Junior Basic

Course Code: YU18JRB2

Availability: Enrolment is closed

The junior grades build on the foundation of the primary years and form a significant transition to adolescence. In this course, you will study how students at this age move to mastery in several basic areas of the curriculum. The course highlights child development for grades 4 to 6, the Ontario curriculum and the recent Junior Expert Panel Reports and its learning expectations, the importance of assessment and evaluation, issues of reporting student progress, implications of EQAO testing, and cutting-edge, research-supported, instructional practices for students. In addition, you will review the critical role played by language across the curriculum, the importance of mathematics and science, and the rich learning environment provided by the arts within the junior classroom.

Prerequisites

  • An undergraduate degree acceptable to the Ontario College of Teachers
  • Be a member in good standing with the OCT

Documents Required

  • NONE
Session Dates
Start Date: Aug 08, 2018
End Date: Sep 21, 2018
Online: August 8 - September 21, 2018. This 125 hour course consists of 75 hours of online participation, 25 hours of self-directed professional learning and completion of a 25 hour independent study. Times of participation are set by you. There are scheduled deadlines for assignments. Contributions to on-line discussions are expected. Participation in any full-class simultaneous discussions (i.e. Chat) is always conducted on an "as able" basis.

Location
Online

Instructors
Belcastro, Michael & Butler, Jonathon D.