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Note: Additional Education courses are offered under the course headings Educational Psychology and Educational Research.
Instruction offered by members of the Faculty of Education and by others.
Associate Dean - O. Chapman
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Education
201
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Introduction to Educational Studies
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An introduction to the breadth and complexity of educational studies. Unique among academic domains, educational studies not only arises in the intersections of many other fields – including psychology, sociology, anthropology, and a range of disciplinary domains – it must also be responsive to a rapidly changing world.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Notes:
All students in the concurrent program must successfully complete this course prior to beginning Semester 1 of the BEd.
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Education
401
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Issues in Learning and Teaching
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Presents an overview of the central issues related to the nature of learning and teaching for those preparing for the teaching profession. Themes include: the nature of learning; current realities in society; patterns of growth and development; and the changing dynamics of the teaching profession.
Course Hours:
H(1.5-1.5S)
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Education
402
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Principles of Educational Psychology
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Covers key topics in contemporary educational psychology, including: teacher decision making; cognitive and linguistic development; personal, social, and moral development; individual and group differences; learning and behaviour processes; learning and cognitive processes; knowledge instruction and higher-order thinking; social-cognitive views of learning; motivation, affect, and cognition; instructional strategies; productive classroom environments; assessment.
Course Hours:
H(1.5-1.5S)
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Education
403
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Pragmatics of Learning and Teaching
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Examines the concomitant requirements within which teachers operate. The major components that will be addressed include the ways in which teachers work within the parameters of prescribed curricula and assessment requirements, follow system and school policies, participate in team teaching and school culture, and reflect one’s work, values and goals.
Course Hours:
H(1.5-1.5S)
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Education
404
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Literacy, Language and Culture
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The orienting principle is that every teacher is a teacher of reading. Includes a focus on the necessity for teachers across all disciplines and grades to attend to dimensions of language development, linguistic diversity, and literacy learning in their classrooms.
Course Hours:
H(1.5-1.5S)
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Education
405
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Field Experience I
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Students will participate in Educational Rounds in school settings within and outside of their areas of specializations under the guidance of their university advisor and the partner school leadership team. They will explore the organization of learning in the school and the perspective of the learner and the teacher.
Course Hours:
H(0-3)
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Education
406
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Individual Learning: Theories and Applications
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Covers contemporary theories regarding the nature of individual learning. Students will examine the ways educators guide and support learning, design effective learning experiences, and understand underpinning factors related to individual learning. The application of these theories will be examined using examples that demonstrate and exemplify individual learning.
Course Hours:
Q(3-0)
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Education
407
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Diversity in Learning
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Includes key topics in inclusive education from an interdisciplinary perspective. The development and conception of diversity of learning will be examined from historical and contemporary perspectives. Building upon this foundation, students will consider the multiple and contested ways in which diversity of learning has been conceived, implemented and evaluated in schools.Â
Course Hours:
H(1.5-1.5S)
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Education
408
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Professional Development and Lifelong Learning
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Focuses on adult education perspectives on lifelong learning and the teaching profession. It emphasizes how novice teachers understand and encourage their learning, and the impacts of that learning on their teaching practice. Theoretical frameworks, philosophical underpinnings and reflections on experiences of adult learning will be explored.
Course Hours:
H(1.5-1.5S)
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Education
409
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Specialization I
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Introduction on enacting pedagogy in each of the specialization in the program and pedagogical content knowledge in each specialization. Includes disciplinary ways of knowing, doing and being; understanding the Alberta Programs of Study; designing for deep understanding of learners.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Education
410
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Integration Seminar I
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Offers inquiry-oriented opportunities to integrate the educational issues and topics/ideas developed in the other Semester 2 common components in the context of the specializations and the field.
Course Hours:
Q(0-3S)
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Education
411
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Field Experience II
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This block field experience will have major focus on the complexities of individual learning. Prospective teachers will have the opportunity to follow individual students through various classroom s within their assigned schools under the guidance of their university advisors and partner school leadership teams.
Course Hours:
H(0-3)
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Education
501
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Socio-Cultural Theories of Learning
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Drawing on sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, youth studies, and critical pedagogy, this course examines how histories and socio-cultural contexts contribute to the formation of personal and collective identities. The intent is to highlight the pragmatic value of critical understandings of the collective, connected, and contested dimensions of human learning.
Course Hours:
Q(3-0)
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Education
502
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Interdisciplinary Learning
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Students will be introduced to new knowledge building experiences that deepen their understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of learning and practice in schools and societies. Particular attention will address how teachers integrate ideas to connect learning and knowledge between subject specializations in attending to complex forms of learning and understanding, and how teachers understand their agency and leadership roles in concert with the responsibility that accompanies it.
Course Hours:
Q(3-0)
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Education
503
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Ethics and Law in Education
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An introduction to the historical genesis and institutional structure of  Alberta's system of education; an understanding of its legal underpinnings; an opportunity for dialogue on current major issues in education; and discussion involving ethical decision-making surrounding educational issues.Â
Course Hours:
Q(3-0)
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Education
504
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English Language Learners
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Students will be introduced to topics related to English Language Learners the Grades K–12 context. Focus will be on the theoretical and pedagogical perspectives surrounding English as a second language instruction and ways in which to attend to increasingly linguistically diverse classrooms in responding to all language learning needs.
Course Hours:
Q(3-0)
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Education
505
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FNMI History, Education and Leadership
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Students will be introduced to the national and international experiences and advances of Indigenous people as related to education. Particular attention will be given to understanding the histories and diversity of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples of Canada and the concomitant implications that this has for education policy and practice.
Course Hours:
Q(3-0)
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Education
506
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Specialization II
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Deepens students’ knowledge on enacting pedagogy in each of the specialization in the program and their pedagogical content knowledge in each specialization.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Education
507
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Integration Seminar II
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Offers inquiry-oriented opportunities to integrate the educational issues and topics/ideas developed in the other Semester 3 common courses in the context of the specializations and the field.
Course Hours:
Q(0-3S)
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Education
508
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Field Experience III
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This team-oriented block practicum is founded upon the principles of collaborative learning. It includes structures and supports that promote positive interdependence, individual accountability, equal participation, and simultaneous interaction.
Course Hours:
H(0-3)
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Education
509
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Elementary/Secondary Curriculum I
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Focuses on enacting pedagogy in the core elementary and secondary school curriculum disciplines. Addresses generalist knowledge for the elementary route students in the core curriculum disciplines and more advanced content for the secondary route specializations.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
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Education
510
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Elementary/Secondary Curriculum II
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Further develops the enactment of pedagogy in the core elementary and secondary school curriculum disciplines.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
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An array of topics related to assessment to help students develop a professional level of knowledge, skills and attitudes in relation to the philosophy, theory and pedagogical application of assessment practices for K-12 education.
Course Hours:
Q(3-0)
Notes:
This course is offered during Block Week.
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Education
512
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Integration Seminar III
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Offers inquiry-oriented opportunities to integrate the educational issues and topics/ideas developed in the other Semester 4 common course in the context of the specializations and the field.
Course Hours:
Q(0-3S)
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Education
513
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Field Experience IV
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In this extended block field experience, students will have an opportunity to work one-on-one to lead a class with a mentor teacher. They will be under the guidance of their university advisors and partner school leadership teams.
Course Hours:
F(0-3)
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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