Course Description As a leader in the use of educational technology, you play a pivotal role in assisting colleagues to make use of modern tools for learning. Throughout this course, participants will explore emerging educational technologies including topics of personal interest, and will share their learning with colleagues through a range of collaborative projects. Course …
A focus on teaching kindergarten within the Ontario Early Learning Framework. Topics include: conceptions of childhood and current models for early childhood education; play-based learning, responsive pedagogies, and emergent curriculum; assessment practices; facilitating childrens transitions from learning in home, preschool, and child care settings to learning at school; and developing mutually supportive teacher/child, school/family, school/community, …
Building on knowledge, skills, and teaching strategies provided in Part 1, this course will emphasize program planning and evaluation of kindergarten programs. An advanced study of kindergarten and emergent curriculum and a review of formal and informal assessment techniques will be included. Notes Course normally offered in Spring, Summer and Winter Sessions. The Teaching Experience Form, …
This course will focus on developing a leadership role in kindergarten education including the development of skills necessary to plan and present inservice programs. Kindergarten and emergent curriculum development, implementation, and assessment practices, based on the application of conceptions of childhood and current models for early childhood education; play-based learning, and responsive pedagogies, will also …
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. Notes Course normally offered in Summer and Winter sessions. Prerequisites General Certificate of Qualification and Registration (CQR) in Good Standing. A …
