Program Learning Outcomes - Education – Primary/Junior

Upon successful completion of the BEd program, teacher candidates will:

• Demonstrate mastery of current Ontario curriculum and policies, specific to division(s) and teachable subject area(s).
• Create positive learning environments that promote inclusivity, diversity, equity, and social justice.
• Apply knowledge of and appreciation for Indigenous perspectives, cultures, histories and ways of knowing to teaching and learning experiences.
• Apply knowledge of Ontario education law (i.e., regulations/ethics/occupational health and safety/professional misconduct) to practical and theoretical contexts.
• Conduct self-directed inquiries, action research, and reflective activities to gain further understanding of learners, learning, content, pedagogy, policy and research.
• Develop instructional practice which supports student learning, especially with reference to religious literacy and faith formation (for graduates who intend to teach in the Ontario Catholic School system).
• Integrate Ontario curricula and policies with models of planning, instruction, and assessment to design learning experiences that are relevant and appropriate to learners’ needs.
• Apply, with understanding, various learning theories to teaching and learning experiences.
• Apply understandings of human development theory and research to practice.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnectedness of planning, instruction, and assessment to create meaningful learning experiences.
• Integrate appropriate technologies, across subject areas, courses and divisions to support student learning.
• Create learning experiences that foster creativity, innovation, critical thinking, problem solving, disciplinary thinking, and collaboration.
• Articulate and uphold the OCT Standards of Practice for the Teaching Professions and Ethical Standards for the Teaching Profession.
• Demonstrate openness to new and diverse perspectives of teaching and learning.
• Develop and articulate a research-informed vision of teaching and learning grounded in reflective practice.
• Engage in respectful and professional relationships with students, colleagues, parents, and other community members.
• Model and promote respect for diverse spiritual and cultural values.