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CONT530: Teacher Leadership Part 1

Course Schedule

Session Course Dates Application Deadline Document Deadline Payment Deadline
Fall 2026 Monday, September 28, 2026 – Friday, December 4, 2026 Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 7pm ET Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 4pm ET Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 4pm ET
Deadline dates are subject to change.

Fall 2026

  • Course Dates: Monday, September 28, 2026 – Friday, December 4, 2026
  • Application Deadline: Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 7pm ET
  • Document Deadline: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 4pm ET
  • Payment Deadline: Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 4pm ET

Course Description

Teacher Leadership Part 1 equips Ontario educators with the practical skills and confidence to lead meaningful change in their schools. Through real-world case studies and hands-on leadership design tasks, you’ll explore equity, Indigenous education, trauma-informed practice, inclusive assessment, and collaborative school improvement. You’ll learn how to influence policy, support colleagues, mobilize networks, and create conditions where every learner thrives, while developing a professional digital portfolio and a clear, grounded vision of yourself as a teacher leader. This course is your starting point for deepening your impact and leading with purpose.

What You Will Learn and Do

In this course, you’ll have the opportunity to

  • develop a philosophy of what teacher leadership means in Ontario contexts
  • apply teacher leadership to your own classroom and school
  • evaluate areas of teacher leadership to include diverse perspectives and applications
  • develop multiple entry points into leadership that promote the voices and identities of the community to inform the desired outcome
  • apply processes and program planning that provide equitable opportunities for each learner
  • critically analyze frameworks that support leaders (e.g. Ontario Leadership Framework)
  • evaluate individual and systemic biases, discrimination, and barriers as well as manifestations of power and privilege in teacher practice and educational leadership in order to support the school community
  • develop recognition and application of the multi-faceted roles in leadership
  • assess culturally inclusive processes and practices to provide learning opportunities that respect the learning preferences, voices, and perspectives of each learner
  • develop leadership practices grounded in inclusion and equity to understand and respond to the experiences of each learner

Course Outline

Each module includes a variety of resources, such as articles, videos, websites, podcasts and other media, as well as discussion posts, reflective tasks, collaborative tasks, culminating tasks, and assignments.

Module nameMinimum hours

Module 1: What Are My Foundations of Leadership?

15

Module 2: Who Am I as a Leader?
Progress Update 1

15.5

Module 3: What Pathways Do I Promote as a Leader?

15

Module 4: How Do I Lead Equity-Centred Change and Foster a Culture of Continuous Improvement?
Progress Update 2

20.5

Module 5: How Do I Foster Inclusive Practices, Pathways, and Transitions?

19

Module 6: How Do I Mobilize Networks, Influence Policy, and Sustain Systemic Change?
Progress Update 3

20.5

Module 7: Course Culminating Task
Final Report

19.5

Total hours

125

Application Requirements

OCT membership.

Course Materials

There are no additional resources required for this course.

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
Session 100% Refund Deadline 50% Refund Deadline

  Starting Late Summer 2026 Session

Our refund policies are changing starting with the Late Summer 2026 Session (Monday, August 10, 2026). See the new schedule below.
  • If you drop a course before the course begins: 100% refund
  • If you drop a course on or before the 14th day of the course: 75% refund
  • If you drop a course after the 14th day of the course: No refund
Session Course Dates 75% Refund Cut Off Date
Late Summer 2026Monday, August 10, 2026 – Friday, October 2, 2026August 23, 2026
Fall 2026Monday, September 28, 2026 – Friday, December 4, 2026October 11, 2026
Fall/Winter 2026Monday, November 9, 2026 – Friday, February 5, 2027November 22, 2026
Winter 2027Monday, January 25, 2027 – Friday, April 2, 2027February 07, 2027
Late Winter 2027Monday, February 15, 2027 – Friday, April 16, 2027February 28, 2027

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