This course explores the social, emotional and environmental factors that impact behaviour, guide development of instructional strategies and overall curriculum adjustments that advocates for the building of healthy relationships, self-regulation and positive self-concept through social and emotional literacy.
Creating and sustaining an inclusive learning environment that promotes safe, caring and healthy surroundings will be explored. Setting the stage through character education, social and emotional literacy, investigating the environment as the third teacher, effective classroom management practices and gaining familiarity with the Exceptionality of Behaviour and additional disorders that are part of this umbrella will be looked at through the lens of ministry guidelines, alternate programming for students with behavioural challenges, applied behaviour analysis, creating proactive behaviour intervention plans and safety plans.
Prerequisites
- OCT member in good standing
- Permanent Teaching Certificate (Certificate of Qualification and Registration)
- Basic Qualifications in at least one of the following divisions:
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- Primary
- Junior
- Intermediate
- Senior
* If you have a Transitional Certificate of Qualification and Registration you are not eligible for enrollment in an AQ course.
Session
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Opens April 22, 2025
Closes June 17, 2025
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