University of Victoria\r\nFaculty of Education\r\nDepartment of Educational Psychology & Leadership Studies<\/p>\r\n \r\n
University of Victoria
\nFaculty of Education
\nDepartment of Educational Psychology & Leadership Studies<\/p>\n
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Instructor: Dr. Lindsay Herriot
\nWeb Site: http:\/\/www.uvic.ca\/epls\/
\nNote: courses may be cancelled within first two weeks of classes if enrolment drops below required minimums<\/p>\n
A seminar in contemporary professional issues, including structures and governance within the BC School system, school law, and legal requirements for the teaching professional. The role of the professional as an ethical, reflective and critically engaged practitioner is emphasized. Themes include teacher leadership, professional growth and collaboration, and maintaining professional relationships in schools and communities. Authentic assessment tools, including rubrics, portfolios, and professional benchmarks will be used for assessing professional growth.<\/p>\n
to have prospective teachers understand the organization and administration of schools in British Columbia with particular reference to provincial governance in education and its relationship to and effect upon the roles of students, parents, teachers, administrators, school and district support staff, and the community.<\/p>\n
All course readings will be available on CourseSpaces. The following are helpful websites that you will want to refer to throughout the course, and keep in your professional library:<\/p>\n
Teacher Education Committee (2004) Handbook for New Teachers.: <\/em>http:\/\/bctf.ca\/uploadedfiles\/public\/NewTeachers\/handbook.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n NOTE: Also, locate the website for your practicum school and for the School District in which the school resides – these will be invaluable resources for you!<\/p>\n BC Ministry of Education (MoE) www.bced.gov.bc.ca<\/a> This course has two assignments, the Statement of Teaching Beliefs (submitted twice), and the Values Assignment (submitted three times). Assignments are submitted on CourseSpaces.<\/p>\n Please prepare a two or three-page, double-spaced, statement of teaching beliefs that describes what being a teaching professional means to you. This document will be submitted twice, once for formative feedback on Friday, 20 October, and then the final version on Tuesday, 28 November. Your statement will become a \u201csignature piece\u201d in your professional teaching portfolio and will be helpful as you apply for teaching positions and respond to questioning in interviews, so you will want to:<\/p>\n Our own values around teaching and professionalism influence our thinking, and in turn, our professional practice. Yet these values are seldom explicitly examined, challenged, and\/or reflected on. The purpose of this assignment is to get you thinking about your own values regarding the teaching profession, where they come from, and how they evolve or change over time.<\/p>\n You will submit this assignment three times (Tuesday, 12 September, Tuesday, 7 November, Friday, 1 December). The first submission, made in the first week of class, will obviously incorporate few, if any, of the course materials. That\u2019s okay, that\u2019s by design. The rationale sections are for you to specifically name what influences your thinking for each value. Your family? Your faith heritage? Your ethnic background? Your schooling? Your professional practice? Etc. etc. Be specific!<\/p>\n Your second submission, on the same document as the first, but in a different colour, should show how you\u2019ve grown or changed as a result of this course. Mark the line using a different colour, and fill in the second rationale box. It’s 100% okay if you don\u2019t move on the line, if you stay in exactly the same place. But what should change is your rationale. You should have new or more complex ideas about the topics than you did before taking this course. And your rationale on this second submission should reflect the materials you\u2019ve engaged with in the course.<\/p>\n Much like the second submission, the third submission should reflect deeper and more nuanced understandings of the issues.<\/p>\n You will respond to ten (or more!) of the fourteen statements by:<\/p>\n Guest speakers are highlighted in yellow<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Assignments and other writing tasks are highlighted in turquoise<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Before Tuesday’s Class<\/strong><\/p>\n Before Friday’s Class<\/strong><\/p>\n Before Tuesday’s Class<\/strong><\/p>\n Before Friday’s Class<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAboriginal Education (MoE) http:\/\/www.bced.gov.bc.ca\/abed\/<\/a>
\nBC Teachers\u2019 Federation www.bctf.ca<\/a>
\nBC Teacher Regulation Branch https:\/\/teacherregulation.gov.bc.ca\/<\/a>
\nBC Confederation of PACs www.bccpac.bc.ca<\/a>
\nCharter for Public Education\u00a0https:\/\/bctf.ca\/history\/rooms\/BuildingOurProfession2003.aspx<\/a>
\nTransforming BC Curriculum & Assessment https:\/\/curriculum.gov.bc.ca\/<\/a>
\nB.C. School Trustees Association www.bcsta.org<\/a>
\nB.C. Principals\u2019& Vice Principals\u2019 Assoc. www.bcpvpa.bc.ca<\/a>
\nB.C. School Superintendents\u2019 Association\u00a0www.bcssa.org<\/a>
\nUniversity of Vancouver Island http:\/\/records.viu.ca\/homeroom<\/a>
\nNetwork of Performance Based Schools http:\/\/www.npbs.ca <\/a>
\nEdCAN Network (Canadian Education Association) https:\/\/www.edcan.ca\/<\/a>
\nCanadian Council of Education Ministers http:\/\/www.cmec.ca\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\nAssignments<\/h2>\n
ASSIGNMENT A: Statement of Teaching Beliefs<\/h3>\n
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ASSIGNMENT B: Values Assignment<\/h3>\n
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Course Outline\/Reading List<\/strong><\/h1>\n
Week 1: Introductions and Expectations, Friday, September 8<\/h2>\n
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Week 2: Teachers Values\/Teachers Bodies<\/h2>\n
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\nhttp:\/\/everydayfeminism.com\/2015\/02\/professionalism-and-oppression\/<\/a><\/li>\nWeek 3: Teacher Regulation Branch<\/h2>\n
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