2022-2023 Course Descriptions Bachelor of Education Teacher Education Office, Exercises of Pedagogy

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Transforming Lives. 2022-2023 Course Descriptions Bachelor of Education Teacher Education Office April 2022 2 Common Courses for All Programs .................................................................................................................4 Practicum & Field Experiences for All Programs ..............................................................................................5 Primary/Junior & Junior/Intermediate Curriculum Courses .............................................................................6 Junior/Intermediate & Intermediate/Senior Curriculum Courses (Teaching Subjects) ......................................7 Canadian and World Studies .........................................................................................................................7 English............................................................................................................................................................7 Family Studies ................................................................................................................................................8 French as a Second Language ........................................................................................................................8 Health & Physical Education ..........................................................................................................................8 Mathematics ..................................................................................................................................................8 Music .............................................................................................................................................................8 Religious Education .......................................................................................................................................9 Sciences .........................................................................................................................................................9 Social Studies & Humanities ....................................................................................................................... 10 Other Intermediate/Senior Courses .............................................................................................................. 10 Specialty Courses ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Advanced Studies in the Psychology of Achievement, Inclusion & Mental Health ................................... 10 Early Childhood Education ......................................................................................................................... 11 French - Elementary ................................................................................................................................... 11 French - Secondary ..................................................................................................................................... 12 International Education .............................................................................................................................. 12 Mathematics through the Arts ................................................................................................................... 13 STEM Education .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Urban Education ......................................................................................................................................... 13 Elective Courses ........................................................................................................................................... 14 5 Practicum & Field Experiences for All Programs YEAR ONE EDUC 5008Q Transition to Professional Practice Presentations, workshops, seminars, symposia, and other events to support field experiences, practica, and specialty areas of study. These include Ministry, College, and Federation presentations, career and job preparation activities, and research, leadership, and other projects. Half days weekly, years one and two of the B.Ed. program, non-credit EDUC 5021Q Practicum 1 Active observation within local schools. Teacher Candidates acquire a “big picture” understanding of schools, communities, students, and teachers as they observe in classrooms, participate in school life, and plan and teach their first lessons. 4 weeks, .25 credit. Year one, first term EDUC 5022S Practicum 2 An introduction to the duties and responsibilities of classroom teachers, in particular to the professional expectations of teachers and to the planning and teaching of lessons. Teacher Candidates develop instructional strategies and other skills, and demonstrate their potential for success as a teacher. 4 weeks, .25 credit. Year one, second term YEAR TWO EDUC 5008Q Transition to Professional Practice Continued from year one. EDUC 5023 Practicum 3 Active observation and assistance in schools and classrooms during the first two weeks of September. Continued development of teaching skills and growth in independence with respect to lesson planning and teaching the curriculum. 6 weeks, .50 credit. Year two, first term EDUC 5024 Practicum 4 Consolidate teaching skills, develop independence, plan and teach a unit, evaluate students, teach some full days during weeks 5 and 6, or demonstrate potential to do so. 5-6 weeks, .50 credit. Year two, second term EDUC 5025Q Alternative Field Experience A A field placement or research or leadership project, in support of specialty courses. 3 weeks, .25 credit. Year two, first term EDUC 5026S Alternative Field Experience B A second field placement or research or leadership project, in support of specialty courses, or, with approval, another aspect of teacher development. 4 weeks, .25 credit. Year two, second term 6 Primary/Junior & Junior/Intermediate Curriculum Courses YEAR ONE EDUC 5173 Curriculum and Pedagogy in Elementary Language Arts An overview of teaching and learning in the English Language Arts for the elementary school grades with attention to speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing, and representing. Course content focuses on appropriate pedagogies, the design and implementation of language arts curricula, and on critical issues and research in these areas. 2 hours per week, full year, .5 credit EDUC 5177Q/S Curriculum and Pedagogy in Elementary Social Studies A critical approach to Social Studies education emphasizing social action and interactive, hands-on, constructivist learning. Skills, attitudes, and understandings that support Social Studies education, and effective pedagogical methods for teaching in increasingly diverse classrooms, are modelled and examined. Environmental and sustainability education is also addressed. 2 hours per week, first or second term, .25 credit EDUC 5178 Curriculum and Pedagogy in Elementary Science & Technology Approaches to and strategies for the teaching of science in the elementary school grades. Course content focuses on curricula and pedagogies that are true to the nature of science, consistent with desired educational aims, and appropriate for young learners. Significant attention is paid to environmental and sustainability education. 2 hours per week, full year, .5 credit EDUC 5180K Teaching and Learning Mathematics (PJI) Strategies for the teaching and learning of mathematics in elementary school grades with particular attention to the Ontario Mathematics Curriculum, Grades 1-8. Methodologies and materials specific to selected topics are highlighted with emphasis on contemporary reform mathematics pedagogies, including the integration of computational thinking. 3 hours per week, full year, .75 credit YEAR TWO EDUC 5171Q Curriculum and Pedagogy in Elementary Art The arts are an integral part of the school curriculum. This course focuses on methods, content, planning, instruction, and evaluation in elementary art education and provides opportunities to explore form and function, meaning, and the creative process in the arts. 1.5 hours per week, full year, .25 credit EDUC 5172Q Curriculum and Pedagogy in Elementary Health & Physical Education A focus on the content and teaching of the three strands of the Health and Physical Education Curriculum: Active Living, Movement Competence, and Healthy Living. Links to other subjects and the application of skills to life experiences are emphasized. Teacher candidates are expected to be involved actively in each class. 1.5 hours per week, full year, .25 credit EDUC 5175Q Curriculum and Pedagogy in Elementary Music A focus on the creative process in integrated and learner-centered classrooms. Topics include the development of a philosophy of music education and its relationship to general principles of education, and the acquisition of the understandings, skills, and language required to teach music in elementary classrooms. 1.5 hours per week, full year, .25 credit EDUC 5179Q Curriculum and Pedagogy in Elementary Dance & Drama Dance and drama are integral parts of the elementary school arts curriculum. This course focuses on methods, content, planning, instruction, and evaluation in elementary dance and drama education and provides opportunities to explore the creative process. 1.5 hours per week, full year, .25 credit EDUC 5437Q/S Supporting Primary and Junior Learners who Struggle with Reading and Writing A focus on how teachers can support primary and junior learners who struggle with reading and writing. Emphasis on practical 7 assessment and instructional strategies for use in intervention and classroom contexts. 3 hours per week, first or second term, .25 credit EDUC 5439Q/S Supporting English Language Learners A focus on ways in which teachers of linguistically and culturally diverse groups can support the language and literacy development of students for whom English is an additional language. Emphasis on practical strategies useful in diverse mainstream classrooms. 3 hours per week, first or second term, .25 credit Junior/Intermediate & Intermediate/Senior Curriculum Courses (Teaching Subjects) Junior/Intermediate and Intermediate/Senior teacher candidates will complete the teaching subject course(s) for which they were admitted. All Teaching Subject courses are taken in YEAR ONE. Canadian and World Studies EDUC 5212 Curriculum and Pedagogy in Canadian & World Studies - Geography A focus on curriculum and approaches to the teaching and learning of geography. Resources, assessment and evaluation procedures, and current issues in geography and social science education, including the use of geotechnologies and the place of environmental and sustainability education, are discussed.4 hours per week, full year, 1.0 credit EDUC 5213 Curriculum and Pedagogy in in Canadian & World Studies - History A critical examination of curriculum and instruction in history at the intermediate-senior level. A focus on approaches to teaching and learning, resources, assessment and evaluation, and on current issues and developments in history and social science education. 4 hours per week, full year, 1.0 credit EDUC 5240 Curriculum and Pedagogy in Canadian and World Studies - Economics An introduction to curriculum and instruction in Canadian and World Studies for the senior grades with a particular focus on the curriculum in Economics. 4 hours per week, full year, 1.0 credit EDUC 5242 Curriculum and Pedagogy in Canadian and World Studies - Law An introduction to curriculum and instruction in Canadian and World Studies for the intermediate/senior grades with a particular focus on the curriculum in Law. 4 hours per week, full year, 1.0 credit EDUC 5244 Curriculum and Pedagogy in Canadian and World Studies – Political Science An introduction to curriculum and instruction in Canadian and World Studies for the senior grades with a particular focus on the curriculum in Political Science. 4 hours per week, full year, 1.0 credit English EDUC 5208 Curriculum and Pedagogy in Intermediate/Senior English An introduction to the historical and contemporary theories and practices of teaching English/Language Arts, Grades 7-12. Literature, literary theory, cultural/media studies, the sociology and psychology of literacy(ies) and language development, as well as curriculum design, implementation and assessment are included. 4 hours per week, full year, 1.0 credit 10 Social Studies & Humanities EDUC 5214 Curriculum and Pedagogy in in Social Studies and Humanities - Social Studies General An introduction to curriculum and pedagogy in the Social Studies. A focus on instructional strategies, learning activities, resources, assessment and evaluation procedures, and current issues in contemporary social studies including environmental and sustainability education. 4 hours per week, full year, 1.0 credit EDUC 5243 Curriculum and Pedagogy in Social Studies and Humanities - Philosophy An introduction to curriculum and instruction in Social Studies and Humanities for the intermediate/senior grades with a particular focus on the curriculum in Philosophy. 4 hours per week, full year, 1.0 credit Other Intermediate/Senior Courses All Intermediate/Senior Teacher Candidates will complete these courses in YEAR TWO: EDUC 5439Q/S Supporting English Language Learners A focus on ways in which teachers of linguistically and culturally diverse groups can support the language and literacy development of students for whom English is an additional language. Emphasis on practical strategies useful in diverse mainstream classrooms. 3 hours per week, first or second year, .25 credit EDUC 5457 A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies An introduction to multiliteracies with emphasis on supporting meaning making and critical analysis across the curriculum. Topics include assessing semiotic demands in a course, multimodal literacies, digital literacies, funds of knowledge, and participatory culture. 3 hours per week, full year, .5 credit Specialty Courses Advanced Studies in the Psychology of Achievement, Inclusion & Mental Health YEAR ONE EDUC 5480 Introduction to Teaching Students with Exceptionalities Students will critically understand various conceptions of education for students with exceptionalities and apply these to problems of practice. Common exceptionalities will be examined with respect to psychological characteristics, assessment, interventions, and program accommodations and modifications. Models of delivering services and the individual educational plan will be examined. 4 hours per week, second term, .5 credit EDUC 5481 Social and Emotional Learning This course focuses on the social and emotional learning of all students, including those with social, emotional, and behavioral exceptionalities. Topics include mental health, safe schools, and societal acceptance of people with exceptionalities. Students will learn to apply Individual Educational Plans, positive behavioral supports, program accommodations, modifications, and interventions. 4 hours per week, first term, .5 credit 11 YEAR TWO EDUC 5482 Academic Learning for Students with Exceptionalities Students will learn to analyze and address problems of practice concerning the academic learning of students with exceptionalities. Topics include general practices such as strategy instruction, universal design, and differentiated instruction; and subject-specific practices in decoding, reading comprehension, written composition, mathematics, and content area subjects. 3 hours per week, full year, .5 credit Early Childhood Education YEAR ONE EDUC 5460 Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Learning in Early Childhood Part 1 Introduction and critical analysis of historical and contemporary theories of children and early childhood curricula (e.g., developmental and reconceptualist) and current debates and advances in the field (e.g., children’s rights and issues of equity and social justice). Implications for implementing Ontario curricula to foster strong teacher/child, school/family, and interprofessional relationships. 2 hours per week, full year, .5 credit YEAR TWO EDUC 5461 Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Learning in Early Childhood Part 2 Critical analysis of diverse approaches to early childhood curriculum and of implications for curricular commonplaces in the Ontario context. A complement to core curricular instruction with emphasis on advanced curriculum development, implementation, and assessment to enhance children’s meaning making. 3 hours per week, full year, .5 credit French - Elementary YEAR ONE EDUC 5107 French as a Second Language in Elementary Schools This course is intended for students who plan to teach French as a second language, core or immersion, in elementary schools. It will familiarize them with both past and current approaches to teaching French, textbooks commonly used, and techniques for teaching and testing French in a great variety of situations. 2 hours per week, full year, .5 credit YEAR TWO EDUC 5414Q Teaching French Immersion This course is designed to develop an awareness of the variety of programs that exist in Canada and of the instructional strategies needed to teach in such programs. Emphasis will be placed on the development of language in a French Immersion program through an integrated approach. 3 hours per week, first term, .25 credit EDUC 5464S The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Primary/Junior An introduction to pedagogical approaches associated with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages/CEFR (Council of Europe, 2001), including the three-dimensional character of its global proficiency scales (communicative activities, language quality, and strategies), and its emphasis on continuously linking teaching and assessment.3 hours per week, second term, .25 credit 12 French - Secondary YEAR ONE EDUC 5463 Second Language Acquisition: The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) A focus on pedagogical approaches associated with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages/CEFR (Council of Europe, 2001), including the three-dimensional character of its global proficiency scales (communicative activities, language quality, and strategies), and its emphasis on continuously linking teaching and assessment. 2 hours per week, full year, .5 credit YEAR TWO EDUC 5462 Second Language Acquisition: Curriculum & Pedagogy An examination of major theories of Second Language acquisition that have had an impact on and continue to shape the field of French language pedagogy. Emphasis on the application of contemporary approaches to cu rriculum development and on education for diverse students. 3 hours per week, full year, .5 credit EDUC 5456S DELF/DALF Accreditation Teacher Candidates acquire knowledge and skills to support their application to the French Embassy for certification of linguistic proficiency level in French. Emphasis on assessment of global proficiency scales related to teaching and assessment. 1.5 hours per week, full year, .25 credit International Education YEAR ONE EDUC 5470Q Framing International Education in a Globalizing World A study of the larger visions and historical conditions of international education and of how these visions and conditions shape local practices in an interdependent and deeply asymmetric world. Teacher Candidates develop understandings of their socio- cultural positions as students and as prospective international educators. Two hours per week, first term, .25 credit EDUC 5471S Internationalizing Curricula: Teaching for a Global Perspective An examination of varied approaches to the internationalization of curricula, in local and international contexts. Particular focus is placed on the aims and approaches of the International Baccalaureate (IB) and international service learning as models for fostering international mindedness and global citizenship. Two hours per week, second term, .25 credit YEAR TWO EDUC 5472Q Teaching Abroad: Opportunities and Challenges An exploration of opportunities for working in educational contexts internationally in private, public, and NGO sectors, with particular focus on the international schools sector. Teacher Candidates examine the benefits and risks as well as the practical, personal, and ethical challenges of living and teaching in a foreign culture. 3 hours per week, first term, .25 credit EDUC 5473S Research in Intercultural Contexts To develop their capacities as prospective teacher researchers in intercultural contexts, Teacher Candidates explore culture and cross-cultural communication under conditions of heightened mobilities, global connections and colonial legacies. They learn to read cultural dynamics by examining anthropological, literary and media representations of culture, travel and encounter. 3 hours per week, second term, .25 credit