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Professional Learning Program repealed | New Council member | New programs accredited | Investigations | Dispute Resolution Program | Discipline Panel Decisions |
New programs accreditedThe College's Accreditation Committee has granted initial accreditation to the proposed consecutive Primary/Junior and Junior/Intermediate program of professional education and the proposed concurrent Primary / Junior and Junior/ Intermediate program of professional education at Redeemer University College in Ancaster. The term of accreditation for each program ends with the programs' second graduating class. Program graduates will be able to teach in the Primary, Junior and Intermediate divisions (Grades K - 10) in all Ontario schools. Redeemer has been offering a Bachelor of Christian Education degree for 13 years, but graduates were only qualified to teach at private schools. The programs consist of courses in child development and learning, teaching practice and professional knowledge, curriculum and teaching methodology as well as the equivalent of 16 weeks of practical experience in Ontario schools. The new programs will officially start in September 2004. The responsibility for accrediting faculty of education programs gives
Ontario teachers a unique role in directing their profession. The College
is the first of Canada's self-regulatory bodies authorized to accredit
education programs for both existing members and those entering the profession. |