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In education, assessment includes events, tools, processes, and decisions used to gather information about learning. Well-designed assessment practices allow teachers to identify learning patterns, to modify instruction and to meet the needs of learners.
While instructors will assess you on an ongoing basis throughout the course, you will receive written feedback on your overall progress at four check-in points during the course. The first three are called Progress Updates, and the last is the Final Report.
Each Progress Update and the Final Report include:
After each Progress Update, as well as for the Final Report, instructors will provide you with a Rubric of Professional Learning using the feedback feature in the corresponding Dropbox folder. They may also provide you with additional ongoing written feedback as you progress through the course.
*Note that given the timing of the first Progress Update, it is expected that not all criteria will be highlighted.
The Rubric of Professional Learning addresses the following four categories: knowledge and understanding, thinking, communication and application.
These are the same assessment areas for student learning at Elementary and Secondary levels across all subject areas and disciplines in Ontario. They are defined in the table below.
Candidates demonstrate their knowledge and understanding when they:
Analyzing, inferring, evaluating, and synthesizing are central to critical and creative thinking. Thinking is evident when candidates:
The goal of communication is to foster a collaborative community of learners. Candidates accomplish this when they:
Application refers to candidates' ability to use knowledge by putting ideas into action. Candidates accomplish this when they:
The Rubric of Professional Learning is converted into a final grade using the grid below.
Rubric of Professional Learning | |
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A+ | All criteria at the excellent level. |
A | 7 or more criteria achieved at the excellent level with 3 or fewer at the competent level. No criteria can be at the beginning or developing level. |
B+ | 7 or more criteria achieved at the competent level or above with 3 or fewer at the developing level. No criteria can be at the beginning level. |
Fail | Any criteria achieved that do not meet the requirements for A or B+. |
Additional Qualification Courses are designed so that candidates work through the same modules at the same time. All assignments will be accepted up to the due dates identified in the course outline. Although assignment submissions to instructors need to be uploaded by the module's due date, Discussion Board tasks must be completed within the time frame of the specific module, allowing candidates enough time to read and respond to each other's posts.
Candidates who are unable to meet the due dates for any assignment due to extenuating circumstances, must request additional time from the instructor. Extensions are given at the discretion of the instructor. Candidates who do not request extensions and who make more than one late posting on the Discussion Board or submit more than one late assignment cannot be considered for an A+ grade in the course.
Please note that a candidate who has completed 75% of the required work by the end of the course will not be eligible for an extension and will receive an automatic Fail.
Candidates who receive a Beginning level in any Progress Update must communicate with the instructor for further instruction on improving their level in the course. This process will usually involve resubmission of the assignment(s).
Candidates who receive a Fail grade at the end the course may appeal by following CTE's Appeal Process.
Applicants who require special accommodations are asked to follow these steps:
The Office of Continuing Teacher Education reports course completion to the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) after receiving final grades from your instructor, which is generally within two weeks of the end date of the course. The OCT then requires four to six weeks to send an acknowledgment to candidates and update certificates of qualification.
You may view your Certificate of Qualifications, including Additional Qualifications, on the OCT Website.
You must be registered with the OCT to have an Additional Qualification course added to your Certificate of Qualification by the College. All recommendations made to the Ontario College of Teachers by Queen's University are subject to acceptance by the College.
It is the candidate's responsibility to select the appropriate course, and to ensure that the course taken meets the purpose for which it is intended.
It is the candidate's responsibility to send transcripts to a teachers' federation and to ensure that the Additional Qualification course they select meets their federation's requirements. Candidates who are completing an Additional Qualification course for a purpose of a salary category change may wish to have the course pre-approved by their federation.
Official Queen's transcripts may be ordered through SOLUS.
If you are not a member of the Ontario College of Teachers, the Office of Continuing Teacher Education at Queen's University will allow you to take an online AQ/ABQ.
Under this condition, the Office of Continuing Teacher Education will not report successful completion of your course to the Ontario College of Teachers now, or at any time in the future.
If you wish to receive recognition from the Ontario College of Teachers for a course you have taken under this waiver form, you will be required to register in and complete the above course again, in accordance with the policies and fees in effect at that time.