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Special Education, Part 2 AQ (Brock, Late Spring 2024, online)

May 6, 2024 to June 28, 2024

  • Category: AQ, Online
  • Region: Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, GTA, Northern Ontario, Outside Ontario
  • Topic: Special Education/Exceptionalities
  • Grades: Intermediate (grades 7-10), JK-SK, Junior (grades 4-6), Primary (grades 1-3), Senior (grades 11-12)

Course Description

Special Education Part 2 aims to equip them with comprehensive knowledge and skills for fostering inclusive and culturally responsive classrooms in Ontario. It explores key concepts like Universal Design for Learning (UDL), wellness, intersectionality, and Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy (CRRP), focusing on special education policy and equity implications.Participants delve into exceptionalities and intersectional factors, gaining a deep understanding of diverse student needs and corresponding school supports. Emphasis is placed on teachers’ roles in facilitating smooth student transitions, promoting literacy, and implementing flexible assessment practices aligned with equity and inclusion principles.

Learner Outcomes

Understand key concepts like UDL, wellness, intersectionality, and CRRP in special education for inclusive classrooms.*Analyze Ontario’s special education policy and its impact on equity and inclusion.*Identify diverse exceptionalities and intersectional factors affecting student learning.*Develop strategies to address individualized student needs and provide appropriate support.*Implement inclusive teaching practices to promote engagement and success for all students.*Collaborate with stakeholders to create supportive, inclusive learning environments.

Prerequisites

1. OCT MEMBERSHIP showing completion of Part 1/ 2. CONFIRMATION OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE FORM Signed by a Supervisory Official* from your Board confirming that you have one year (194 days) of teaching experience since becoming a certified teacher.