English language learners (ELLs) entering Ontario classrooms will arrive with diverse and unique needs. Every ELL will bring unique cultural, social, academic, and linguistic backgrounds to your classroom. This course will enable you to cultivate a classroom environment that embraces diversity and celebrates the identity of every student while supporting ELLs through the difficult transition …
The Additional Qualification course Special Education – Behaviour focuses on the theory and practice to support students with behavioural needs. This course is for those with an interest or background in special education and a desire to extend their knowledge. You will have the opportunity to explore program design, implementation, and assessment. You will address …
The additional qualification course, Teaching Children with Communication Needs (autism spectrum disorders), focuses on the development and the implementation of program design for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This course provides a detailed look at the characteristics associated with ASD. You will explore research-based approaches to instruction and ways to negotiate challenging behaviour. This …
Building and supporting a safe, inclusive, learning-focused classroom starts with effective classroom management. Classroom Management, examines how the creation and sustainability of positive, ethical, equitable, accepting, inclusive, engaging and safe learning environments ensures that student learning, resiliency, critical consciousness and well-being are supported. Through a holistic and integrated inquiry process, candidates will critically explore processes …
This program highlights the skills and capacities that support teacher development and helps to support teachers who are considering formal school leadership. Exploring your equity stance is a necessary part of our daily work as both educators and school leaders and this module explores how we can reflect and engage in order to serve every …
