Study of theory and practice related to teaching and learning in the junior division; examination of the design, implementation and assessment of programs; analyze current Ontario curriculum, policies and guidelines.
The Junior ABQ course provides teachers with qualifications to teach Grades 4-6. If you are an Intermediate/Senior teacher and would like to extend your teaching qualifications to the junior elementary grades, you must take a Junior Additional Basic course. This course will enable teachers to receive additional basic qualifications for the junior division. A variety …
Theories of child development and their application in the planning of individual and group learning experiences. Emphasis on developing skills and planning experiences necessary to assist junior grade children in the curricular areas of communications, environmental studies and the arts. See website for admission requirements and course materials.
Candidates will have the opportunity to learn the Kodály-inspired concept of music education, with strategies and techniques for teaching rhythmic / tonal skills and musical elements focusing on developing musicianship through pedagogy, musical materials, conducting and choral singing. Includes songs, games and dances related to the Ontario Arts curriculum (grades 1-6); folk and art music, …
This introductory course will include patterns of language development; reading and writing processes; current approaches to literary instruction; literature in the curriculum; assessment of individual language development; and evaluation of elementary and secondary language curricula. See website for admission requirements and course materials.
