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Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• An acceptable post-secondary degree or equivalent qualifications
• Hold a Basic Qualification in the Junior division

Documents Required

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Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• An acceptable post-secondary degree or equivalent qualifications

Documents Required

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Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• An acceptable post-secondary degree or equivalent qualifications

Documents Required

• NONE

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Course Purpose & Enrolment Pre-Requisite

The Co-operative Education, Part 2 AQ course provides a deeper, extensive examination of Cooperative Education and will build on your knowledge of other forms of experiential learning. In Part 2, candidates will also have an opportunity to further explore program planning, basic roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders, instructional design and practices, assessment and evaluation, and build skills associated with holistically providing an experiential learning experience. Another critical aspect of this AQ course is to provide candidates an opportunity to branch out and network with colleagues from other school boards and teaching backgrounds in order to develop, share and ultimately build their professional resources. Upon completion of Cooperative Education Part 2, candidates will be better equipped, with a vast majority of tools, to confidently step into any Cooperative Education Department and be able to positively support student safety, well-being and overall achievement.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Additional Qualification Dance, Part 2 Course explores the theoretical and practical applications of teaching dance in both elementary and secondary programs. Building upon the concepts and skills developed in Dance Part 1, candidates deepen their practice through an active exploration of dance education, with an emphasis on inquiry, advocacy, curriculum planning and effective unit design explored through diverse forms of dance expression. Within the context of equity and culturally relevant practices, candidates have the opportunity to critically examine a range of learning materials, pedagogical frameworks and teaching/learning strategies available to assist with program planning, development, implementation, assessment and evaluation.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Dramatic Arts, Part 2 Additional Qualification Course extends the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills addressed in Part 1 by reviewing the multiple perspectives of key drama theorists and scholars and embedding these in practical course components. Through experiential learning focused on a range of instructional design and assessment practices, candidates refine their professional practice and, thus, increase individual understanding of drama education as both a discrete arts discipline and an integrative methodology.

All learning in Part 2 is situated within a context of social justice, inclusion, and culturally relevant pedagogy. For example, building upon earlier lesson-planning practice, candidates design a drama-program study unit by engaging both as learners and as teachers through participation and reflection from both perspectives; and, through collaborative creation processes, they learn in, through, and about Documentary Theatre and Children’s Theatre by engaging in recurrent cycles of inquiry, action, and reflection. Through such processes, candidates gain deeper knowledge of the Dramatic Arts subject area, refine professional judgment, and generate new knowledge for practice.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Additional Qualification Course: French as a Second Language, Part II explores the theoretical foundations, the development of learners, program planning and implementation, assessment, the learning environment and ethical considerations related to teaching and learning across the divisions. The course is specifically designed to support French speaking teachers in enhancing their pedagogical and programming practices as they relate to the delivery of French as a a Second Language curriculum.

Candidates come to the Additional Qualification course: French as a Second Language, Part II with French language skills and related knowledge and experiences. Critical to the implementation of this course is the modeling of a positive learning environment that reflects care, professional knowledge, ethical practice, leadership and ongoing learning.

The Ontario College of Teachers recognizes that candidates working in the publicly funded school system, independent/private institutions or First Nations schools will have a need to explore in an integrated delivery model, topics and issues of particular relevance to the context in which they work or may work.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Additional Qualification Course: Guidance and Career Education, Part 2 will continue to support you in examining the important role of guidance and counselling practice in the school community and, as well, its attendant benefits for students and teachers. It will also engage you in exploration of the contributions of the various school-community stakeholders to the decision making required for ensuring sound guidance and counselling practice.

Throughout the Part 2 course, you will experience opportunities for extending your own professional practice; expanding career awareness and planning; refining the use of assessment tools and community resources; and examining relevant legal and ethical issues. Finally, you will enjoy the support of the Instructional Leader (IL) and your colleagues as you explore personal and shared resources to refine professional skills and develop a personal approach to counselling.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The purpose of the Health and Physical Education (H&PE ) Intermediate/Senior Part 2 Additional Qualification (AQ) Course is to extend candidates’ skills and knowledge for the design, delivery, and assessment of H&PE programs. This Part 2 course focuses on the theory and practice underpinning H&PE through exploration of the underlying philosophy and its application for ensuring a healthy, active living education. Critical to the delivery of H&PE is the ability of teachers to ensure positive learning experiences for all students. To this end, candidates learn to combine their knowledge of physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development and learning with their growing understanding of students’ needs and ability to facilitate active student engagement.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Completion of Health and Physical Education (H&PE ) Intermediate/Senior Part 1 OR Hold a Basic Qualification in Health and Physical Education in the Intermediate or Senior division
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Health and Physical Education (H&PE), Primary/Junior Part 2 Additional Qualification Course extends candidates’ knowledge and skills for designing, delivering, and assessing program. Through Part 2, candidates examine their role within the healthy schools framework by considering the needs of the whole child, increasing knowledge and development of physical and health literacy, and strengthening commitment to lifelong healthy, active living. Successful candidates demonstrate critical thinking and reflecting, engage in classroom practice, explore research, inquire and share their knowledge of planning a Health and H&PE unit of study within the context of a healthy schools framework.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Hold a Basic Certification in Primary or Junior Division
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Integration of Information Computer Technology (IICT) Part 2 Course builds upon the skills and knowledge you acquired in Part 1 in relation to the design, delivery, and assessment of curriculum through students’ technology-enabled learning. In Part 2, you will experience opportunities for extending your own professional practice; expanding awareness of and expertise in planning for possibilities of technology-enabled learning; refining the use of digital-assessment tools and resources; and, examining relevant legal and ethical issues. Finally, you will enjoy the support of the Instructional Leader (IL) and your colleagues as you explore tools and resources to refine professional skills and to develop a personal repertoire of technology-based instructional approaches.

Identified by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and supported by research as having a positive impact on student learning, the integration of technology into teaching and learning can extend students’ access to the learning environment and resources while enabling them to communicate, collaborate, connect, and create. It is important to note that technology-enabled learning must always be grounded in the Ontario curriculum; and, that assessment and evaluation practices must always be based on policy outlined in Growing Success.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Kindergarten, Part 2 Additional Qualification Course will engage you in interactive, creative, and meaningful experiences that extend your learning of early-childhood development theories and approaches. It will also enhance your knowledge about effective practice for children aged 3.5-6 years by focusing on responsive planning for play/inquiry-based learning and making learning visible through pedagogical documentation.

During the course, you will have weekly opportunities to connect via chat discussions with your professional learning community (PLC). You will also explore relevant theory and connect it to practice with hands-on challenges, interesting readings, knowledgeable guest speakers, inspiring (virtual) field trips, and practical assignments. Our weeks together will support your own unique learning journey and provide you with resources for ongoing exploration after the course ends.

NOTE: The course serves to support the continuous professional learning needs of certified teachers and registered early childhood educators (RECEs/ECEs). At the end of the course, RECEs/ECEs receive the Kindergarten Course Part 2 Certificate which may be eligible for ECE hours. Please check with your provincial authority with respect to the ongoing requirement for maintaining or renewing your ECE License / registration.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Mathematics, Primary and Junior Part 2 Additional Qualification Course will engage you in a process of inquiry to explore and develop a life-long-learner mindset for teaching and, specifically, to take you from what you learned in Part 1 to the next level of expertise for instruction in mathematics. The course embeds proportional/ relative thinking and spatial reasoning in all strands.

Using the multiple lenses of big ideas, cultural diversity, and lesson study, you will examine the pedagogical content knowledge of the curriculum strands in Number Sense (proportional reasoning, fractions, decimals), Geometry and Measurement. Further, you will collaboratively create a guide to the most challenging part of mathematics instruction: the debrief. .

The summative activity for the course is to further develop the entire process of design-down planning by pre-assessing through sample conferencing and other methods the planning, delivery, post-assessment and analysis of the results of a study unit. .

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Additional Qualification Course: Reading Part 2 deepens your understanding of the role of the literacy teacher with regard to both program and instructional practices and, as well, to the opportunities and challenges faced by reading teachers. Building upon the knowledge and skills addressed in Part 1, you will examine current research; enhance your capacity to build a comprehensive literacy program; receive advanced instruction in the practices of teaching reading; and, develop strategies for constructing meaning and thinking critically about a variety of texts.

In addition, you will expand your examination of the critical link between assessment and effective instruction as it relates to the support students require to reach their full potential as readers. Finally, you will have opportunities to explore and discuss how to create rich reading tasks with co-created learning goals and success criteria to ensure the literacy development of all students.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Reading Intermediate, Secondary Focus Part 2 Focus Additional Qualification course builds your understanding of reading instruction, assessment, and support of adolescent students. Through examining current research and best practices, you will enhance your capacity to build a comprehensive literacy program across intermediate and secondary curriculum areas. A central focus is on developing strategies for identifying gaps through effective assessment, and then providing effective support and instruction for student comprehension and critical literacy. Finally, you will explore how to intentionally embed discipline-specific reading skills and strategies into courses to support the literacy development of all students.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification
• Hold an Intermediate or a Senior Qualification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Special Education Part 2 Addition Qualification Course is designed to expand upon the skills and knowledge developed by successful candidates who have completed Part 1. It employs a critical, pedagogical lens to explore in a holistic and integrated manner theoretical foundations, development of learners, program planning, and Ethical Standards and the Standards of Practice. Critical to the implementation of this course is the modeling of a positive learning environment that reflects care, diversity, and equity.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

This Addition Qualification Special Education Part 2 Course is designed to expand upon the skills and knowledge developed by successful candidates who have completed Part 1. It employs a critical, pedagogical lens to explore in a holistic and integrated manner theoretical foundations, development of learners, program planning, implementation, instructional practices and assessment and evaluation, the learning environment and ethical considerations related to teaching and learning in the Intermediate-Senior division. Critical to the implementation of this course is the modeling of a positive learning environment that reflects care, diversity, and equity and is specifically tailored for the secondary school educator. This course supports the enhancement of professional knowledge, ethical practice, leadership and ongoing learning.

From an anti-oppressive stance, we will better understand how student voice and experience might inform and shape our practice, from valuing different communication preferences, to creating student-centered classroom environments, to using technology to offer unique teaching and learning experiences.

Foundational to this course is exploring the pedagogical, curricular, and environmental challenges and opportunities to teaching, learning, and leading in the secondary school. We will consider how concepts of disability, differentiated instruction, accommodations, modifications, and universal design might be applied in the subject-specific classroom. Participants will deepen their understanding of, and develop lessons for, the Ministry of Education’s Learning Strategies courses.

This course will consider special education and its role in schooling and society. We will learn about various disabilities and exceptionalities, and from a student and self-advocate perspective explore disability as an important component of an individual’s identity and how disability can be amplified and integrated in the secondary school setting.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Teacher Librarian Part 2 Additional Qualification Course will expand and reinforce the knowledge, skills, and confidence you have acquired in Part 1. Specifically, it will enhance your understanding of the Library Learning Commons (LLC) as a collaborative space designed to promote student achievement across all subject/curriculum areas and to foster students’ overall success through inquiry- and research-based learning.

Through collaborative and individual activities, you will build upon your understanding of advocacy and grow as an advocate for school libraries. To nurture your growth, you will explore varied examples of the positive impact the Teacher Librarian can have on student learning; and, through discussion and research, you will examine innovative learning initiatives suited to the inquiry- and research-based model that informs the work of the Teacher Librarian to meet the needs and styles of all learners. Finally, the Part 2 course will strengthen your understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the Teacher Librarian as a leader in the LLC and, thus, as a leader with school-wide influence.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Teaching English Language Learners Part 2 Additional Qualification Course will engage you in the use of a critical, pedagogical lens for exploring in a holistic and integrated manner theoretical foundations; learning theory; program planning, development, and implementation; instructional design and practices; assessment and evaluation strategies and practices; the learning environment; and, research and ethical considerations related to teaching and learning across the divisions. Through these explorations, you will strengthen professional efficacy by gaining in-depth knowledge, refining professional judgment, and generating new knowledge for practice. Finally, you will critically design, apply, and facilitate dialogue related to learning opportunities that integrate the professional knowledge, skills and pedagogical stances

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Visual Arts Part 2 AQ Course extends candidates’ exploration of theoretical and practical ideas related to teaching at the elementary and secondary levels. It focuses on the creation of study-unit planning in drawing, painting, mixed media, ceramics, sculpture, photography and digital media within a context of social justice and culturally relevant pedagogy.

Through exploration of the elements and principles of design and post-modern principles of possibility using a variety of media, candidates connect professional practice to the developmental stages of students’ art and learn to use a variety of authentic assessment strategies. Candidates also learn through art appreciation, history, aesthetics, and criticism, which are embedded in the course curriculum. Hands-on workshops expand understanding and skill with visual-arts techniques and experiences, thus increasing candidates’ confidence and ability to deliver appropriate, challenging studio activities to meet curriculum policies and standards while addressing Issues of safety and liability.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Vocal Music P/J Part 2 AQ Course extends candidates’ exploration of ways to incorporate music into all areas of the Primary/Junior curriculum. In addition, candidates deepen their examination of the renewed Arts Curriculum as well as music’s big ideas, doing so to increase their knowledge and capacity to encourage students’ creative and critical thinking and use of movement, voice, and instruments for expressing thoughts and feelings.

Course activities support candidates as they develop/refine their ability to use recorder, Orff instruments, percussion, and ukulele in the music classroom; advance understanding of theoretical and pedagogical aspects of music education to encompasses and reflect the Ethical Standards and Standards of Practice for the Teaching Profession; expand their repertoire for implementing instructional and assessment practices to meet the needs of students through the Ontario Education Curriculum, Elementary Division; and, explore increasingly innovative ways to create and nurture positive learning environments and integrated learning opportunities.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Additional Qualification Course: Writing Part 2 facilitates collaborative design and implementation of professional practice and critical pedagogies as well as knowledge and skills outlined in the OCT guideline. Throughout the course, you will continue to inquire critically into professional practices, pedagogies, and ethical cultures of teaching and learning within the context of writing instruction and learning to write.

To begin, you will examine beliefs and theories about writing in an educational setting. From there, you will integrate learning theories while planning for the student writer by considering learners’ individual needs, narratives, interests and learning preferences. To create an effective and trusting learning environment featuring shared responsibility for learning, you will plan, design, and implement innovative 21st-Century pedagogies, tools, and processes that invite and engage students. In addition, you will collaborate to design and integrate assessment practices encompassing MOE curriculum frameworks and policy documents while considering fair, equitable, transparent, valid, and reliable assessment methods that honour the dignity, developmental needs, emotional wellness, and identity of all students.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 1 completed
• Minimum ONE year of certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Additional Qualification Course in Alternative Education introduces and supports the integration of progressive/ non-traditional pedagogies into professional teaching and learning. Informed both by theory and the front-line work of alternative learning programs and schools, it actualizes student-centred, inclusive, democratic and supportive practice. Core topics, include: the Independent and Public Origins of Alternative Education, Community, Democracy and Governance, the Alternative Educator, Theories of Alternative Learning, Decolonizing Education, Small Schools in Big Systems, Progressive Design and Praxis, Alternative Assessment and Evaluation.

Course candidates will develop curriculum for the implementation of progressive methodologies and for the enhancement of professional learning. Leadership and alternative methodologies will be a emphasized, as will the development of principles to support the continued appreciation of alternative learning and teaching for fellow educators, parent, students, administrators and community stakeholders. Application forms an integral part of this course, including opportunities for candidates to work collaboratively in the development of specific learning inquiries and learning experiences. Assessment and evaluation of effective progressive teaching and learning will also play an important role, as will peer formative feedback, shared and critical reflection.

Following from the expectations outlined by the Ontario College of Teachers, in the Ministry of Education curriculum policy document and other Ministry of Education Policies, the Additional Qualification Course in Alternative Education is committed to improving and expanding learning opportunities for teachers and students; to transforming schools and classrooms in pursuit of better systems, richer learning experiences and stronger learning communities.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT

Documents Required

• NONE

The purpose of the Mathematics, Grades 7 & 8 course is to learn about specific issues and topic areas that are important in teaching mathematics to intermediate students. For example, these grades are where students becoming increasing exposed to more abstract mathematical concepts and ideas such as modelling with algebra, and using formulae like the Pythagorean Theorem, and those for circle relationships. One overarching goal for the course comes from the Ontario College of Teachers guidelines for Mathematics, Grades 7 and 8 Additional Qualification courses: critically exploring and reflecting on past, current and evolving practices in Mathematics, Grades 7 and 8. This course employs a critical, pedagogical lens to explore in a holistic and integrated manner theoretical foundations, learning theory, program planning, development and implementation, instructional design and practices, assessment and evaluation, the learning environment, research and ethical considerations related to teaching and learning across the divisions.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT

Documents Required

• NONE

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT

Documents Required

• NONE

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT

Documents Required

• NONE

As professionals, teachers strive to provide a meaningful learning program for all students, including students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In this Additional Qualification Course: Teaching Students with Communication Needs (Autism Spectrum Disorders), you will be learning within a professional network of educators who are working to gain a more in-depth understanding of the varying needs of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Through collaborative dialogue, inquiry based activities and reflective practice, you will be focussed on programming to best support the effective teaching and learning of students with autism. Key guideline concepts include: relating practice to theory, program planning, development and implementation, best instructional practices, assessment and evaluation and building a supportive learning environment.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT

Documents Required

• NONE

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT

Documents Required

• NONE

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT

Documents Required

• NONE

Withdrawal Policy: Withdrawals are effective on the date a withdrawal request is received. Course fees refunded are subject to a $50 non-refundable amount. No withdrawals or refunds once the course has begun.

In this Module participants will discover how effective teaching increases student involvement and achievement in the classroom and motivates further learning. During the module, differentiated instructional and assessment strategies, effective classroom management tactics and transformational lesson planning, will be experienced, practiced and implemented. All module members will have the weekly opportunity to participate fully in a collaborative, inquiry-based learning process of learning where they will apply and discuss the effectiveness of proven teaching methods consolidating their skills in:

• Creating learning environments where students are active participants as individuals and as members of collaborative groups
• Displaying effective and efficient classroom management promoting risk taking and appropriate student behavior
• Designing lessons that allow students to participate in empowering activities in which they understand that learning is a process and mistakes are a natural part of learning
• Identifying and employing a wide variety of instructional, assessment and evaluation strategies and tools which promote inclusion, accommodate diverse learning needs of all students and encourage students to accept responsibility for their own learning
• Creating an environment where student work is valued, appreciated and used as a learning tool.

Course Fee: $275 + $35.75 = 310.75

Cancellation Policy: Withdrawals are effective on the date signed withdrawal notice is received and course fees refunded subject to $50 non-refundable amount. No withdrawals or refunds after start date.

The French Language Enhancement Course is a series of 3 interactive modules that will help both current and aspiring FSL teachers deepen their writing, listening, and speaking skills within the framework of language development, FSL pedagogy, and curriculum expectations. Through the perfect mix of active conversation, reading, and writing, participants will level up their skills and confidence with the mentorship and guidance of an experienced educator.

Who should take this course?

What to expect:

In this course you will explore and understand the key K-8 instructional approaches of an effective teacher in Ontario. Lessons and activities will delve into inquiry-based learning, Universal Design for Learning, differentiated instruction and project-based learning concepts, approaches, and strategies. The fundamental principles of assessment and evaluation in Ontario will also be explored. This course is facilitated by an experienced Ontario educator who will guide you in dialogue and research to understand the essential practices for effective planning, instruction, and assessment to support all students in K-8 Ontario classrooms.

Withdrawal Policy: Withdrawals are effective on the date a withdrawal request is received. Course fees refunded are subject to a $50 non-refundable amount. No withdrawals or refunds once the course has begun.

This course is intended to introduce pre-service Teacher Candidates to professional practice and to extend knowledge and skills in the delivery of Ontario Catholic curriculum, however, it is also considered a valuable resource for all applicants to the CSB.

This course is 36 hours in length and is fully online. Critical to the implementation of this course is the modeling of a positive learning environment that reflects care, professional knowledge, ethical practice, leadership and ongoing learning. This course answers the question, "What do I need to know to begin teaching in Ontario Catholic Schools?"
Consequently, this course:

Prerequisites

• Teacher candidates are advised that Catholic school boards may require teachers to be practicing Roman/Eastern Rite Catholics

Documents Required

• NONE

Course Fee: $200 + HST

Withdrawal Policy: Withdrawals are effective on the date a withdrawal request is received. Course fees refunded are subject to a $50 non-refundable amount. No withdrawals or refunds after start date.

We are excited to spend three months learning and growing together towards more co-operative, just, and healthy ways of living, in harmony with the ecosystems in which we live. In Rooted and Rising you will tap more into your power, meet new friends and allies, mentors and supporters, and build key skills and understandings for success.

NOTE: For program-related questions, please email Roxy at cohenrox@yorku.ca. For York U registration system and account-related questions, please email raiseyouraq@edu.yorku.ca for assistance.

Program Overview

Are you an administrator, teacher leader or community leader interested in inquiring about how equity practices, particularly culturally relevant and anti-oppressive leadership, can enhance the achievement, engagement, and well-being of historically marginalized students? This collaborative inquiry engages co- learners in exploring the context of equity in Ontario schools and developing an anti-oppressive approach to leadership in order to work toward concrete strategies for supporting high levels of achievement and well-being for all students.

Cancellation Policy: Withdrawals are effective on the date signed withdrawal notice is received and course fees refunded subject to $50 non-refundable amount. No withdrawals or refunds after start date.

Course Purpose & Enrolment Pre-Requisite

In the Cooperative Education Specialist AQ course, candidates will prepare for a leadership role in experiential learning. The course will provide candidates with a comprehensive understanding of implementing Cooperative Education and other forms of experiential learning from a leadership perspective. Candidates must demonstrate leadership and directorial skills involved in initiating and developing a new experiential learning program. In Part 3, candidates will have an opportunity to facilitate program planning, develop and enhance community partnerships, expedite instructional design and practices, develop consistent assessments and evaluations across a department, manage and advocate for Cooperative Education programs, and build / promote skills associated with holistically providing an experiential learning experience. Upon completion of this Specialist AQ course, candidates will reinforce their current teaching practice within Cooperative Education, design and facilitate numerous strategies to become a leader in experiential learning programs, and expedite the delivery of a consistent message to promote student safety, well-being and overall achievement.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Co-operative Education.

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Additional Qualification Course: Dance, Part 3 Specialist employs a critical, pedagogical lens to explore in a holistic and integrated manner theoretical and practical applications of teaching dance in both elementary and secondary programs. Building upon the concepts and skills developed in Dance Part 2, candidates examine instructional design and practices, assessment and evaluation, the learning environment, research and ethical considerations related to teaching and learning of dance across the divisions.

Within the context of equity and culturally relevant practices, candidates have the opportunity to critically examine a range of learning theories and considerations for program planning, development and implementation. Through these explorations, candidates strengthen professional efficacy by gaining in-depth knowledge, refining professional judgment, and generating new knowledge for practice. The underlying purpose of the Additional Qualification course Dance Part 3 Specialist is the development of capacity for curriculum leadership in candidates.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Dance

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Dramatic Arts, Specialist Additional Qualification Course builds on the theoretical and practical learning of Dramatic Arts Part 1 and Part 2 while focusing specifically on leadership theory and approaches related to drama education. Candidates acquire knowledge and skills for initiating and providing leadership–informal and formal–within the school and the larger community. Thus, the course program calls upon candidates to generate ideas and initiate activities that promote and nurture leadership within and beyond the group.

Dramatic Arts Specialist candidates employ a critical pedagogical lens to theoretical foundations and learning theories related to drama education by engaging in increasingly complex and experiential creative collaborations. At the same time, they refine instructional design and assessment through critical inquiry, dialogue, and professional collaboration, always through learning situated within a context of social justice, inclusion, and culturally relevant pedagogy and through authentic connections to theatre artists, theorists, and practices. Through recurrent cycles of inquiry, action, and reflection, candidates consolidate their identities as innovative leaders-practitioners in the field of drama education.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Dramatic Arts

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Additional Qualification Course: French as a Second Language, Specialist explores the theoretical foundations, the development of learners, program planning and implementation, assessment, the learning environment and ethical considerations related to teaching and learning across the divisions. The course is specifically designed to support French speaking teachers in enhancing their pedagogical and programming practices as they relate to the delivery of French as a Second Language curriculum. Candidates come to the Additional Qualification course: French as a Second Language, Specialist with French language skills and related knowledge and experiences. Critical to the implementation of this course is the modeling of a positive learning environment that reflects care, professional knowledge, ethical practice, leadership and ongoing learning.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in French as a Second Language

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Guidance and Career Education, Specialist Additional Qualification Course continues an examination of the important role of guidance and counselling in the school community: its benefits for students and teachers and its contribution to decision making by various stakeholders. It builds on the Part I and Part 2 courses to provide a comprehensive overview of the guidance program within the school community, specifically focusing your work on the leadership role of the guidance counsellor. You will extend your practice of guidance and counselling, career planning, career awareness, assessment tools, and community resources; and, you will examine relevant legal issues as well as policies and regulations pertaining to the leadership role that Guidance and Career Education plays in the school community.

You will also explore personal resources and skills to develop your leadership through approaches to counselling. As you explore, you will examine the critical role of guidance in program planning and consider the notion that guidance can be a part of a classroom teacher’s daily planning and instruction. To enhance your repertoire of counselling techniques and develop a personal counselling philosophy within the framework of Creating Pathways to Success and Ethical Guidelines for the Teaching Profession, you will deepen your understanding of the role of the guidance counsellor with respect to technology and access to various resources for enhancing and supporting student learning while building the skills your need to work collaboratively with in-school personnel, parents, and the community.

The assumption is made that as a course candidate, you have experience working within the role of guidance counsellor in either the secondary or elementary setting; and, that if your school board does not provide elementary guidance counsellors, you have worked in the guidance-counsellor role in an informal setting.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Guidance and Career Education

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The purpose of the Health and Physical Education(H&PE) I/S Part 3 Specialist Additional Qualification (AQ) Course is to extend candidates’ skills and knowledge for design, delivery, and assessment of H&PE programs. This course focuses on the theory and practice underpinning H&PE through exploration of the underlying philosophy and its application for ensuring a healthy, active living education. As a specialist course, it also emphasizes the importance of leadership for supporting and sustaining strong teaching and learning through sound, innovative programming. Theory and discussion of important issues culminate in a practical leadership project to demonstrate the candidate’s foundational learning and understanding of H&PE.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Hold a Basic Qualification in the Intermediate or Senior division
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Health & Physical Education at the Intermediate or Senior level

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Health and Physical Education (H&PE) Primary/Junior Specialist Additional Qualification Course extends, reinforces, and refines candidates’ knowledge and skills for designing, delivering, and assessing program. The course focuses specifically on the development of leadership skills and reflects the expectations outlined in the Ministry of Education curriculum policy documents and the OCT Standards of Practice and Ethical Standards

Through the specialist course, candidates examine the role of the H&PE leader within the healthy schools framework by considering the needs of the whole child, development of physical and health literacy, and commitment to lifelong healthy, active living. Successful candidates demonstrate and share leadership expertise through critical thinking and reflecting, engaging in classroom practice, exploring research, and inquiry to consolidate knowledge of building capacity within a healthy schools community.

Prerequisites

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Integration of Information and Computer Technology (IICT) Specialist Course reviews the concepts and philosophies explored in Part 1 and Part 2 to expand your understanding of technology-enabled learning through a leadership lens. This lens focuses your attention on leadership theory and practice to prepare you for advocacy in the integration of technology in instruction at a school-wide and/or district level.

Identified by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and supported by research as having a positive impact on student learning, integrated technology can provide and extend access to the learning environment and resources while enabling ways for students to communicate, collaborate, connect, and create. Critical to any future leadership role you may assume as a result of this course is recognition of and advocacy for the consistent grounding in the Ontario curriculum of technology-enabled learning; and, as well, your provision of support and guidance as required to ensure that the assessment and evaluation practices related to technology-enabled learning by practitioners within your purview are grounded in the current, relevant policy document Growing Success.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Integration of Information & Computer Technology in Instruction

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Additional Qualification Kindergarten, Part 3 Specialist course will engage you in creative, interactive, creative, and meaningful activities to expand your leadership capacity, extend and deepen your understanding and application of early-childhood development theories/approaches, and enhance your knowledge of effective practice for children aged 3.5-6 years. Focused on leadership issues and ideas related to outdoor learning environments, family involvement, collaboration, and mentoring in all areas of the Kindergarten program, the course will include weekly opportunities to connect via chat discussions with your professional learning community (PLC), hands-on challenges, knowledgeable guest speakers, virtual field trips, and practical assignments–each of which will support your own unique learning journey and provide resources for further exploration after completion of the course.

NOTE: The course serves to support the continuous professional learning needs of certified teachers and registered early childhood educators (RECEs/ECEs). At the end of the course, RECEs/ECEs receive the Kindergarten Course Part 3 Certificate which may be eligible for ECE hours. Please check with your provincial authority with respect to the ongoing requirement for maintaining or renewing your ECE License / registration.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Kindergarten

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Primary/Junior Math Specialist Additional Qualification Course will engage you in the overall goal of using a process of inquiry to take your lifelong learner mindset in teaching to the next level of expertise by assuming a leadership role in mathematics’ instruction. Using the lenses of big and bigger ideas; threshold concepts and troublesome knowledge; and, the lens of algebraic reasoning added to the lens of spatial and proportional reason, you will examine the pedagogical content knowledge of the curriculum strands of Patterning and Algebra and Data Management and Probability.

You will also choose areas of interest, controversy, or future directions in mathematics’ instruction for conducting research through academic and classroom experience. With the candidate group, you will facilitate and participate in discussion on the chosen area/topic through online and/or onsite dialogue.

The summative activity for the course is the creation of at least one professional-development activity/experience in mathematics for use with peers. This endeavour will include research on colleagues’ needs and ideas as well as examination of academic research and consultation with the Instructional Leader (IL)

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Mathematics at the Primary or Junior Level

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Additional Qualification Course: Reading Specialist prepares you for leadership by focusing your learning on the knowledge and skills related to literacy learning and instruction through the lens of the Lead Teacher. You will explore structures that support professional learning to bring about school-wide change and increased student engagement and achievement.

As potential/current leaders at the divisional/school/district level, you will investigate the inquiry question: How do I become an agent of change? Throughout the course, you will have opportunities to analyze and interpret data and to moderate student work. These opportunities are embedded in ways that support teacher-leaders for building capacity to work with school-based colleagues in the co-construction of professional learning opportunities to close existing gaps in the working environment. You will collaborate in exploration of current research and effective practices in literacy development, current assessment strategies, and the use of date to move thinking and action forward in both students and educators.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Reading

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Hold an Intermediate or Senior Qualification
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Reading

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Special Education, Specialist Additional Qualification Course extends and reinforces the knowledge and skills from Part I and Part 2 with a specific focus on the development of leadership skills. It employs a critical, pedagogical lens to explore in a holistic and integrated manner theoretical foundations, development of learners, program planning and implementation, instructional practices, assessment and evaluation, the learning environment and ethical considerations related to teaching and learning across the divisions. This course supports the enhancement of professional knowledge, ethical practice, leadership and ongoing learning.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Special Education

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Additional Qualification Course: Special Education Specialist extends and reinforces the knowledge and skills from Part I and Part 2 with a specific focus on the development of leadership skills. It employs a critical, pedagogical lens to explore in a holistic and integrated manner theoretical foundations, development of learners, program planning and implementation, instructional practices, assessment and evaluation, the learning environment and ethical considerations related to teaching and learning across the divisions. This course supports the enhancement of professional knowledge, ethical practice, leadership and ongoing learning.

Foundational to this course is exploring the pedagogical, curricular, and environmental challenges and opportunities in teaching, learning, and leading in the secondary school. We will move beyond our own classroom practice and consider how we might lead, support, and challenge colleagues, students, and community to re-conceptualize disability in order to better implement differentiated instruction, accommodations, modifications, and universal design for learning in the subject-specific classroom.

This course will consider special education and its role in schooling and society. We will learn about various disabilities and exceptionalities, and from a student and self-advocate perspective explore disability as an important component of an individual’s identity and how disability can be amplified and integrated in the secondary school setting.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Special Education

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Teacher Librarian Specialist Additional Qualification Course focuses attention on the exploration of leadership theory and leadership practice. Working with peer candidates, you will refine your expertise for implementing collaborative models of inquiry and research relevant to your school’s Library Learning Commons (LLC). This specialist course will also equip you for expanding your leadership role in preparation for assuming overall management of an LLC. Through interactive and self-directed learning focused on major aspects of professional practice and the development of an independent leadership project, you will enhance the leadership knowledge and skills already acquired through Part 1 and Part 2 courses.

You likely already provide leadership in your school community–perhaps through library advocacy or activities such as inquiry-based curriculum delivery for students; professional development for staff; community outreach for parents/guardians–activities encompassed by your school’s LLC and carried out in support of its managing leader. In this specialist course, however, you will learn ways to model professional practice beyond the virtual and physical walls of the LLC and into the whole school community and, thus, to broaden and deepen your impact on student achievement. Finally, this course will prepare you for adding mentoring to professional modelling of practice as you work collaboratively through your school’s LLC with teachers who represent all areas/subjects of the Ontario curriculum.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Librarianship

Documents Required

• Signed Supervisory Officer's Form by course end date confirming required teaching experience

The Teaching English Language Learners Specialist Additional Qualification Course builds on the knowledge and skills you have already acquired in Part 2. You will use an inquiry-based learning model as a framework for developing a comprehensive understanding of the role of the English as a Second Language/English Literacy Development (ESL and ELD) teacher-leader within both elementary and secondary schools and school boards/districts.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in English as a Second Language

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Visual Arts Part 3/Specialist AQ Course enhances professional leadership practice and the collective integration of knowledge and skills through critical reflection and inquiry. Candidates explore topics and issues of particular relevance to the context in which they work, focusing on change and innovation in Visual Arts practice.

Through a critical, pedagogical lens, candidates explore in a holistic and integrated manner the theoretical foundations of visual arts, learners’ development and the learning environment, program planning and implementation, instructional practices, assessment and evaluation. Critical to course implementation is the modeling of a positive learning environment reflecting care, diversity, and equity that supports candidates’ ongoing learning and enhancement of professional knowledge and instructional leadership.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Visual Arts

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Vocal Music P/J Specialist AQ Course extends and refines candidates’ exploration of ways to incorporate music into all areas of the Primary/Junior curriculum and, at the same time, to develop leadership competence for building and nurturing a music community. Candidates closely examine the renewed Ontario Arts Curriculum and music’s big ideas to acquire knowledge and skills for encouraging and nurturing both students’ and colleagues’ creative and critical thinking as well as use of movement, voice, and instruments for expressing thoughts and feelings.

Through course activities, candidates increase their grasp of music education’s theoretical foundations, program planning, Instructional design and practice, and assessment and evaluation. They also explore varied approaches to leadership for establishing and maintaining positive learning and teaching environments. Opportunities for exercising authentic leadership build candidates’ individual capacity and ability to carry out and share research on effective practice, consider ethical issues related to the role of the teacher-leader, and to make impactful decisions with students’ and colleagues’ well being always in mind.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Vocal Music

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

The Additional Qualification Writing Specialist Course facilitates a culture of pedagogical practice, reflective leadership, knowledge creation, and mobilization. Through it, you will collaboratively cultivate professional efficacy and leadership practices in your educational settings by fostering cultures of critical reflection and inquiry within the context of writing instruction and learning to write.

To begin, you will examine beliefs and theories about leadership in an educational setting, moving forward to integrate these learning theories into their planning in support of writing teachers through staff development and professional-learning communities. You will learn how to foster a culture of critical and reflective leadership practices for teaching writing committed to the creation and sustainment of holistic learning environments; to the nurturing of each student’s identity; and, to students’ intellectual, social, emotional, physical, linguistic, cultural, spiritual, and moral development.

In this Writing Specialist AQ course, you will utilize innovative, leading-edge 21st-Century pedagogies, tools, and processes to create learning environments for educators and students that engage students as active, democratic, global citizens. In addition, you will collaborate to determine the effective integration of assessment practices to facilitate communities of practice that employ equitable and inclusive processes for reflecting, documenting, and interpreting learning.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• Part 2 completed
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Writing

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

Much of the current research into teaching biology today emphasizes the need for innovation with a skills-based approach that engages and motivates all students for success. With this comes an opportunity to review the basic beliefs, practices and curriculum which generate effective learning.

In this Biology -Honour Specialist course, we will examine our values, perceptions and knowledge about the teaching, learning and leadership in biology. We will build on these understandings through professional readings, exploring interesting new ways of teaching, engaging discussions, ongoing analysis, reflection, self-directed learning and an independent project with a leadership focus. These learning experiences will provide the basis for your understanding of current pedagogy in the teaching of biology for critical thinking, as well as enable you to prepare to engage change in your classroom and school setting. You will look closely at a variety of instructional strategies for tiered learning as well as your role as a leader and a facilitator of change. By deepening your understanding of professional communities of practice, you will solidify your own ability to be a strong communicator and mentor/coach to assist your teacher colleagues in adopting a “strong vision” for teaching biology in Ontario schools.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• FOUR-year academic undergraduate degree (20 full courses excluding education courses)
• NINE full courses in the subject of Biology with a minimum B average (excluding education courses)
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including at least ONE year in Biology

Documents Required

• Official transcript(s) sent directly to the Professional Learning Office from the granting institution before course start
• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience

In this course, you will examine your values, perceptions and knowledge about the teaching, learning and education leadership in chemistry. You will build on this understanding through professional readings, developing interesting new ways of teaching, discussions, ongoing analysis and reflection. These learning experiences will provide the basis for your understanding of current pedagogy in the teaching of chemistry, as well as enable you to prepare to implement change in your school environment. You will look closely at a variety of instructional strategies as well as your role as a leader and a facilitator of change. By deepening your understanding of professional communities of practice you will solidify your own ability to be a strong communicator and mentor/coach to assist your teacher colleagues in adopting a strong vision for the teaching of chemisty in Ontario schools. This course supports the following foundations of professional practice for the teaching profession: Teaching Practice, Ongoing Professional Development, Professional Knowledge, and Commitment to Students.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• FOUR-year academic undergraduate degree, (20 full courses excluding education courses)
• NINE full courses in Chemistry with a minimum B average (excluding education courses)
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including at least ONE year in Chemistry

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience
• Official transcript(s) sent directly to the Professional Learning Office from the granting institution before course start date

The Additional Qualification Course: Dance - Honour Specialist employs a critical, pedagogical lens to explore in a holistic and integrated manner the theoretical foundations, learning theory, program planning, and development and implementation of dance in an educational context. Through the lens of leadership, candidates explore and consider Instructional design and practices, assessment and evaluation, the learning environment, research, and ethical teaching practice for dance. Through these explorations, candidates strengthen professional efficacy by gaining in-depth knowledge, refining professional judgment, and generating new knowledge for practice. The underlying purpose of the course is to develop the candidates’ capacity for curriculum leadership in candidates.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• FOUR-year academic undergraduate degree (20 full excluding education courses)
• NINE full courses in the subject of Dance with a minimum B average (excluding education courses)
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including at least ONE year in Dance

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience
• Official transcript(s) sent directly to the Professional Learning Office from the granting institution before course start date

The Additional Qualification Course: Dramatic Arts - Honour Specialist employs a critical, pedagogical lens to explore in a holistic and integrated manner theoretical foundations, learning theory, program planning, development and implementation, instructional design and practices, assessment and evaluation, the learning environment, research and ethical considerations related to teaching and learning across the divisions. Through these explorations, candidates strengthen professional efficacy by gaining in-depth knowledge, refining professional judgment and generating new knowledge for practice.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• FOUR-year academic undergraduate degree, (20 full courses excluding education courses)
• NINE full courses in the subject of the Dramatic Arts with a minimum B average (excluding education courses)
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including at least ONE year in Dramatic Arts

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience
• Official transcript(s) sent directly to the Professional Learning Office from the granting institution before course start date

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• FOUR-year academic undergraduate degree, (20 full courses excluding education courses)
• NINE full courses in the subject of English with a minimum B average(excluding education courses)
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including at least ONE year in English

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience
Official transcript(s) sent directly to the Professional Learning Office from the granting institution before course start date

The purpose of the Health and Physical Education - Honour Specialist Additional Qualification (AQ) Course is to extend candidates’ skills and knowledge for design, delivery, and assessment of H&PE programs. This course focuses on the theory and practice underpinning H&PE through exploration of the underlying philosophy and its application for ensuring a healthy, active living education. As an Honour Specialist course, it also emphasizes the importance of authoritative leadership for supporting and sustaining strong teaching and learning through sound, innovative programming. Theory and discussion of important issues culminate in a practical leadership project to demonstrate the candidate’s foundational learning and understanding of H&PE.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• FOUR-year academic undergraduate degree (20 full courses excluding education courses)
• NINE full courses in the subject of Health & Physical Education with a minimum B average (excluding education courses)
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including at least ONE year in Health and Physical Education

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience
• Official transcript(s) sent directly to the Professional Learning Office from the granting institution before course start date

In this Mathematics- Honour Specialist , Additional Qualification (AQ) course, we will examine our values, perceptions and knowledge about teaching, learning and education leadership in mathematics. We will build on this understanding through professional readings, developing interesting new ways of teaching, discussions, ongoing analysis, reflection, and finally an inquiry project. These learning experiences will provide the basis for your understanding of current pedagogy in the teaching of mathematics as well as enable you to be a leader implementing change in your school environment. You will look closely at a variety of instructional strategies as well as your role as a leader and a facilitator of change. By increasing your understanding of professional communities of practice, you will solidify your own ability to be a strong communicator and assist your teacher colleagues in adopting a “strong vision” for the teaching of mathematics in Ontario schools.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• FOUR-year academic undergraduate degree (20 full courses excluding education courses)
• NINE full courses in the subject of Mathematics with a minimum B average (excluding education courses)
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including at least ONE year in Mathematics.

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience
• Official transcript(s) sent directly to the Professional Learning Office from the granting institution before course start date

The underlying purpose of the Music -Honour Specialist Additional Qualification Course (AQ) is to develop the candidates’ capacity for curriculum leadership The course addresses contexts and theories underpinning the study of music, including pedagogy, curriculum, assessment and evaluation, and technology. Child and adolescent development are explored in relation to program planning and implementation.

Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
• FOUR-year academic undergraduate degree (20 full courses excluding education courses)
• NINE full courses in the subject of Music with a minimum B average ( excluding education courses)
• Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including at least ONE year in Music

Documents Required

• Signed Teaching Experience Form confirming teaching experience
• Official transcript(s) sent directly to the Professional Learning Office from the granting institution before course start date