CONT532: Teacher Leadership Specialist

Course Schedule

Course Description

Why are you a teacher leader? It's because you see the potential for your ideas and vision to improve the educational experiences of your learners and the professional experiences of your colleagues. Your capacity to encourage others to take on new challenges and become leaders themselves is your strength.

In this course, you'll learn to be an active lead learner and leverage your beliefs, vision, experiences and professional relationships to better understand how to create the conditions for more equitable experiences in the educational system for all stakeholders. You will collaborate with course colleagues to refine your advocacy, mentorship, coaching and communication skills to support fellow educators in promoting well-being and the achievement of excellence for all students.

Application Requirements

1. OCT Membership showing completion of Part 2.
2. CONFIRMATION OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE FORM Signed by a Supervisory Official* from your School Board confirming that you have two years (388 days) of teaching experience since becoming a certified teacher, one year (194 days) of which is in the subject area of this course.

*The Ontario College of Teachers defines "Supervisory Official" as the Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent of the school board for a teacher employed by a Board of Education. A principal or headmaster is not recognized in this capacity. For a teacher employed by a private school, the "supervisory official" is the Ministry of Education official (Education Officer) appointed to your school. For overseas experience the appropriate Supervisory Official is the person your Principal reports to.

**Please note that a new form is always required for a Part 3 (Specialist) course as experience is course/subject specific.

Course Materials

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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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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.