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CONT922: Kindergarten Part 2

CONT 922
Continuing Teacher Education - British Columbia
3 Units
Online
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What pedagogies and strategies are needed to teach in today’s diverse Kindergarten classrooms? How can we meet all students where they are while bringing our authentic selves to co-create the classroom environment? How can we embed Indigenous pedagogies to support the holistic view of the child while exploring the BC curriculum?

This course offers opportunities to use self-reflection to situate ourselves as Kindergarten educators in depth and explore the roles and responsibilities of this position. You’ll dig deeper into the universal design for learning (UDL) framework, investigate Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, and examine the importance of collecting documentation and evidence for assessing, planning and reporting. You’ll conclude the course by creating cross-curricular activities that can be used to support accessible and inclusive learning environments.

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Learning Outcomes

What You Will Learn and Do

In this course, you’ll have the opportunity to

  • situate yourself as a Kindergarten teacher by examining your role and responsibilities in your educational context
  • engage with the BC Kindergarten curriculum, Indigenous pedagogies and other frameworks to foster an inclusive and trauma-sensitive classroom
  • facilitate support to the school community on the importance of collecting documentation and evidence for planning instruction and reporting progress for Kindergarten learners
  • design cross-curricular learning activities that draw on various pedagogical approaches, such as land-based learning
  • integrate visible learning strategies and assessment practices to enhance student understanding and inform instruction
  • use the principles of UDL to create an accessible and inclusive Kindergarten classroom
  • incorporate critical and creative thinking skills by weaving Indigenous perspectives to create Kindergarten classroom communities of learning and belonging
  • build positive relationships with students, colleagues and families to enrich the learning experiences of children and the broader community

Assessments

Module 1

Making Learning Visible

Module 2

Reimagining Ourselves as Kindergarten Teachers
Progress Update 1

Module 3

Expanding the Role of the Learner

Module 4

The Role of Environment in Learning
Formative Assessment

Module 5

Engaging All Learners
Progress Update 2

Module 6

Decolonizing School Structures

Module 7

Creating a 10-Month Plan
Summative Assessment