Bachelor of
Education
Information
Session
Wednesday, February 10th
Today’s Presentation
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What is a Bachelor of Education?
6 Steps to Becoming a Teacher
Careers in Education
Q&A
What is a Bachelor of Education?
• A combination of professional education
curriculum
• offered to candidates interested in
pursuing a career in teaching/education
• eligibility requirements to become certified
to teach elementary or secondary school
What is a Bachelor of Education?
To become a teacher in an Ontario public
school, you must:
• have completed a minimum three-year postsecondary
degree from an acceptable postsecondary institution
• have successfully completed a one-year acceptable
teacher education program
• apply to the College for certification and pay the annual
membership and registration fees.
What is a Bachelor of Education?
The program usually consists of:
A) a learning component (course work)
E.g. courses on teaching subjects, teaching
theories, etc.
B) a practical teaching component (practicum)
An opportunity to observe and teach in school
classrooms and in other settings.
Student Experience….
Wai-May Wong, B.Ed
Queens University
6 Steps to Becoming a Teacher
• Use the following steps to help you
determine if this is your pathway
• Use to guide through your application
experience
• Steps may not be in this order and
interchangeable
Step 1 – Undergraduate Education
1) Get a well-rounded university education
• You are here!
Step 2 - Level
2) Decide the level you are interested in
teaching
• Primary(Kindergarten-Grade 3)
• Junior (Grades 4-6)
• Intermediate (Grades 7-10)
• Senior (Grades 11-12)
Step 3 – Teachable Subjects
3) Decide the subject(s) you are interested in
teaching:
•Family Studies*
•English
•Law
•Health Care
•Politics
•General Science*
•Philosophy
*OISE/UT, York and UWO offer
Family Studies as a teachable
* Nutrition students have strength in
General Science as a second teachable
Step 3 Continued
•Teachers in Ontario must earn basic
qualifications in two consecutive divisions in
their teacher education programs
•Each teaching division has it’s own entry
requirements
•Align your Ryerson course selections
Step 4 – Faculty of Education
4) Select your Faculty of Education
•Examples:
•OISE/University of Toronto
•Queen’s University
•University of Ottawa
•University of Western Ontario
•York University
Faculty Experience….
Jane Witte
OISE, UofT
Faculty of Education
Step 4 Continued
•Each Faculty of Education has it’s own entry
requirements
•Selection is based on academic and experience
factors:
•A minimum requirement for each “teaching
experience” is approximately one hundred
(100) hours
•“B” average or better in fifteen full course
equivalents, i.e. 30 semester courses
Step 5 – Experience Preparation
• Volunteering with school, community, recreation or
religious programs will show your interest for
teaching.
• Volunteer / work experience at the age level you
are applying to is preferred
• Cross-cultural diversity and group facilitation are
competencies that
Step 6 – Application Process
• In Ontario, you must submit your B.Ed.
application through the Teacher Education
Application Center (TEAS, ww.ouac.on.ca/teas/)
• TEAS will process and forward applications and
amendments to all requested faculties of
education
Step 6 – Application Process
• Application Deadline – TBA
– Usually end of November/December 1st
• Statement of Interest/Resume/Reference Letters
– Highlight your experiences working with youth and
strengths
– Outline how these experiences will contribute to your
career in teaching
– Keep a log of activity
Time Line
Activity
Step 1-4
Research, Course Planning,
Degree completion
Step 5
Volunteer & Work
Experience
Step 6
Application Preparation, and
Process
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Careers in Education
•The skills possessed by B.Ed graduates are
transferrable to many career areas outside of the
conventional classroom.
•Classroom teaching opportunities exist in:
Public education and private schools in Ontario,
in other provinces and abroad.
Careers in Education
•Teaching in other settings:
•Health Care Educators i.e. hospitals/home care
•Schools for students with special needs
•Correctional education, College
•Adult education centres, public relations and
Consulting firms, educational publishing
Q&A
•This presentation will be posted on the
Nutrition web site
•Questions for our guests??