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Teacher Education Workshop
Career Development Centre Fall 2014
Today’s Workshop Overview
• Teaching as a career • Preparing for teacher education • Admission requirements • Application procedures • Teacher education outside of Ontario • Q&A
Teaching as a Career
• Certification – Bachelor of Education(B.Ed.) – Effective 2015, Ontario’s teacher education
programs are 4 term programs
• Teaching jobs – Ontario College of Teachers 2013 Transition to
Teaching report http://www.oct.ca/becoming-a-teacher/transition-to-teaching
Preparing for Teacher Education
Three things to start considering and start working towards as you begin to think about teaching as a career:
1. Is teaching right for you? 2. Getting experience 3. Meeting academic requirements
1. Is Teaching Right For You?
• Talk with professionals in the field- Alumni Sharing Knowledge Program (ASK)
• Career Resource Centre Library: search online using Laurier Navigator
• Online research: The Occasional Teachers blog, Toronto Occasional Teachers (ETFO sponsored), “I am an Ontario Teacher”
2. Gaining Experience • Work or volunteer with students to find out if
teaching is the right career choice for you
• A necessary application component: many schools expect applicants to have spent many hours working with children/youth
• Characteristics of strong experiences:
– Relevant to the age group – Lesson facilitation – Diverse populations – Larger group size
3. Academic Admission Requirements • GPA: Minimum average of 70%
• Each school calculates your average in a
different way – Best 10.0 (or 15.0) full credits – Most recent 10.0 (or 15.0) full credits
Teaching Divisions
• Division requirements: – Primary/Junior (K - grade 6) – no teachables* – Junior/Intermediate (grades 4 - 10) – 1 teachable – Intermediate/Senior (grades 7 - 12) – 2 teachables
– Teachables refer to your teaching subject – Not all schools offer each division, nor all
teachables (Refer to TEAS, school websites or Becoming a Teacher in Ontario handout)
Experience Profiles / Supplementary Forms
• Format
• What should I discuss? • http://www.ouac.on.ca/teas/teas-profiles/
• Reference letters / verifiers
Outside of Ontario
• Other Provinces
• Border Colleges – MSc in Education – Apply directly
• Australia/New Zealand/UK – Graduate Diploma/Master of Teaching – Educational consultants
Upcoming Teacher Education Events
• Teacher Education Information sessions: October 6, 2014 • OISE Master of Child Study Information session
October 7, 2014
• Graduate and Professional Education Fair: October 29, 2014
• Teacher Education Programs Abroad: Ongoing in Concourse (check events listing)
Connect with us!
Waterloo Campus: For appointments: 519.884.0710 x4495 wlu.ca/career For assistance via email: Katherine St. Louis [email protected] Lisa Roy [email protected]
Brantford Campus: For appointments: 519.756.8228 x5726 wlu.ca/career For assistance via email: Jennifer Hicks [email protected] Lori McMaster [email protected]