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Student success in college requires well developed learning skills and attitudes (such as being able to work independently,
participate in a team, be well-organized, develop good work habits, and show initiative). These skills are as important as prior academic
achievement. Applicants should have thoroughly developed these skills and attitudes before beginning their college programs.
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OUR PROGRAM
The College Teacher Training program is uniquely designed to provide occupation-specific communication and employment skills, and training and experience in the Canadian classroom, to help prepare internationally educated teachers to teach in the Canadian college environment. The program offers opportunities to network with college teachers and potential employers and provides mechanisms to gain experience in the Canadian classroom.
The program includes:
- Training in instructional strategies and classroom management
- Lesson planning, authentic assessment and practice teaching
- Instruction on intercultural communication skills focusing on the educational sector
- Development of employment skills
- Observation of community college classes
- The possibility for a part-time teaching internship to gain experience in the Canadian college classroom
The program also includes a series of workshops.
ABCs of WebCT: This introductory course will familiarize students with the design and implementation of an online course management tool, WebCT, for class e-learning.
Diversity: This workshop will introduce students to the diversity of students in the GTA, community college policies, how to handle issues of diversity in the classroom, and how to design curriculum that reflects diversity.
Outcomes-Based Learning (OBL): A series of workshops that will enable students to discuss the philosophy of outcomes-based learning and use this approach to write lesson and course outcomes, lesson plans, and authentic assessments.
Technology in the Classroom: This series of workshops includes instruction in the effective use of technology for the academic environment.
WIDS: WIDS is a software tool that assists students in designing, evaluating, and implementing an outcomes-based curriculum within a performance-based design model. Prerequisite: OBL workshops.
Other program advantages include:
- Training by experienced community college faculty
- Opportunity to attend in-house workshops with full-time College faculty
- Online course “Teacher Development in Higher Education”
- Integration into College programs and activities
COURSES
Professional Communication Skills for College Teachers in Ontario: This course will use a context of educational theory and pedagogical practice to help students acquire occupational-specific language skills necessary to be successful in a post-secondary Canadian classroom.
Employment Skills for College Teachers in Ontario: This course will develop internationally trained teachers’ skills in researching, applying and interviewing for college teaching positions in Canada.
Practical Teaching Skills: This course will prepare students for teaching in the Canadian college environment. Classes will address lesson planning, the learning cycle, effective assessment strategies, classroom management, dealing with critical incidents, understanding and working with ethical issues, preparing and delivering teaching segments to the group and establishing a community of learners.
Integrative Seminar: This seminar runs throughout the program with a focus on integrating theory and practice, processing learning styles, developing critical self-reflection skills, and identifying teaching strengths and areas for improvement. In addition, students will learn to give and receive feedback effectively, develop collaborative skills essential to working with fellow professionals, and increase critical thinking skills. This course will also address stages in professional development that are ongoing challenges in a teacher’s career.
Teacher Development in Higher Education (TDHE): This online course is delivered in a series of modules that are divided into specific topics: The Teaching and Learning Environment, Assessment, Reflective Teaching, Teaching with Technology, Teaching Techniques and Linking Theory to Practice, and The Learners. The course requires students to define their personal teaching philosophy and approach, to engage in critical self-reflection as a teacher, to practice and demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of teaching and learning, to synthesize current research on teaching and learning in higher education in their discipline, and to prepare an outline of key sections in their teaching portfolio in which to profile their teaching philosophy, goals and achievements.
Internship: Students are required to secure and successfully complete a 42-hour internship to gain experience teaching in a Canadian post-secondary classroom in order to graduate from the program.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Proof of permanent resident status or acquired Canadian citizenship or VISA status
- English language proficiency required is Canadian Language Benchmark 7 in reading and writing, and Benchmark 8 in listening and speaking
- Full-time teaching experience for one academic year at a secondary or post-secondary level or similar experience to be assessed by the Chair
- Graduate level degree (masters or doctorate) or equivalent credential in apprenticeship/skill required to teach in a college setting – Canadian equivalency assessment required
- Successful completion of interview
HOW TO APPLY
Application information is available at information sessions about the program where questions will be answered and eligibility for admission will be assessed. Call the Program Facilitator at 416-415-5000, ext. 3268 or Entry Advising, ext. 2949 for times available for information sessions.
PROGRAM DURATION
This is a 33-week program that carries over two semesters, including all intersession weeks.
YOUR CAREER
Graduates with the specialized education offered in this program, in combination with their previous international training and experience, are prepared for teaching careers in a Canadian community college (teaching daytime or evening continuing education classes), in private schools, and in tutoring adults. Through a combination of our unique courses (both in class and online), workshops, classroom study, observation and supervised teaching segments, students gain skills and experience required to teach in community college classes using technology and cutting-edge instructional strategies. Graduates will be sensitive to the diverse student needs of the Greater Toronto Area (or other diverse urban areas) and skilled in responding to cultural differences.
COURSES
SEMESTER 1
TETR4011 Professional Communication Skills for College Teachers
TETR4013 Integrative Seminar I
TETR4014 Practical Teaching Skills
TETR4015 WebCT Workshops
TETR4016 Outcomes-based Learning Workshops
TETR4017 Employment Skills for College Teachers
TETR4026 Diversity Workshop
TETR4028 Technology Workshops
SEMESTER 2
TETR4022 Teacher Development in Higher Education (TDHE)
TETR4023 Integrative Seminar II
TETR4025 WIDS Workshop
TETR4029 Internship
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Call the Program Facilitator, Immigrant Education at 416-415-5000, ext. 3268 or Entry Advising Services, ext. 2949.
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For updated information and course descriptions, call 416-415-2000 (TTY 1-877-515-5559) or long distance 1-800-265-2002.
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George Brown College admission, graduation, and fee requirements as well as any requirements of outside institutions, industry associations, or other
bodies that may award additional designations concurrently with, or after completions of, a George Brown College program.
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