CONT961: Teaching General Science Grades 11 & 12 (BC)

Course Schedule

Registration will remain open until 4pm EST on the posted registration deadline date.

Course Description

In this course students will have the opportunity to gain a better understanding of Senior Science content, and the relationship between it and other policies that outline best practices. The course will also offer new and diverse ways of creating and presenting content using a variety of differentiated instructional approaches that embed equity and inclusivity.

In this course students will have the opportunity to:

Understand…

• strategies to promote culturally responsive and relevant learning environments for all learners

• techniques to have students ideate and prototype ideas based on the design-think model

Know…

• how to apply Indigenous ways of knowing in your daily science teaching and learning and apply it to your teaching practice

• how to evaluate student learning using a variety of assessment and evaluation strategies, such as pedagogical documentation and running records

Be Able to

• synthesize a variety of differentiated instructional strategies to promote student inquiry, communication and application skills

• synthesize integrated project-based STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) learning opportunities

Application Requirements

Courses and Post-Graduate Certificates are approved by TQS for Category Upgrade. If you would like these courses to be used towards Category Upgrading, you must have a valid BC Teacher Certificate.

ECEs, EAs, and other education professionals are welcome to take the courses without Certification.

Course Materials

Accommodations

Applicants who require accommodations for a specific learning need (e.g., learning disability) within their AQ/ABQ course, should click here for further information and support.

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Refund Schedule

If you drop a course:

1. by the midpoint of the course, you will receive 100% of your course fee.
2. after the midpoint, before the end of the course, you will receive 50% of your course fee.

For more about our refund policies, visit our Fees & Refunds page.