Teachers had this to say about ETFO’s AQs:
I found that every single assignment in Special Education Part 2 helped me to do my job better and taught me things that I absolutely needed to know.
Je voudrais juste dire merci à vous pour une expérience stimulante et enrichissante. J’ai tellement appris et je suis ravie d’essayer vos idées utiles dans mes classes. Un merci spécial à Elizabeth pour faciliter un tel cours fantastique et d’avoir modéliser et d’orienter toutes les pratiques. Tes efforts et ton travail exceptionnel sont appréciés.
‘I just want to say ‘thank you’ for helping to make my first AQ course an enjoyable experience. Your step-by-step guidance (online and in-person) and your approachable manner were very much appreciated and helped to alleviate any anxiety in taking my first AQ course. I will not hesitate to rely on ETFO to further my teaching education.’
“I have to tell you that I have taken other AQ courses with two universities before and this is by far the best I’ve ever taken. It’s also my first online course! I was hesitant to take an online course, but I’m so glad I did. From now on I will be taking all of my AQ courses with ETFO! Thank you for such a wonderful experience so far!”
“I have thoroughly enjoyed this course. It was well planned, organized, doable within the time constraints of our profession, and VERY enlightening. Of all the AQ courses I have taken over the years, this has been my first with ETFO and I can honestly say it has been the most useful. I will certainly look into continuing my professional learning with ETFO in the future.”
“I think I have learned more in this course than I did in teacher’s college and almost 8 years of teaching. I have found the conversations and assignments quite enlightening.”
“I enjoyed this course very much and have learned a lot from the learning community that was created and managed effectively by the instructor. I am impressed with how the instructor modeled best teaching practices and demonstrated by example what we should be doing for our own students. I will certainly take another ETFO AQ!”
“This was my first on-line course. It was a great experience and I will not hesitate to take another. I enjoyed the community that we developed, and the instructor responded quickly to our questions.”
“I found the course extremely well laid out and totally relevant to my teaching practice. I was very impressed by the practical nature of the assignments and this is the first course that I have taken in a long time where I actually feel as though I have gained significant professional knowledge. I appreciated the instructor’s positive and motivating feedback, and it truly felt like a community of professionals.”
“I just want to say that I find ETFO’s model and philosophy of learning to be very flexible. I think it may be because REAL teachers are coordinating. I really appreciate all that you do, and in speaking with friends of mine that are taking AQs elsewhere, it always sounds like I’m in the best program out there.”
“I have learned from this AQ course more than from any other I have taken so far.”
“Thanks to the instructors who brought in their rich experiences and were able to create fabulous atmosphere, conducive to learning and collaboration.”
“This was an amazing course. It was the best AQ course I have ever taken. The realistic applications along with the theory really provided me with lots of useful insight and knowledge that I will bring forth to my classroom.”
“Both course facilitators were excellent instructors. They brought a wide variety of experience to share. Their openness encouraged effective, meaningful dialogue with participants. Assignments and activities were thoughtfully selected and served to inform as well as inspire!”
“A wonderfully challenging and reflective experience shared with an incredible group of future leaders.”
“A fantastic experience – more than just a course! Overwhelming amount of knowledge/insight gained – terrific instructor!”
“Great, awesome, enjoyed it all, learned a lot, will be leaving with a lot under my cap. I look forward to more education of this type.”
“This course was excellent and applicable to my practice. The instructor provided resources that were great and geared towards the classes’ needs and personal goals for the course. She worked tirelessly to create informative activities that addressed all components of the curriculum, but also took into account our professional needs.”
“This was an excellent way to do this course. We were able to collaborate and share ideas/resources together. If there were any issues or questions we could discuss them together and clear them quickly. Everyone came in with a positive attitude to learn, other issues were left outside.”
“This is a second career for me and as a new teacher I thought it important to gain further knowledge regarding special education. What a wonderful course!”
“This was my first AQ Course in the teaching profession. I have had such a wonderful learning experience that I am now looking into my next ETFO AQ Course.”
“Taking this course was an excellent experience. Overall, not only did I gain a wealth of knowledge about special education in Canada, but I also interacted with wonderful people with great experiences, knowledge and resources.”
“My overall experience in this course has been wonderful. I learned so much during this course and got the opportunity to make friends who have been so helpful and supportive.”
