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This course is designed to create a platform that offers a collaborative understanding of the social, emotional and environmental factors that impact behaviour, guide development of instructional strategies and overall curriculum adjustments that advocates for the building of healthy relationships, self-regulation and positive self-concept through social and emotional literacy. Creating and sustaining an inclusive learning environment …

The Additional Qualification Course: Teaching Students with Communication Needs (Autism Spectrum Disorder) employs a critical, pedagogical lens to explore in a holistic and integrated manner theoretical foundations, learning theory, program planning, development and implementation, instructional design and practices, assessment and evaluation, the learning environment, research and ethical considerations related to teaching and learning across the …

The course is designed to expose candidates to the basic foundations for understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder from past to present. Candidates will learn a range of strategies for classroom success, including decreasing problem behaviours, using visual strategies and focusing on evidence-based pedagogy leading to student success. Candidates will have opportunities to examine the processes of …

Teaching students with communication needs (Learning Disabilities) provides an in-depth body of study, knowledge and information that will build teacher capacity, with respect to teaching students with Learning Disabilities (LD). This course focuses on the following key areas: Identifying and recognizing LDs Assessment Instructional strategies Individual Education Plan (IEP) Transitions Advocacy Community supports Teachers will …