Information Sheet 2:

Intermediate/Senior
Regular Program & Alternate Programs

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Candidates in the Intermediate/Senior (I/S) program complete components in seven different areas with a total of five course credits. They take the Teacher Education Seminar (1.0), Curriculum and Instruction Courses (teaching subjects) (2.0),- Psychological Foundations of Learning & Development Course (0.5), School and Society Course (0.5), Related Studies Courses (0.5), Practicum, which consists of 2 teaching blocks of 5 weeks each in the Fall and Winter term (1.0), Internship, which consists of a 6-week field-based experience from late April to early June (0.0).

As well as the Regular Program, into which all I/S candidates are automatically placed there are presently three different models of delivery for the Intermediate/Senior Program. These models are called Alternate Programs. Candidates taking an Alternate Program will receive all of the components of the regular program, but the program will be "packaged" in a different way. In general, one common feature of the Alternate Programs is that candidates will spend more time in schools during the regular in-Faculty weeks.

Note that the availability of Alternate Programs can vary from year to year. Do not base your decision to apply to OISE/UT or to accept an offer from OISE/UT on the expectation that a specific Alternate Program will be available or that you will get into a specific Alternate Program if it is available. Candidates should be aware that workload requirements exceed those of the regular secondary pre-service program.

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Alternate Programs, 1999-2000

For the 1999-2000 academic year, three Alternate Programs are offered in the I/S one-year initial teacher education program. They are listed below. Detailed information about the Alternate Programs offered in successive years will be made available to accepted applicants as part of the course selection process.


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Alternate Program I - Students with High Academic Potential

This program should be of interest to candidates who wish to become acquainted with, and involved in a school community on a continuous basis throughout the academic year. A focus of the program involves observing and working with students of high academic potential, but the program is not confined to involvement with this particular group.

Opportunities for teaching, observing, working with students individually or in groups; involvement in the school community beyond the individual classroom; opportunities for working in extra-curricular activities, are all program possibilities. The result should be school enculturation- getting to know students, teachers and the ambiance of a contemporary Metropolitan Toronto school.

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Alternate Program 2 - Focus on Language Education

This program is recommended for students who have selected French as a teaching subject and the program is required for students enroled in Spanish, Italian or German as a teaching subject(s). As its name implies, this program will include a focus on second/foreign language education.

 

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Alternate Program 3 - School, Community, and Global Connections

In this alternate program fundamental capacities for teaching and learning, school-based initiatives that connect with community and international contexts, and opportunities and challenges of educational reform are themes emphasized through faculty-based and extended field-based experiences and inquiries.

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