January 2010 IN-SERVICE EDUCATION Additional Qualification Courses for Teachers

Additional Qualification Courses Additional Basic Qualification Courses Additional Qualification Courses Honour Specialist Courses PQP Courses Deaf and Hard of Hearing

All courses: regulated under Ontario Regulation 184/97 accredited by the Ontario College of Teachers will be entered on the candidate’s certificate of qualification degree credit courses count toward Advanced Bachelor’s Degree in Education may count for pay grid movement

Nipissing In-Service Program Over 5,000 registrations per year Equivalent of over 1000 full-time students Over 250 instructors Among largest programs in the province Office located at the Monastery Hall campus

Additional Basic Qualifications Additional Basic Qualification courses are courses that lead to qualification in a division beyond the two that are part of your BEd program – Primary ABQ – Junior ABQ – Intermediate ABQ (various teachable electives) – Senior ABQ (various teachable electives)

Additional Qualification Courses Focus in on specific areas to expand on qualifications One session and Three-session courses Three-session courses lead to specialist designation (e.g., Special Education, ESL, FSL, Guidance, Cooperative Education, Visual Arts, Reading, etc.)

Modes of Delivery Face-to-Face – May/June Intersession – North Bay or Brantford campuses – 8 areas across Ontario Area Coordinator in each location Brantford/Waterloo, North Bay/Parry Sound, Renfrew County, Sault Ste. Marie, Simcoe/Muskoka, Sudbury, Timmins, York Region Spring, Summer, Fall/Winter, Winter/Spring

Modes of Delivery (continued) Print Correspondence – Spring/Summer (May to August) – Fall/Winter (October to March) – Winter/Spring (January to May) – Printed course package – Access to Instructor through and phone – Assignments usually sent to instructor through

Modes of Delivery (continued) On-line - currently use Blackboard/WebCT – Participation on a discussion board – Asynchronous communication (no set times, no chat rooms, use discussion board on your own time) – Shorter in length than correspondence – More intensive – Spring/Summer (late May to August) – Fall/Winter (October to January) – Winter/Spring (January to April)

May and June Intersession Spring Intensive courses Exclusive opportunity to complete a course in one month Have your summer free Designed for Nipissing Education Grads Study with your peers Intensive instruction by BEd faculty and exemplary North Bay teachers Practicum in your home area – arranged by student Count toward future enrolment in AdEd degree

May On-site Intensive Courses Primary ABQ Junior ABQ Intermediate ABQ Senior ABQ May 3 – 21 In-Class Portion 2010 – May Practicum

On-site Intermediate ABQ Courses English Geography History Mathematics Music (Instrumental) Health and Physical Education Religious Education Science General Visual Arts Subject to minimum enrolment

On-site Senior ABQ Electives Business Studies (Accounting) Biology English Geography History Social Science - General Mathematics Music (Instrumental) – not offered by distance Health and Physical Education – not offered by distance Physics – not offered by distance Visual Arts – not offered by distance Subject to minimum enrolment

2010 June On-site Intensive Courses Special Education Part 1 (practicum arranged by student – often precedes in-class portion) French as a 2 nd Language, Part I* Pre-requisite – successful completion of an oral/written french proficiency test (practicum arranged by student – often precedes in-class portion) May 31 – June 25, 2010

Brantford On-site Intensive Courses * (subject to space availability) MAY Primary ABQ Intermediate ABQ (Math, Geography, History and English electives only) Senior ABQ (English elective only) JUNE Special Education, Part I * schedules TBA

Distance Education Courses – On-line and Correspondence Completed independently at home (must meet assignment deadlines) On-line or print correspondence delivery Experienced part-time instructors Longer completion time than on-site Other students in the course may be experienced teachers Count toward future AdEd degree Cannot be fast-tracked

Primary ABQ and Junior ABQ Offered through on-line and correspondence delivery

On-line Intermediate ABQ Electives English Geography History Mathematics Music (Instrumental) Physical and Health Education Science General Visual Arts

On-line Senior ABQ Electives English Geography History Social Science - General Computer Science – not offered on-site Mathematics Biology Chemistry – not offered on-site Religious Education

Admission Requirements ABQ Senior or Intermediate Current BEd student in good standing (in either the P/J or J/I divisions) Application with the Ontario College of Teachers must be in-progress – will need to provide OCT # to register – Login to WebAdvisor – Choose Teachers or Masters Students Menu – Click on Register OCT Number

Admission Requirements ABQ Primary Current BEd student in good standing in either Junior/Intermediate or Intermediate/Senior Application with the Ontario College of Teachers is in-progress No teachable subjects are required

Teachable Subject Requirements - Intermediate Intermediate ABQ -requires three full undergraduate courses in one teachable subject Course has a Core (Methods) and Elective (Teachable) component Required to check your teachable eligibility with the Office of the Registrar before registering

Teachable Subject Requirements - Senior Senior ABQ requires five full undergraduate courses in one teachable subject Only one teachable required for Senior ABQ Course has core component and teachable elective component If you wish to get a second teachable, three full undergraduate courses are required in the second teachable subject area – have to take the full course again (i.e., must repeat the core) Required to check your teachable eligibility with the Office of the Registrar before registering

Fees Provide your credit card information when registering on-line, or If paying by cheque or cash, fees must be paid to the Finance Office within two days of registration $895 per course – payable at time of registration

Reporting Course Results Grade available on WebAdvisor University Transcript sent to you Reported by university to OCT in late August Not recorded on first certificate issued by college Will appear on public register in September/October and on subsequent certificates Must complete the application process and be an OCT member (with certificate in hand) to record your course

Additional Qualification Course Information Cindy Forth ext In-Service Education office ext 4217 More information: GeneralInformation.asp