Special Education Part 1 provides an overview of special education. This includes an introduction to the various exceptionalities, working with program planning and delivery challenges, awareness of assistive technology, classroom management skills, as well as knowledge of other issues related to teaching students with special needs in a variety of settings. This course will be …
Course Description Special Education Part 3 builds on the concepts learned in Parts 1 and 2, as well as assisting teachers in developing appropriate leadership abilities and consultation skills at the school and district levels. Candidates enhance their legal knowledge with the application and administration of current legislation. Other topics covered are innovative approaches to …
Course Description Teacher Librarian Part Two focuses on program planning and collaborative teaching and assessment within the learning commons context described in Together for Learning: School Libraries and the Emergence of the Learning Commons (OSLA, 2010). The emphasis is on developing learning partnerships and on designing performance tasks and curriculum units that foster literacy development, …
Course Description Addressing Anti-Black Racism to Change Pedagogy and Practice, Part I focuses on the challenges faced by educators in ensuring that Black learners are provided with every opportunity to succeed as they navigate the educational system. By the end of the course, you will have examined ways to explore, amplify and centre the voices …
Course Description This course is designed to build your capacity to understand the historical foundation of anti-Black racism in Canada, to recognize its damaging impact on systems of education and to be a leader in the implementation of effective strategies to dismantle it. You will reimagine curriculum and pedagogical practices in an effort to maximize …
