Educational Support – Intensive

Program Overview

This program prepares students to work as Educational Assistants in public or private schools, or in social or health-based programs with a special education component. The curriculum includes courses on educational and assistive technology, teaching and learning strategies, and special education topics such as autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities. Students engage in group seminars, reflective practice, and activity-based learning, and gain practical experience through field placements.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Year 1, Semester 1
• EDUC 25738: Educational and Assistive Technology
• EDUC 18081: Teaching and Learning Strategies
• FLPL 20102: Intensive Orientation, Seminar and Placement
• COMM 24049: Working with Teams
• PSYC 28823: Challenging Behaviours and Discipline
• EDUC 15586: Physical Exceptionalities and Personal Care
• Year 1, Semester 2
• EDUC 15436: Intellectual, Sensory and Learning Disabilities
• EDUC 16859: Autism Spectrum Disorders
• EDUC 20123: Foundations of Education
• EDUC 19599: Disability Issues
• EDUC 27370: Assessment in Education

Teaching:

• Group seminars and cooperative learning
• Reflective practice linked to field placement experiences
• Lectures combined with activity-based learning that incorporates the laptop
• Mobile classroom

Careers:

• Educational Assistant in a public or private school
• Social-or health-based program with a special education component
• Teaching Assistant or Educational Resource Worker