This blog is designed to keep you informed of any updates or changes that might occur between admission and the start of the Intermediate/Senior Teacher Education program at the York University Keele campus. Your program advisors for the Intermediate/Senior division will be Rosa Berdejo-Williams (berdejow@yorku.ca) and Marc Powell (mpowell@edu.yorku.ca). Please include "IS Keele" and your student number in the subject line (or your my.yorku.ca email signature!!) in your correspondence with us!!
Welcome, Year 1 I/S Teacher Candidates!!
Hi all. As promised in the advising session, here is the Intermediate-Senior Advising Package. There's nothing new here - this is what was sent to you as an email attachment with the Zoom meeting registration. *PLEASE CHECK CODE FOR TORONTO VULNERABLE PERSON CHECK FOR UPDATE*
May 1st: Here's the PPT slide deck from the information session you attended.
May 5: Here's a recording of one of the sessions, this one is for J/I but other than reference to the specific courses, all information is relevant: https://youtu.be/M93MDIlymDE
May 30th: Education elective options, choose 1 EDUC elective. All electives take place in the winter term. ENROLMENT DAY IS JUNE 19th.
REQUIRED COURSES - Enrolment is ongoing and subject to change. Please continue to monitor your schedule.
Please note:
Students should only be enrolled in one elective. All electives are now full but we will be adding spots to existing electives and will update the blog when this is done. These are winter electives that don’t begin until January so there is plenty of time to enroll, don't panic 🙂
EDUC 2300 M Pedagogy of the Land Fri 14:30-17:20 Catalogue #Y30A01
Explores Indigenous understandings of the land as the first teacher. Participants experience and analyze the significance of the specific spaces where teaching and learning take place. Indigenous epistemologies, storying and decolonizing methodologies guide and inform the work.
EDUC 3650 M The Psychoanalysis of Teaching & Learning: Studies in Teachers’ Emotional World Tue 11:30 - 14:30 Catalogue #K07Q01
This course analyzes the emotional world of the teacher's learning and considers aspects of the psychology of teaching. It overviews psychoanalytic theory and provides a vocabulary for understanding self and other, all with a focus on interpreting emotional life in education. This course is only open to students in the Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree program.
EDUC 3710 M Global Issues Education Tues 8:30 - 11:20 Catalogue #: X90F01
This course provides analyses of the process of globalization and its impact on life in Canada and abroad including its impact on education. Students explore how global issues can be incorporated into curriculum, teaching and learning. This course is only available to students in the Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree program.
EDUC 3750 M Classroom Assessment Fri 14:30-17:20 Catalogue #A70J01
This course discusses the conceptual, ethical, and practical issues involved in classroom assessment, including the process of developing, evaluating, and using a range of assessment tools; the interpretation, communication and use of assessment results; and the role of equity and diversity in assessment.
EDUC 3770 3.00 M Educational Assessment Tues 11:30 - 14: 30 Catalogue #: B36G01
This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of teaching and learning with digital technologies. Topics include applied learning theories and the use of Web-based tools, productivity and document sharing tools, blended learning, graphics and authoring software, educational games, and mobile devices, as well as production pedagogies theories and practices. Only available to students in the Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree program.
EDUC 3821 3.00 M Teaching ELL in Mainstream Classrooms Fri 14:30 - 17:20 Catalogue #: E76M01
This course addresses the needs of learners from language backgrounds other than English. It covers theoretical and practical aspects of the English language and second language learning and explores ways in which teachers can support such learners in the mainstream classroom. This course is only open to students in the Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree program.
Feel free to ask me questions. I'm here to help! 😉
