EPT450 Foundations 2: Practicum Seminar (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Professional Studies (PROFL)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
The Practicum Seminar course is highly integrated with the in-school component of the program. Academic staff develop students' knowledge and skills regarding their rights and responsibilities as primary/junior teachers in Ontario according to legislation and the Ontario College of Teachers "Standards of Practice for the Teaching Profession". They are also introduced to assessment (formal and informal), reporting, lesson and curriculum planning. The seminar also provides students with the opportunity to consider what sort of teacher they want to become, reflect on practicum experiences, and chart their own progress in the form a Growth Portfolio organized within the context of the Ontario College of Teachers "Standards of Practice for the Teaching Profession" and "The Ethical Standards for the Teaching Professions".
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
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| Internal | Canada |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EPT450
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Students enrolled in stream 3 of the Bachelor of Primary Education Studies for Ontario.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
* be able to understand their rights and responsibilities as teachers in Ontario;
* be able to understand and apply the OCT's Standards of Practice and Ethical Standards to their personal growth and development as teachers;
* be able to articulate, reflect on, and identify the source of their personal philosophy of education;
* be able to use portfolios, journals and current research to reflect on their practicum experience and to develop their teaching voice and practice;
* be able to understand the principles of instruction, assessment, evaluation and reporting within the context of the Ontario curriculum, assessment and reporting guidelines;
* be able to create individual lesson plans based on knowledge of child development, and components of effective planning based on backward design and productive pedagogy principles;
* be able to deliver lessons in literacy, mathematics, health and physical education that reflect the expectations of those courses, as well as backward design principles;
* be able to investigate and apply strategies for building a safe and inclusive classroom community;
* be able to demonstrate responsibility and service by contributing to the larger school community.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
Topics: * Introduction to Practicum. Rights and Responsibilities of Teachers in Ontario, Role of Candidates at school/community level, Child Safety Issues; * Lesson Planning in the Classroom Context; * Authentic Assessment and Student Learning; * Equity & Social Justice Conference; * Linking Planning, Assessment and Reporting; * Practicum Feedback, Sharing Growth Portfolios, Careers Day.
Workplace Learning
This subject contains a Workplace Learning component. Please contact the subject coordinator for further information.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.