CONT403: Communications Technology Grades 9/10

Course Schedule

Course Description

This course supports educators in interpreting and applying the Ontario curriculum expectations related to the topic of communications technology in Grades 9 and 10, including designing safe, inclusive, and technologically rich learning environments and implementing assessment practices consistent with Growing Success. In multiple tasks over seven modules, candidates will engage in curriculum mapping, lesson and unit design, rubric development, safety audits, and digital citizenship planning. This course will cover key frameworks such as UDL, differentiated instruction, SAMR, TPACK, and the Engineering Design Process. In addition, professional responsibilities, ethical practice, acceptable use policies, and health and safety requirements in technology-rich environments are embedded throughout the course.

Candidates document their professional learning through the development of a course-long digital portfolio that demonstrates growth in curriculum planning, assessment design (for, as, and of learning), performance-based evaluation, and inclusive project development. Emphasis is placed on equity, anti-oppressive practices, Indigenous perspectives and Truth and Reconciliation, experiential learning, and responsible integration of emerging technologies, including AI.

What You Will Learn and Do

In this course you’ll have the opportunity to

• Design safe, inclusive, and engaging communications technology learning environments
• Integrate design thinking and inquiry-based learning into technological education practises
• Promote equity, inclusion, and representation within technology education classrooms
• Develop authentic, experiential learning experiences that foster collaboration and innovation
• Understand and incorporate Truth and Reconciliation principles, including Indigenous perspectives and ways of knowing, into technology educational practises

Application Requirements

1) OCT MEMBERSHIP

We will use the OCT number you provide during online registration to confirm you are an OCT member.

2) WORK EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

• Educators with existing technological education qualifications do not need to provide additional documentation.
• Educators without technological education qualifications need:
  • a Certificate of Qualification and Registration
  • five years of work experience, including business or industrial experience, or a combined total of five years’ post-secondary education and work experience, including:
    • at least two years’ business or industrial work experience, at least four months of which were continuous, and post-secondary education acceptable to the OCT consisting of:
      • an apprenticeship program acceptable to the OCT, and…
      • work experience demonstrating competency based on an assessment of advanced skills and knowledge, related to a technological education subject listed in Schedule B of the regulation.
  • *Experience teaching Communications Grades 9/10 is accepted as part of the five-year requirement at a ratio of two years experience to one year of the required total e.g., four years teaching Communications Grades 9/10 is equal to two years of the required five years experience.

• Eligible work experience must use skills and knowledge related to the subject and may include business or industrial experience in the following areas:
  • radio and TV arts/animation
  • graphic art and design
  • photography

Applicants must provide a letter of experience from their former employer on official company letterhead. The letter must be signed by an authorized representative of the employer and include:

• The start and end dates of employment
• Whether the employment was full-time or part-time
• A detailed description of the duties, responsibilities, and tasks performed in the position

 *One year of work experience can be interpreted as 1,700 hours of work experience.

**If you were self-employed, you must submit an affidavit and a business license to confirm years of work experience.

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 by the midpoint of the course, you will receive 100% of your course fee
• If you drop a course 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.