday during a Summer course to complete assignments and collaborate in discussion forums. All deadlines will be communicated by the Instructor.


Location
Online

Instructors
Craig, Alexandra (Charlie) R.

Price
$685.00