Aboriginal Teacher Education Program - Certificate/B.Ed. (Primary/Junior)

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Community-Based Aboriginal Teacher Education Program

This certificate program, scheduled part-time over two-years is offered in partnership with Aboriginal communities and consists of work in the classroom of a mentor teacher, courses, and practice teaching. Courses are delivered through distance education (radio or telephone) and by face-to-face classes during the summer months in the sponsoring communities.

On-campus Aboriginal Teacher Education Program

The certificate program, scheduled part-time over two-years, is offered to individuals who are First Nations, Inuit or Métis. The program consists of work in a classroom, courses, and practice teaching. Courses are delivered in Ottawa during the summer. Fall and winter courses are delivered by distance education. There are 60 days of practice teaching during the two-year program.

Successful completion of the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program leads to certification by the Ontario College of Teachers to teach in the Primary/Junior division (junior kindergarten to grade 6). Graduates also receive a certificate from the University of Ottawa. Graduates of the University of Ottawa ATEP Certificate Program who submit proof of an undergraduate degree, including 15 full courses or the equivalent, within 10 years of receiving their certificate, will also receive a baccalaureate in education degree.

PED1140 Education in the Primary/Junior Division - Language 3
PED1147 Practicum in the Primary/Junior Division I 1.5
PED1158 Education in the Primary/Junior Division - Mathematics 3
PED1159 Education in the Primary/Junior Division - Science and Technology 3
PED2140 Education in the Primary/Junior Division - Arts 3
PED2143 Professional Inquiry in Practice 3
PED2145 Education in the Primary/Junior Division - Personal and Social Studies and Health and Physical Education 3
PED2147 Practicum in the Primary/Junior Division II 1.5
PED3101 The Learning Process in the Educational Setting 3
PED3102 Schooling and Society 3
PED3103 Curriculum Design and Evaluation in Education 3
PED3106 Education of Exceptional Students 3
PED3123 Political and Professional Organization in Aboriginal Education 3
Students in the Community-based Program may be required to take up to three of the following courses:
PED3107 Using Technology in Teaching in an Aboriginal Context 3
PED3108 Teaching English as a Second Language to Native Students 3
PED3122 Teaching Native Languages in an Immersion Setting 3