YR1 Elective Courses IS_FW26This 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!!
Keep your eye out for an email from us over the next two weeks, containing the Information Session Registration/Zoom link, for the session you booked. Looking forward to greeting and meeting you!!
Here's a recording of the presentation to watch on YouTube, covering all the information shared at the advising session.
Feel free to ask me questions. I'm here to help! 😉
April 30, 2026: As discussed please see the attached I/S advising package and PP Presentation.
Winter Term Education Electives – enrol in 1 of the following on July 15th:
| FALL/WINTER 2026 ELECTIVES - Winter Term Only |
| EDUC 3650 3.00 section M The Psychoanalysis of Teaching & Learning: Studies in Teachers’ Emotional World Catalogue #: M97G01 Tues 11:30-14:30
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 3.00 section M Global Issues Education Catalogue #: Q52S01 Tues 8:30 - 11:30
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 3.00 section M Classroom Assessment Catalogue #: V38E01 J Fri. 14:30 - 17:20
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. This course is only available to students in the Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree program. |
| EDUC 3770 3.00 section M Educational Assessment Catalogue #: X76U01 Tues. 11:30 - 14:20
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 2300 section M Pedagogy of the Land Catalogue #: S70Z01 Fri. 14:30 - 15:20
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. This course is only available to students in the Bachelor of Education (BEd) program |
| EDUC 3821 3.00 section M Teaching ELL in Mainstream Classrooms Catalogue# X10A01 Fri 14:30 - 17:20
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. |
