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Guidance and Career Education Specialist AQ (Brock, Winter 2027, Online)

January 18, 2027 to March 14, 2027

  • Category: AQ, Online
  • Region: Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, GTA, Northern Ontario, Outside Ontario, Southern Ontario
  • Topic: Guidance and Career Education
  • Grades: Intermediate (grades 7-10), JK-SK, Junior (grades 4-6), Primary (grades 1-3), Senior (grades 11-12)

Programming Description

Guidance and Career Education, Specialist is preparing you for a leadership role. You will reflect on ethical decision-making, dismantling systemic barriers, and integrating Indigenous perspectives into your practice. Throughout the course, you will connect policy to practice, explore emerging trends, and develop strategies to lead responsive, learner-centred programs that adapt to evolving school and community needs.

Learner Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will
•    examine the Ontario College of Teachers’ Standards of Practice, Ethical Standards, and the Ontario Leadership Framework
•    analyze how these frameworks inform ethical leadership and decision-making in guidance and career education
•    design and evaluate inclusive guidance and career education programming
•    integrate Learning for All and Creating Pathways to Success into program planning and delivery
•    foster collaborative relationships with learners, families, colleagues, and community partners
•    promote equity, inclusion, and learner success within school and system initiatives
•    apply approaches that support learner well-being, including mental health, resiliency, and social-emotional learning
•    assess and integrate emerging trends and technologies into professional practice
•    lead anti-oppressive, anti-racist, and culturally responsive and relevant pedagogy (CRRP) in guidance and career education
•    develop and implement policies that support truth, reconciliation, and decolonization through Indigenous perspectives