THE F ACUL TY OF EDUCA TION 81 Education THE F ACUL TY OF EDUCA TION Concurr ent BEd Fasttrack your career in education Lear n about yourself as you pr epar e to teach the next generation of eager students Complete a Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Social W ork or Bachelor of Physical and Health Education while taking courses to meet the r equir ements for entry into the Pr ofessional Y ear 5 th year Graduate a year ahead of most consecutive teacher education pr ograms Choose fr om one of two str eams of fer ed primaryjunior JKgrade 6 or junior intermediate grades 410 Ear n cr edits in specifc subjects to be eligible to obtain certifcation to teach at senior levels after graduation Student success is supported by an undergraduate advisor and dir ector who assist with academic and education car eer counseling Gain handson experience thr ough thr ee undergraduate feldexperience placements and a monthlong Initial Practicum immediately after fourthyear Placements could include schools and organizations such as Fr ontier College YMCA Better Beginnings Better Futur es Best Start Hubs and Lear ning Disabilities Association of Sudbury Key featur es One of the few Concurr ent Education pr ograms in Ontario to r emain at fve years in length Apply new skills and knowledge in r ealworld experiences and with your pr ofessors Complete nearly 90 days of practicum which exceeds pr ovincial r equir ements Our pr ogram has an embedded focus on the history and various teachings of Indigenous People in Canada First Nation Metis and Inuit which allows for additional practicum opportunities Car eer outcomes Public or private elementary or secondary school teacher with school boar ds acr oss Ontario college instructor museum educator graduate studies Language EnglishBilingual Delivery method Classr oom some undergraduate portions can be completed online Limited enr olment Bilingual option Students may complete the Bachelor of Arts Science Bachelor of Social W ork or Physical and Health Education component of their undergraduate degree in French while completing the Concurrent Education content in English Degr ee options in PrimaryJunior or Junior Intermediate Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Education 5year Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Education 5year Bachelor of Physical and Health Education Bachelor of Education 5year Bachelor of Social W orkBachelor of Education 5year See page 83 for the detailed list of disciplines available with the Concurr ent BEd BEd Firstyear courses to be taken concurr ently with the undergraduate degr ee course load EDUC 0010 Orientation to T eaching EDUC 0110 Ontario College of T eachers EDUC 0020 Pr eparation for Second Y ear EDUC 1016 Intr oduction to T eaching Lear ning EDUC 1024 Social and Legal Issues In Education EDUC 1046 Indigenous W ays of Lear ning optional EDUCA TION BEd consecutif T o teach is great to teach in French is even more impactful Do your part to pr otect pr omote and pass on Fr ench language and cultur e Y our futur e students await Public catholic and private schools and other lear ning centr es ar e actively seeking competent graduates who can teach in Fr ench Do you want to help childr en discover the sciences Adolescents explor e the arts Or even adults master mathematics At Laur entian youll fnd everything you need to develop your teaching skills Fr ench pr eservice teacher education is a twoyear pr ogram that pr epar es students to acquir e certifcation to teach in Ontario Fr enchlanguage schools It aims to help new teaching staf f in Ontario take into account 21 st century r ealities and stay curr ent of new knowledge in education The pr ogram develops skills that meet the various needs of school childr en and maximizes opportunities to gain employment in education The pr ogram is based on the Ontario curriculum education legislation and r egulations ethics standar ds as well as standar ds of practice in the teaching pr ofession Further it allows students to study in detail pedagogical appr oaches and class management methods while pr omoting the integration of new information technologies in teaching lear ning and assessment situations The pr ogram emphasizes the understanding of basic principles of human development and the specifc needs of students T eacher education is consolidated thr ough classr oom teaching practica in schools and develops skills specifc to the pr ofession in expanding r efning and perpetuating knowledge Chose to be a leader Refer to pages 54 to 61 for admission requirements