• Start Date: September 2012
  
• Duration: 2 years, Part-time
  
• Location: Alternating Delivery Schedule between Fort Frances and Kenora
• Coordinator: Sherri Oshawee
• Completed Application Deadline: February 1, 2012
• Fort Frances Fax # 807-274-8761

• Admission Requirements
• Program Overview
• Certification
• Co-Requisite Courses (to be completed before Graduation)
• Program of Study / Course Descriptions
• ATEP Application Package

The community-based Diploma in Education option is open to Aboriginal applicants with Grade 12 or equivalent. The two-year part-time program option prepares candidates to teach in the Primary and Junior divisions (Junior Kindergarten to Grade Six). Graduates obtain the Diploma in Education (Dip.Ed.) and qualify for the Certificate of Qualifcation (formerly called the Ontario Teacher’s Certificate) in the Primary and Junior divisions.

ATEP has an admission policy which incorporates the following special features:

· Candidates may complete some prerequisites to admission as exit requirements rather than entrance requirements;

· Applicants of Aboriginal ancestry who hold the Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent are eligible for admission to the Primary-Junior program option leading to the Diploma in Education; Bachelor of Education applicants must possess an undergraduate degree.

· ATEP candidates may be granted prerequisite equivalencies for skills such as fluency or functionality in an Aboriginal language;

Affirmative action is employed in the provision that candidates for the Dip.Ed. must be of Aboriginal ancestry, and candidates for the B.Ed. will ordinarily be of Aboriginal ancestry;

This unique program track provides an opportunity for candidates to specialize in Aboriginal education, and is intended for Aboriginal candidates.

This two-year, part-time program features courses with Aboriginal-specific content and practice teaching placements in First Nations and Provincial schools. The program prepares Aboriginal candidates to teach in First Nations and Provincial schools, and leads to a Diploma in Education.

The community-based program track is designed for Aboriginal students (Status, non-status, or Metis) who are interested in Aboriginal education. The program may be of particular interest to mature students, people who are currently employed but wish to obtain their teacher certification, and those with experience in Aboriginal education.

The community-based program reflects features offered at the Faculty of Education with the addition of Aboriginal-specific content. Program material is delivered through short, intensive course sessions scheduled so that those who have work or family responsibilities are able to attend without being away from home for extended periods.

Courses are offered on a part-time basis over a period of two years during the fall, winter, spring, and short summer sessions, one of which is normally held on campus at Queen’s. The practice teaching requirements may be completed in the candidate’s home community or in other Aboriginal communities.

Primary-Junior Components - total requirements is 30 units

Curriculum

• CURR 355 (3.0) Language
  
• CURR 383 (3.0) Mathematics
  
• CURR 385 (1.5) Social Studies
  
• CURR 387 (3.0) Science and Technology
  
• CURR 395 (1.5) Health and Physical Education
  

2 Courses to be selected from:

• CURR 389/391/393 (3.0) Art, Drama or Music

Program Focus

• FOCI 201 (3.0) Aboriginal Teacher Education

Professional Studies

• PROF 150 (3.0) Concepts in Teaching and Learning
  
• PROF 195 (1.5) Theory & Practice in Aboriginal Education
• PROF 105 (1.5) Critical Issues and Policies in First Nation Classrooms
• PROF 180 (0) School Law and Policy

Practicum 1.0 credit

• PRAC 195 (6.0) Practicum

Note – program components are subject to change without notice.

• Psychology - One half year university course OR one half-year college course in child development or developmental psychology. An appropriate one half-year Aboriginal Studies course which includes content in the four areas of develpment (Physical, Emotional, Spiritual, and Intellectual) OR equivalent is also acceptable.
• Aboriginal Language - 30 hours of certified instruction OR documented functionality OR fluency in an Aboriginal Language.
• Mathematics - 12 (RU, C, M,or OAC) OR one half-year university OR one half-year college course.
• Academic Writing Skills (for Diploma in Education candidates only) one half-year university OR one half-year college OR one secondary school 4Y or OAC English course or equivalent in academic writing skills.

Graduates are recommended to the Ontario College of Teachers to be awarded the Certificate of Qualification as a teacher and to become members of the College. Upon application to the College, candidates must submit a negative tuberculin test result or a normal chest x-ray administered during the program year or within one year prior to application to the College. Another document required for certification and College membership is the criminal record check by Ontario Education Services Cooperation.

The Certificate of Qualification shows teachers’ previous academic degrees as well as the divisions in which they are qualified.

The Ontario Ministry of Education has announced that it plans to begin testing all newly-graduated teachers in the spring of 2002. As of the publication date of this document, the Faculty of Education has no information concerning the content of the test or how it will be administered. Accordingly, the Faculty must disclaim any responsibility for its graduates’ success or failure in this test.

Contact Sherri Oshawee for assistance and submission of required application documents.

807-274-2796

Step 1:

Submit a Seven Generations Education Institute Application Form

• Seven Generations Education Institute Application Form

Step 2:

• Apply on-line through the Ontario Universities Application Centre at: http://www.ouac.on.ca/teas/
  Fee payment of $210 to be made by credit card, cheque or money order. Applicants of Aboriginal ancestry may qualify for assistance (application fee only), ask Sherri for more information. Sherri is available to assist with online application process.

Step 3

• Official secondary school, college and/or university transcripts. High school transcripts can be ordered through your previous high school attended. College or University transcripts may be ordered through the Ontario Universities Application Centre if institute(s) is in Ontario otherwise order directly from the institute(s). These are to be sent directly to Queen's University, Education Registrar.

Step 4

• Two letters of Aboriginal community support

Step 5

• Complete Personal Statement of Experience online. Contact Sherri for more details.
• Complete Aboriginal Teacher Education Information form online