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EDUC-5703. Contemporary Math Concepts for , Elementary Educators
This course will focus on the "Big Ideas" of how children in grades K-5 develop mathematically, with a primary focus on Number Sense and Operations. Throughout the course, participants will develop a greater level of mathematics concept and content knowledge and a wider array of teaching strategies for the specific topics and units of interest to them. Emphasis will be placed on the development and implementation of a Balanced Mathematics program in elementary classrooms.
EDUC-5713. Contemporary Mathematics Concepts for , Middle Level Educators
This course will focus on the "Big Ideas" of how students at the middle level develop mathematically, with a primary focus on Number Sense and Operations. Throughout the course, participants will develop a greater level of mathematics concept and content knowledge and a wider array of teaching strategies for the specific topics and units of interest to them. Emphasis will be placed on the development and implementation of a Balanced Mathematics program in middle level classrooms.
EDUC-5723. Contemporary Science Concepts for , Elementary Educators
This Education Institute course is intended for practicing elementary school teachers and focuses on the science-related instructional units of the K-2 You and Your World Curriculum as well as the instructional units from the Atlantic Canada Science Curriculum for grades 3 to 5. The intent of the course is for participants to develop the content mastery, pedagogical skills and the confidence necessary to foster engaging, inquiry-based science lessons for their students.
EDUC-5733. Contemporary Science Concepts for , Secondary Science Educators
This Education Institute course is intended for practicing middle level and early high school science teachers and focuses on the instructional units of the Atlantic Canada Science Curriculum for grades 6 to 10. The intent of the course is for participants to develop the content mastery, pedagogical skills and the confidence necessary to foster engaging, inquiry-based science lessons for their students.
EDUC-6133. Shared Leadership
This course examines the evolution of school administration and the roles expected of the principal as a school leader. Students will examine the requirements for school improvement and the disjunction between current leadership and improvement goals. Cultural, social, and institutional barriers that prevent teachers from building leadership capacity in schools will be discussed. Students will apply the leadership skills of trust building, team building, conflict resolution, change agency, and decision making to the development of teacher leadership. The capstone assignment will focus on a practical plan to improve leadership capacity within the school district.
EDUC-6153. Assessment as an Instructional Practice
This course examines assessment in a broad context with a focus on the role that assessment plays in improving instructional strategies and student motivation. Students will review current research on assessment practices and how mental models of assessment impact decisions that drive classroom and school operations. Daily assignments will lead students to examine the shifting educational beliefs and values as schools wrestle with the expectations of skills, knowledge and dispositions required for the 21st Century. The primary focus of discussions will be the transition of assessment as post-instructional system of sorting and ranking students to one that incorporates strategies before, during and after instruction to maximize student learning. The major assignment will focus on transforming the traditional assessment approach to a system that improves student achievement by addressing readiness, intervention and motivation for learning.
EDUC-6633. Elementary and Middle Math
This Education Institute course is intended for practicing elementary and middle school teachers and focuses on the "Big Ideas" of how children in grades 3-8 develop mathematically, with a primary focus on Number Sense and Operations. The intent of the course is for participants to develop a greater level of mathematics concept and content knowledge and a wider array of teaching strategies for the specific topics and units of interest to them. Emphasis will be placed on the development and implementation of a Balanced Mathematics program in elementary and middle level classrooms.
EDUC-6733. Teaching Elementary & Middle Level , Science
This Education Institute course is intended for practicing elementary and middle school teachers and focuses on the science-related instructional units of the K-2 You and Your World Curriculum as well as the instructional units from the Atlantic Canada Science Curriculum for grades 3 to 8. The intent of the course is for participants to develop the content mastery, and pedagogical skills necessary to foster engaging, inquiry-based science lessons for their students.
EDUC-6903. Teaching Internationally: , Perspectives & Practice
This Education Institute course is intended for anyone interested in international teaching. Historical and contemporary perspectives will contextualize student learning about the types of international education, the policies underpinning them, and the communities they serve. A range of issues will be covered, and provide individual inquiries into (a) opportunities for teaching internationally, (b) curriculum, pedagogy, and practice in the lives of international educators, and (c) theory and research relevant to the field of international education.