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 …
“Environmental education is education about the environment, for the environment and in the environment. It promotes an understanding of the positive and negative consequences, both intended and unintended, of the reciprocal relationships between human-created and earth’s grand natural systems.” (Roberta Bondar et al., Shaping our Schools, Shaping our Future: Environmental Education in Ontario Schools, 2007) The …
The course, Inclusive Classroom – Part 1, will critically explore, through inquiry and collaboration, the frameworks and strategies related to creating and sustaining a safe, inclusive, equitable, accepting, and engaging learning environment for all students, no matter their unique cultural, social, academic, and linguistic background. Exploring the diverse social identities of students in our schools, …
As teachers, we need to develop an understanding of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit ways and perspectives so that we can implement culturally relevant strategies in our classrooms. This Additional Qualification course will focus on providing you with an increasing awareness and understanding of each separate group of Aboriginal peoples and the existing diversity of …
L’enseignement du français langue seconde représente un défi de taille en Ontario. Le cours de FSL partie 1 a pour but de familiariser et de sensibiliser l’enseignant avec les théories et les pratiques actuelles liées à cet enseignement. En tant que cours d’introduction, il permet aux candidats d’acquérir les connaissances et les habiletés fondamentales en …
