January 21, 2025 to March 28, 2025
- Category: AQ, Online
- Region: Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, GTA, Northern Ontario, Outside Ontario, Southern Ontario
- Topic: Special Education/Exceptionalities
- Grades: Intermediate (grades 7-10), JK-SK, Junior (grades 4-6), Primary (grades 1-3), Senior (grades 11-12)
Special Education Part 1 is a prerequisite for any teacher in a Special Education setting; but it is also very beneficial to every teacher who has special education students in a regular class.
The course will include an overview of the Special Education policies and practices in the province of Ontario. Practical strategies for working with students who have special needs are explored through research, theory and personal observation.
Teaching methods include open ended inquiry, critical thinking and social interaction. It will also include whole class and small group discussion online, individual and cooperative activities and other new and old methods of presentations.
Throughout the course, special emphasis is made with the process by which students become identified as exceptional and ways of programming and planning for students who are identified as exceptional. Writing I.E.P.’s and the I.P.R.C. process for both identified and non-identified students will be examined in the light of new technology support. Candidates will gain skills in working with parents and community agencies.
- Organizer: Niagara University
- Cost: AQ Schedules C and D Courses: $710 ($640 for NU graduates). ABQ Schedule A Courses: $665 ($600 for NU Graduates)
- Location: Online
- Website: http://www.niagara.edu/aq
- Contact: Carmela Vitale
- Phone: 905.294.7260 ext. 1104