CONT488: Technological Design Grades 11/12

Course Schedule

Course Description

This course is designed for educators who want to bring creativity, problem solving, and real-world innovation into their Senior tech design classrooms. You will deepen your understanding of the engineering design process, computer-aided drawing (CAD) tools, model building, sustainable design, and emerging technologies, all while strengthening your knowledge of safety, human rights, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and ethical professional practice. Through rich, activity-based learning, you’ll acquire practical, classroom-ready resources and strategies you can immediately apply. 

What You Will Learn and Do

In this course, you will have the opportunity to

analyze the Ontario College of Teachers’ (OCT’s) ethical standards and standards of practice for the teaching profession and apply them to program planning, professional practice, and student interaction in tech design

explore the legal, health, and safety responsibilities involved in tech design education, including legislation, codes, and workplace standards

apply theories of learning, identity development, and culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy (CRRP) to create inclusive and learner-centred design classrooms

adapt and implement instructional strategies that integrate inquiry, problem solving, critical thinking, and creativity into tech design projects

integrate First Nations, Métis, and Inuit histories, perspectives, and knowledge systems into tech design teaching and learning

develop technical proficiency in the design process, including research, project management, technical drawing, modelling, and presenting design solutions

employ environmentally sustainable and socially responsible practices when planning, designing, and evaluating tech solutions

create professional documentation that communicates design processes, pedagogical practices, and professional growth

apply professional criteria and provide constructive, evidence-based feedback that supports collaborative growth and deepens understanding of tech design pedagogy

reflect on professional identity, ethical practice, and the role of a teacher in fostering a safe, equitable, and innovative tech learning environment

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 need to provide the following.
  • 12 months’ work experience, including business or industrial experience, in which you used skills and knowledge related to the subject
  • post-secondary education equivalent to 12 months’ work experience, including business or industrial experience, in which you used skills and knowledge related to the subject
  • two years teaching Tech Design Grades 11/12
  • a combination thereof.

Note:

• 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 Tech Design 11/12 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 tech design 11/12 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:
  • architectural/mechanical drafting
  • architectural/mechanical engineering
  • engineering design technology
  • prototyping or constructing material in wood, metal or other media

*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.

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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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