ED/EDFE 1100 3.00 Child Development and Health
How may educators understand the developing child through the wider world? Topics include: mental health and family/school life; theories of mind, language, and emotional life; studies of peer and school influence, conflict and care; and sexuality, gender, and race.
ED/EDFE 1101 3.00 Adolescent Development & Health
How may educators understand the developing adolescent through the wider world? Topics include: mental health and family/school life; theories of mind, language, and emotional life; studies of peer and school influence, conflict and care; and sexuality, gender, and race for adolescents.
ED/EDFE 1300 3.00 Inclusive Education
This course examines the inclusion of children with exceptionalities in the general education classroom. Topics will include inclusion, relevant legislation, differentiation, collaborative practice, instructional technologies and equity issues related to identification, placement and achievement.
ED/EDFE 2000 6.00 Foundations of Education & Theory Into Practice
This interdisciplinary course examines the philosophical, historical, and sociological foundations of education. Attention is paid to the socio-cultural, historical and political context of education, with specific reference to the development of compulsory public schooling and residential schooling in Canada. Students will connect educational theory to their professional practice. Through readings, teaching narratives and casework, students will adopt critically informed approaches to current, multidisciplinary and professional practices of teaching (Equivalent to ED/EDFE 1200 3.00 and ED/EDFE 2200 3.00).
ED/EDFE 2100 3.00 Inquiries into Learning
This course examines a range of contemporary theories of learning and considers how these diverse theoretical approaches shape our understandings of ourselves and others, conditions for teaching and learning, and the imperatives of institutions and communities.
ED/EDFE 3100 3.00 Teaching for Diverse Classrooms
This course examines issues of curriculum, learning and teaching in relation to culturally and linguistically diverse learners, including issues relating to First Nations, Métis, Inuit perspectives and cultures, ELL, identity, socio-economic class, social justice, and immigration in the Ontario context.
ED/EDFE 3200 3.00 Content Into Practice
Students will examine the nature of curricular content as outlined by the Ontario Ministry of Education. Focusing on the engagement of diverse students in meaningful, educational experiences, topics include policy expectations, lesson planning, curriculum development and delivery, and classroom management.
ED/EDFE 4200 3.00 Research Into Practice
Students will connect evidence-based and innovative teacher research to their practice. To cultivate a life-long curiosity and critical inquiry into their professional practice, students will consider, explore, and implement a range of approaches for the study of teaching and learning.
ED/EDIN 4000 3.00 Integration Through Arts
This course examines basic understandings of, and appreciation for, the components of the fine arts within an integrated curriculum. There is a special emphasis on the role of arts as a resource for integrating and teaching a range of subject matter.
ED/EDIS 3610 3.00 New Media Literacies and Culture
This course will explore new media technologies and literacies prevalent in contemporary popular culture and of increasing importance in education. An array of new media technologies and emergent literacies will be explored theoretically, critically, and through hands-on applications in order to consider their pedagogical, curricular, and socio-cultural implications.
ED/EDJI 1000 3.00 Language & Literacy in the Junior/Intermediate Divisions
This course will facilitate an understanding of reading, writing, oral communication and media literacy in the Junior and Intermediate divisions with a focus on exploring current thinking about language processes and the implications of these insights for instructional practice.
ED/EDJI 1100 3.00 Mathematics in the Junior/Intermediate Divisions
This course examines teaching and learning mathematics in the Junior and Intermediate divisions. Emphasis is placed on mathematical processes, cross-curricular and integrated learning, and differentiation in mathematics teaching and learning.
ED/EDJI 2000 3.00 Science and Technology in the Junior/Intermediate Divisions
This course examines developmental theories, epistemic assumptions and pedagogical practices in science and technology in the Junior/Intermediate divisions. Topics include: play, inquiry and problem solving, creativity and wonderment, curriculum analysis, concept development, science and technology within social and environmental contexts.
ED/EDJI 3000 1.50 Social Studies & Culture in the Junior-Intermediate Divisions
This course examines the concept of cross-curricular learning in Social Studies in the Primary and Junior divisions. Students will explore themes central to teaching and learning history, geography, social life and culture.
ED/EDJI 3100 1.50 Physical Education in the Junior-Intermediate Divisions
This course examines the design, delivery and fundamental principles of teaching health and physical education in the Primary/Junior divisions. Students will explore the development of physical and health literacy and the facilitation of authentic learning engagements through a comprehensive community/school health model.
ED/EDPJ 1000 3.00 Language & Literacy in the Primary/Junior Divisions
This course will facilitate an understanding of reading, writing, oral communication and media literacy in the Primary and Junior divisions with a focus on exploring current thinking about language processes and the implications of these insights for instructional practice.
ED/EDPJ 1100 3.00 Mathematics in the Primary/Junior Divisions
This course examines teaching and learning mathematics in the Primary and Junior divisions. Emphasis is placed on mathematical processes, cross-curricular and integrated learning, and differentiation in mathematics teaching and learning.
ED/EDPJ 2000 3.00 Science and Technology in the Primary/Junior Divisions
This course examines developmental theories, epistemic assumptions and pedagogical practices in science and technology in the Primary/Junior divisions. Topics include: play, inquiry and problem solving, creativity and wonderment, curriculum analysis, concept development, science and technology within social and environmental contexts.
ED/EDPJ 3000 1.50 Social Studies & Culture in the Primary-Junior Divisions
This course examines the concept of cross-curricular learning in Social Studies in the Primary and Junior divisions. Students will explore themes central to teaching and learning history, geography, social life and culture.
ED/EDPJ 3100 1.50 Physical Education in the Primary-Junior Divisions
This course examines the design, delivery and fundamental principles of teaching health and physical education in the Primary/Junior divisions. Students will explore the development of physical and health literacy and the facilitation of authentic learning engagements through a comprehensive community/school health model.
ED/EDPR 1000 3.00 Studies in Communities and Their Schools
This course examines education in communities and schools, differing perspectives on conflicts, values in education, and knowledge construction within formal and informal contexts.
ED/EDPR 2000 3.00 Practicum
This course provides the experience of working collaboratively with a mentor in school-based practicum placements. Students will develop strategies and skills for articulating and demonstrating their development as beginning teachers through the integration of theory and practice.
ED/EDPR 3000 3.00 Practicum
This course provides the experience of working collaboratively with a mentor in school-based practicum placements. Students will develop strategies and skills for articulating and demonstrating their development as beginning teachers through the integration of theory and practice. Students will be placed in a fall placement for 2 days per week for the first 10 weeks of the term, followed by a 2-week teaching block. In the winter term, students will be placed in a winter placement 1 day per week for 6 weeks, followed by a 6-week teaching block.
ED/EDPR 4000 3.00 Practicum
This course provides the experience of working collaboratively with a mentor in school-based practicum placements. Students will develop strategies and skills for articulating and demonstrating their development as beginning teachers through the integration of theory and practice. Students will be placed in a fall placement for 2 days per week for the first 10 weeks of the term, followed by a 2-week teaching block. In the winter term, students will be placed in a winter placement 1 day per week for 6 weeks, followed by a 6-week teaching block.
ED/XXXX 4000 3.00 Teaching XXXX in the Intermediate/Senior Divisions - A
This course examines the theories, philosophies, knowledge, policies and practices specific to teaching and learning your teaching subject in the intermediate and senior grades.
ED/XXXX 4001 3.00 Teaching XXXX in the Intermediate/Senior Divisions - B
This course examines the theories, philosophies, knowledge, policies and practices specific to teaching and learning your teaching subject in the intermediate and senior grades. Part A is a prerequisite for this course.
