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EDUCATION FACULTY OF 2019 - uOttawa Education
Université d’Ottawa   |   University of Ottawa

                                            2019
                          FACULTY OF
                          EDUCATION
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TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
EDUCATION FACULTY OF 2019 - uOttawa Education
Join our team                                 Why study education at the
Come and join one of the most dynamic
and innovative teacher education
programs, situated on the traditional
                                              University of Ottawa?
territories of the Algonquin people. Enjoy
a unique opportunity to work with a team      • We are the largest bilingual English-French university     Global Education; Imagination, Creativity and
of educational leaders who have strong          in the world.                                              Innovation; Second Language Education; and Urban
research relationships and professional                                                                    Communities.
partnerships with different local, national   • There are opportunities to improve your French skills.
                                                                                                         • You can study with world-renowned professors who
and international communities. Our            • We offer two-year teacher education programs in            are leaders in their fields of research.
mission is to prepare teachers to educate       French as well as English.
students to meet the ethical, social                                                                     • Our downtown campus is in the heart of the nation’s
and technological demands necessary           • You can do community service learning placements           capital — a mosaic of world cultures, heritage sites
for fostering sustainable 21st century          in classroom and community settings.                       and stunning architecture, boasting many museums,
communities.                                  • There are options to specialize in French as a second      art galleries and festivals — located minutes from
                                                language for the Primary/Junior division.                  Gatineau Park, home to some of the best hiking,
                                                                                                           biking and cross-country skiing in Canada.
                                              • You can choose from one of the following five
                                                cohort programs: Comprehensive School Health;

                                                                                                                                       Teacher
                                                                                                                                       Education team
                                                                                                                                       (Left to right)

                                                                                                                                       Ellis Hayman
                                                                                                                                       Coordination Officer, Field
                                                                                                                                       Placements

                                                                                                                                       Linda Radford
                                                                                                                                       Cohort Lead

                                                                                                                                       Rebecca Llyod
                                                                                                                                       Cohort Lead

                                                                                                                                       Nicholas Ng-A-Fook
                                                                                                                                       Director

                                                                                                                                       Jessica Whitley
                                                                                                                                       Cohort Lead

                                                                                                                                       Tracy Crowe
                                                                                                                                       Assistant Director

                                                                                                                                       Diane Watt
                                                                                                                                       Cohort Lead

                                                                                                                                       (Missing: Stephanie Arnott,
                                                                                                                                       Cohort Lead; Stephanie
                                                                                                                                       McCann, Administrative
                                                                                                                                       Assistant; Michael Wilson,
                                                                                                                                       Cohort Lead)
EDUCATION FACULTY OF 2019 - uOttawa Education
Admission process
                                                                                       Choose your                                       Statement
                                                                                       preferred divisions                               of experience
                                        Application deadline:
   Attend an                            December 1, 2018                               When you apply to the Teacher                     You will receive an
   information                                                                         Education program, you must indicate              acknowledgement of application
   session                              Apply online through the Ontario               your preferred division (grade level              from the admissions office. It will
                                        Universities’ Application Centre               range). You can apply for more than               contain a uoZone account ID and
   Learn more about                     website: www.ouac.on.ca/teas                   one division, but you must prioritize             password, giving you access to
   information sessions:                                                               your choices, since we only make                  information and services. Using the
   education.uOttawa.ca/                                                               one offer of admission. See the ”At a             link provided in uoZone, complete
   en/news/information-                                                                glance” for all your choices.                     your Statement of Experience
   sessions-0                                                                                                                            profile and submit it.

                   Admission requirements                                                                                    Testimonial
                   General requirements:                                                                                     While working as a teaching assistant during
                                                                                                                             my graduate studies, I fell in love with the
                   Hold a minimum three-year            and teaching subjects, where     Specific requirements               teaching side of academia. I have always had
                   undergraduate degree from            applicable                       in each division                    a love of learning and passion for education,
                   a recognized university                                               See the “At a glance” table.        and after growing up with many educators in
                                                        Have relevant experience
                   or other degree-granting                                                                                  the family, it was a natural fit for me to pursue
                                                        and skills, such as paid or
                   postsecondary institution                                             Visit our website for               a career in teaching. I chose the University
                                                        volunteer experience in
                                                                                         more details:                       of Ottawa because I was drawn by the
                   Have a minimum average of            elementary and secondary
                                                                                         education.uOttawa.ca/en/            program’s emphasis on integrating Indigenous
                   70% on your top 20 one-term          schools, daycare centres, or
                                                                                         programs/undergraduate-             perspectives, and its focus on 21st century
                   undergraduate courses (or            sports and leadership camps
                                                                                         studies/teacher-education           learners and their needs.”
                   the equivalent)
                                                        Demonstrate proof of
                                                                                                                                                          – Elizabeth Cowan
                   Meet the course                      proficiency in English
                                                                                                                                                 Junior/Intermediate division
                   requirements for the division        (as necessary)

French language                                             How much will                                               Other scholarships
proficiency test                                            my studies cost?                                            and bursaries
To be enrolled in our French as a Second Language
                                                            Tuition fees for full-time students who are Canadian        Once you enrol, you can apply for additional
program, you must pass a French language
                                                            citizens, permanent residents or exempted                   scholarships and bursaries through your account
proficiency test. The test is compulsory and no other
                                                            international students range from $3,640 to $4,295          on the uoZone student portal. For more information,
test (e.g., TestCan, DALF) can replace it.
                                                            per term. To use our tuition fee calculator, go to          go to www.registrar.uOttawa.ca and click Financial
Test registration: When you receive our                     www.registrar.uOttawa.ca and click University fees.         aid and awards.
acknowledgement of your application, it will
include a password to access your uoZone account
and register online. Tests will be held beginning in        Admission scholarships
January 2019. The test fee is $122.16.
                                                            Every year, professional training scholarships are
Visit education.uOttawa.ca/en/programs/
                                                            automatically awarded to students with the highest
undergraduate-studies/teacher-education for details.
                                                            cumulative admission averages.
Click Admission requirements > French proficiency.
Teacher Education Program
                                 Enrolment                                                                                                                                             Professional
                                 To accept your offer, follow the                  PROGRAM OPTIONS                                                                                     learning
Admission offers                 instructions in the enrolment kit and             Divisions and cohorts/communities                                                                   workshops and
and acceptance                   submit all required documents by                                                                                                                      conferences
                                 the deadline. Enter your preferences              Teacher candidates choose a division, to be able to
                                 for your practicum placements via                 teach students at specific grade levels. Depending                                                  Participate in the
The first round of offers
                                 uoZone. We enrol students between                 on the division you choose, you then enrol in one of                                                many professional
will be sent out March 1,
                                 mid-June and mid-July, and then                   several themed cohorts. You must indicate your cohort                                               learning workshops and
2019. If you are accepted,
                                 send a confirmation of enrolment                  preferences; selection is on a first-come first-served                                              conferences presented by
respond by the deadline
                                 email along with details regarding                basis following admission to the BEd program.                                                       the Faculty.
indicated to reserve your
                                 orientation.
place in the program.

                                                                                                                                              Course sequence
 Application evaluation                                   Police record check                                                        Year 1                                                           Year 2

                                                                                                                                                           Summer Break (May/August)
 The Admissions Committee evaluates                                                                                                  (30 units)                                                       (30 units)
                                                          Students in the Bachelor of Education program are
 applicants’ files to ensure they meet all                                                                                Fall                Winter                                      Fall                 Winter
                                                          required by school boards and the Ontario College
 requirements. You are then ranked in
                                                          of Teachers to pass a police record check including          12 weeks of           10 weeks of                               10 weeks of           3 weeks of a
 descending order based on two equal                                                                                     classes               classes                                   classes              practicum
                                                          the vulnerable sector, prior to beginning their
 components: your average on your best
                                                          school practica and receiving their professional              9 days of           8 weeks of a                               7 weeks of a           10 weeks of
 20 one-term university courses and your                                                                               community             practicum                                  practicum               classes
                                                          accreditation. We provide details on the police            service learning
 score on the experience profile. We then                                                                              in a school                                                                             15 days of
                                                          record check to admitted applicants. In the
 send offers out according to the number                                                                                 setting                                                                              community
                                                          meantime, the Ontario College of Teachers has                                                                                                     service learning
 of spaces available, for as many rounds                                                                              3 weeks of a
                                                          more information at oct.ca/FAQ.                              practicum
 as required to fill the program. Check
 the status of your application anytime
 through your uoZone account.

 Divisions                                                    Intermediate/Senior (I/S) division
                                                              Grades 7 to 12
                                                                                                                            and physical environments, and home, school and
                                                                                                                            community partnerships.
 Primary/Junior (P/J) division                                Teacher candidates in the Intermediate/Senior (I/S)
                                                                                                                            Global Education Cohort
 Kindergarten to Grade 6                                      division are required to have two teaching subjects.
                                                                                                                            (P/J and J/I divisions)
 Teacher candidates learn to integrate teaching and
 learning across the range of subjects taught at the          Cohorts and communities                                       This cohort is offered for teacher candidates who
                                                                                                                            would like to learn more about our world and how
 elementary level: social studies, language arts, math,       For more information: education.uOttawa.ca/en/                we can integrate global education across the school
 science, arts, and health and physical education.            programs/undergraduate-studies/teacher-education.             curriculum.
                                                              Click Cohorts and communities.
 Junior/Intermediate (J/I) division                                                                                         Second Language Education
 Grades 4 to 10                                               Comprehensive School Health                                   (P/J division)
                                                              (P/J division)
 Teacher candidates in the Junior/Intermediate (J/I)                                                                        For P/J candidates who have a passion for language
 division are required to have one teaching subject.          This cohort is offered for teacher candidates who are         learning across the curriculum. It has two options —
                                                              interested in promoting health through teaching               French as a second language (FSL) and English as a
                                                              and learning, leadership, student engagement, social          second language (ESL).
Your career                                                                                     Programs offered
                                                                                                Teacher Education
                                                                                                The Teacher Education program is an intensive two-year
                                            Professional development                            full-time professional program beginning in September and
                                                                                                concluding 20 months later in April. The program prepares
                                            All Ontario certified teachers can take             candidates to teach in Ontario elementary or secondary schools.
  Career Fairs                              additional basic qualification (ABQ) courses
  in Education                              to teach in a division other than the one they
                                            were originally certified for. Teachers can also      •   Teacher candidates                •   The program prepares
  Meet over 50 employers                    take (AQ) courses in order to teach French as a           undertake two practica                candidates to teach in
                                            second language (core French, intensive French            (placements) in Ottawa area           Ontario elementary or
  from Ontario, other parts
                                                                                                      schools, where they are               secondary schools.
  of Canada and abroad.                     or French immersion) and numerous other
                                                                                                      mentored by experienced
  For more information:                     AQ options. For more information:                         associate teachers, for a total   •   The program leads to a
  education.uOttawa.ca/fairs                education.uOttawa.ca/en/continuing                        of 80 to 90 days of school-           Bachelor of Education and
                                                                                                      based teaching experience.            a recommendation for
                                                                                                                                            certification by the Ontario
                                                                                                  •   Teacher candidates                    College of Teachers.
                                                                                                      also participate in two
                                                                                                                                        •   The Faculty of Education
                                                                                                      community service learning
                                                                                                                                            offers an Aboriginal Teacher
                                                                                                      placements that extend their
                                                                                                                                            Education Program (ATEP),*
                                                                                                      learning in classroom and
                                                                                                                                            leading to a certificate or
                                                                                                      community settings (e.g., in
                                                                                                                                            BEd. For more information
                                                                                                      museums or early childhood
                                                                                                                                            on the ATEP:
    Graduate studies                                                                                  education settings, in
                                                                                                                                            education.uOttawa.ca/en/
                                                                                                      Canada and abroad).
                                                                                                                                            programs/undergraduate-
    Complete a graduate                                                                           •   Courses in the Teacher                studies/aboriginal-teacher-
    diploma, a master’s or a                                                                          Education program are                 education.
                                                                                                      provided through face-to-
    PhD in education. Learn                     Career opportunities                                  face and hybrid modes of
                                                                                                                                        * This program is not necessarily
                                                                                                                                           offered every year. See our website
    more about our graduate                                                                           delivery.                            for more details.
    programs:                                   Teacher education leads to career
    education.uOttawa.ca/en/                    opportunities as an elementary or
    programs/graduate-studies                   secondary school teacher, education             French as a Second                      P/J FSL program option
                                                officer, educational resource designer,         Language                                automatically become
                                                occasional teacher, training consultant or      The French as Second                    members of the Second
                                                administrator, in Canada and abroad.            Language program option                 Language Education cohort.
                                                                                                is available to candidates
                                                                                                in all divisions. It provides           J/I and I/S divisions
                                                                                                the opportunity to teach in             If you are interested in
                                                                                                French immersion classrooms             teaching French as a second
Imagination, Creativity                                                                         in English-language                     language (French Immersion,
and Innovation                                         Testimonial                              school boards. At least one             Core French, Extended
(P/J and I/S divisions)                                                                         practicum placement is in               French), you have the option
                                                       “I want to pursue a career in teaching   a French immersion or core              of selecting FSL as a teaching
                                                       because I want to help students. After   French classroom. In addition           subject.
This cohort is for teacher candidates who
                                                       working for a few years in addiction,    to meeting the French
are interested in bringing new, different
and fun learning approaches to the
                                                       it has become evident to me that         language and literature                 Formation à
classroom.
                                                       education is the key to ending the       prerequisites for the division          l’enseignement
                                                       cycle. I want students to succeed, and   to which you are applying,              The Faculty of Education also
                                                       to know that there is more than one
Urban Communities                                                                               you must pass a French                  offers a two-year Formation
                                                       way to learn. I have committed myself    Language Proficiency test.              à l’enseignement program in
(I/S and JI divisions)
                                                       to teaching students the way they                                                French that allows graduates
                                                       need to learn, and to use education      P/J division                            to teach in French-language
This community is for teacher candidates
                                                       before it is too late.”                  Applicants must select the              school boards in Ontario.
who are interested in working in schools
that are highly multicultural.                                            – Corinne Barrette    P/J FSL program option                  For more information on our
                                                                      Primary/Junior division   when applying to the                    French language programs:
                                                                                                Teacher Education program.              education.uOttawa.ca.
                                                                                                Candidates enrolled in the
At a glance
Divisions                        Cohorts and Communities                        Program Length    Requirements*

                                 Comprehensive School Health; Developing                          We recommend that applicants have successfully completed at least one one-term university course
Primary/Junior                   Global Perspectives; Imagination, Creativity                     in each of the following five subject groupings:
                                                                                2 years
(Kindergarten to Grade 6)        and Innovation; Second Language                                  • English/Linguistics/Languages • Mathematics/Statistics • Physical Sciences/Life Sciences
                                 Education                                                        • Social Sciences/Humanities • Visual Arts/Music/Drama

                                 Candidates enrolled in the FSL program
Primary/Junior FSL Option                                                                         Applicants must have taken six one-term university courses (or the equivalent)
                                 option automatically become members of         2 years
(Kindergarten to Grade 6)                                                                         in French language or literature.
                                 the Second Language Education cohort.

                                                                                                  Applicants must have one teaching subject and must have successfully completed a minimum of six one-
Junior/Intermediate              Developing Global Perspectives;                                  term university courses (or the equivalent) in their chosen subject:
                                                                                2 years
(Grades 4 to 10)                 Urban Communities                                                • Dramatic Arts • English • French as a Second Language • Geography • Health and Physical Education • History
                                                                                                  • Mathematics • Music (instrumental) • Religious Education (Catholic) • Science (general) • Visual Arts

                                                                                                  Applicants must have two teaching subjects. They must have successfully completed a minimum of ten
                                                                                                  one-term university courses (or the equivalent) in their first teaching subject and a minimum of six one-
Intermediate/Senior              Imagination, Creativity and Innovation;                          term courses (or equivalent) in their second teaching subject.
                                                                                2 years
(Grades 7 to 12)                 Urban Communities
                                                                                                  • Dramatic Arts1 • English • French as a Second Language1 • Geography1 • Health and Physical Education • History
                                                                                                  • Mathematics • Music (instrumental) • Science (biology) • Science (chemistry) • Science (physics)1 • Visual Arts1

 Note: *One course = 36 hours of class (minimum) • 1These teaching options cannot be combined

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