Research in education, concerning the junior grades, continues to progress and evolve. The needs of 21st century learners are embedded throughout the Ontario curriculum documents and play a prominent role in our instructional practice in every subject area. Teachers completing this course will have the opportunity to discover the components of an effective junior classroom, …
Kindergarten Part 1 has been carefully based around the Full Day Kindergarten Curriculum program; it has practical assignments that will allow teachers time to reflect and create useful tools and practices they can replicate in their own classrooms. The course looks at current theory, research and resources from the Ministry of Education that encourages teachers …
Kindergarten Part 2 is an opportunity for participants to dig deeper into The Kindergarten Program (2016). Part 2 explores theoretical foundations of the Full-Day Kindergarten Program (2016) and provides educators with the opportunity to further explore curriculum and ministry documents. Educators will explore how to consider the interests and wonders of our diverse learners as …
The Kindergarten Specialist course is designed for educators to dig deeper into early years education and develop leadership skills, in connection to the Full-Day Kindergarten Program (2016). The course is designed as a PLC (Professional Learning Community) where educators deepen their leadership capacity and pave a path to change in education as pedagogical leaders. With …
This course will empower teachers with essential mathematical pedagogy, content knowledge and the confidence required to help students extend and formalize their understanding of mathematical concepts. In a supportive and collaborative online learning community, course participants will examine curriculum expectations, understand how concepts build upon each other throughout the grades and connect to the cognitive development …
