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3.00 Credits
GRCN 558 -- @Literacy I: Methods (3) This course will examine the historical, cultural, political, and social foundations of literacy and their implications for teaching and acquiring literacy n Ontario schools today. Teacher candidates will engage in critical study of research and current trends in literacy educaton - assessment, curriculum and instructional strategies. The course will also explore instruction tin research-based pedagogy for perspective educations who will be serving in roles as elementary classroom teachers. For MST part-time Ottawa program only.
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3.00 Credits
GRCN 559 -- @Literacy II: Methods (3) This is the second literacy course in the program. Teacher candidates will apply their understandings about literacy acquired in GRCN 558 (Literacy I) in the design of literacy curriculum and instruction for students in the elementary grades. They will continue to learn how to use concepts from reading, language, and child development to teach reading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening, and thinking and to help children apply their developing literacy competencies to many different situations, materials, and ideas. For MST part-time Ottawa program only.
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3.00 Credits
GRCN 565 -- @Elementary Math: Content & Methods (3) In this course, mathematics currently involved in grades JK-6 curriculum as recommended by the Ontario Ministry of Education will be highlighted as dynamic discipline, built on progressively connected ideas and mutually related concepts. Students will be introduced to current issues and trends in mathematics education including the use of concrete materials and computing technology. The course will attempt to increase the confidence level of a future elementary teacher by creating learning situations in which simply stated questions about familiar mathematical concepts and objects can generate a sophisticated inquiry and challenge to thought. For MST part-time Ottawa program only.
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3.00 Credits
GRCN 566 -- @Elementary Science: Content & Methods (3) This course is designed to assist teacher candidates in developing competency in teaching science in grades JK-6 in Ontario. It emphasizes the importance of science education as a foundation of elementary curriculum. It examines scientific methodology, emphasizing the need for the development of appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes. For MST part-time Ottawa program only.
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3.00 Credits
GRCN 567 -- @Elementary Social Studies: Content/Methods (3) This course will examine factors essential to social studies curriculum and instruction in grades JK-6 in Ontario. Teacher candidates will develop competencies in specific social studies related skills and become acquainted with current directions and research in elementary social studies education. This course will focus on current conceptions of what should be taught and learned in schools, with particular emphasis on the social studies facet of the curriculum. The course work will include the study of Ontario Curriculum for Social Studies as well as trends and controversies in current scholarly literature about curriculum reform in the schools. For MST part-time Ottawa program only.
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2.00 Credits
GRCN 587 -- @HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (2). This course is designed to teach methods, techniques, learning styles, and skills necessary to recognize the developmental, physical, mental, emotional, and social growth of the elementary-age child. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of health and physical education as an integral part of the elementary curriculum and the impact on child development. Students will participate in class activities and discussions on relative topics in the specialized field of health and physical education. For MST part-time Ottawa program only.
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3.00 Credits
GRCN 607 -- Foundations of Education: Birth to Grade 6 (3) In this course, teacher candidates will be introduced to the historical, cultural, religious and economic forces that have helped mold contemporary educational practice and theory. They will learn about the Ontario College of Teachers Standards of Practice for the Teaching Profession and the Ethical Standards for the Teaching Profession. The course will include the discussion of Ontario Scholl legislation and regulations and the Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum Policies for elementary educatoin. The contribution of learning educators from Ancient Greece to the present will also be examined. For MST part-time Ottawa program only.
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6.00 Credits
GRCN 613 -- Student Teaching (Practicum): Grades JK-3 (6). This course provides the student teacher with a time and place where the theory of course work at the College can be put into the actual practice of teaching at JK-3 division level in Ontario. The course is designed to focus the student teacher's attention on the complete range of teacher functions and responsibilities found within a real school setting in Ontario, including immersion in curriculum and long range planning, such as units. The practicum provides the student with the opportunity to apply constructivist approaches in the teaching/learning setting. For MST part-time Ottawa program only. Co-requisites: GRCN 676 and GRCN 696.
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3.00 Credits
GRCN 635 -- Education Rsearch in Curriculum and Instruction (3) The content of this course is situated in the context of four content areas studied in the program literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies. Teacher candidates will be introduced to the excitement that accompanies the discovery and creation of new knowledge in each of the areas, demonstrate potential and limitations of empirical research, describe the tools and methods used in general and content specific educational research. Through project based assignments teacher candidates will learn how to become intelligent consumers of and contributors to educational theory and practice. For MST part-time Ottawa program only.
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3.00 Credits
GRCN 664 -- Field Experience in JK-6 Education (3). The future teacher will be provided with a supervised classroom experience in an Ontario JK-6 classroom. This experience (at least 100 clock hours in the field) will involve all aspects of elementary school curriculum. Particular emphasis will be placed on application of learning theory plus curriculum development, assessment, and implementation. Offered fall to part-time students in Ottawa, Ontario. For MST part-time Ottawa program only.
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