The Teaching Combined Grades Additional Qualification course is designed to help teachers reflect on and develop strategies and skills to navigate the challenges of teaching in a combined-grades classroom. Participants will explore the importance of establishing classroom norms that promote a positive, safe, and equitable learning environment. By familiarizing themselves with the Ontario Curriculum documents, …
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 …
Candidates enrolled in this course will examine the dual mandate of Catholic education regarding the adaptation of Ministry of Education curriculum expectations from a Catholic perspective. Candidates will reflect on the characteristics of Catholic schools that enable students to develop academically and spiritually within a safe, nurturing learning environment. Based on this foundation, candidates will …
Publicly funded Catholic schools are an enduring gift to our students and the province. By deepening our awareness of the dimensions of the special call to teach in our schools and the privileged role they play in our communities, teachers can better understand their place in Catholic education. Teaching in a Catholic School is designed …
A 21st century educator has a vast array of technological tools at their disposal to enhance student learning in their incredibly diverse classrooms. In this course, we will explore the theoretical foundations behind the use and knowledge of assistive technology and learn to understand the meaning behind the statement “Good for all, necessary for some”. …
