Events

Guidance and Career Studies, Specialist AQ (Windsor, Winter 2022, Online)

January 25, 2022 to April 25, 2022

  • Category: AQ, Online
  • Region: Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, GTA, Northern Ontario, Outside Ontario, Southern Ontario
  • Topic: Guidance and Career Education
  • Grades: Intermediate (grades 7-10), Junior (grades 4-6), Primary (grades 1-3), Senior (grades 11-12)
The purpose of this course is to extend and apply the skills from Part I and II, with a focus on leadership role in designing, administering and evaluating Guidance programs.  It focuses on more of a comprehensive exploration of the Guidance program with an emphasis on the role of the Department Head.

Course Outline

Topics in this course include:
· implementing guidance curriculum policy, including the Career Studies course
· understanding of leadership within a guidance context
· enhancing a repertoire of counseling techniques, group intervention and facilitation skills
· developing a variety of student assessment and evaluation instruments appropriate to the developmental stage of students and the delivery of the guidance curriculum
· implementing, through the Program Effectiveness Survey, guidance program evaluation to help the school improve its guidance program plan
· demonstrating knowledge of legal and ethical issues and responsibilities related to guidance and counseling, career education and workplace learning (e.g. privacy act, freedom of information act, sexual abuse and harassment)
· understanding changes in computer technology that facilitate the processing of student course selection, scheduling and record management required by the OSR and the OST

Prerequisites

  • Hold a “Certificate of Qualification” showing successful completion of Guidance and Career Studies, Part II.
  • Two years teaching experience (or 388 equivalent days) as verified on the Confirmation of Teaching Experience form, signed by a supervisory officer*, confirming two years of teaching experience completed after teacher’s certification. The Superintendent must also recognize on this Confirmation of Teaching Experience form that in one of these years, the candidate has demonstrated that significant program and instruction modifications in Guidance and Career Studies were explicitly planned, implemented and reviewed in the teacher’s class.  This form must be received by the semester deadline date for course approval.
  • Organizer: University of Windsor
  • Cost: Three-Part AQ: $685.00, Additional Basic AQ: $735.00, Honour Specialist: $735.00, Tech Studies: $725.00. See https://www.aspire.uwo.ca/fees.html for details.
  • Location: Online
  • Website: http://www.uwindsor.ca/education/continuing
  • Contact: Centre for Executive and Professional Education
  • Phone: 519-253-3000 ext 6734
  • Email: [email protected]