How To Pursue A Career In Teaching

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How To Pursue A Career In Teaching
The SOS Presents...

• Presented by
• John Presvelos, Shane Klein
• and Robert Moscaritolo
• Special Thanks to Anjali Lobo For creating the
  PowerPoint Slides

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Agenda

• Introduction
• What is a Teacher?
• Why Teach?
• Famous Teachers Quotes
• 5 Easy Steps to Becoming a Teacher
• Steps To Becoming a Teacher
• Brief Overview
• Pre-Teachers College
• Teachers College
• Post Teachers College
• Conclusion
• Other Career Opportunities
• Teaching abroad
• Concurrent Interview Success Tips
• Questions Guest Speaker

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What is a Teacher?

• Everybody who is anybody was taught how to be
  somebody by a teacher Anonymous

• Teachers are...
• Educators
• Advisors
• Mentors
• Role Models

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Why Teach?

• Inspiring those around you
• Sharing your passion with others
• Making a difference in your community
• A hundred years from now it will not matter what
  my bank account was, the sort of house I lived
  in, or the kind of car I drove...but the world
  may be different because I was important in the
  life of a child.

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Some Famous Influential People

• Sir Isaac Newton (1643 1727)
• Famous for describing to the world what that
  mysterious force is which keeps us on the ground!
• Mother Teresa (1910 1997)
• Taught the world how to care for the poor
  unconditionally as a true humanitarian.
• Sir Isaac Newton (1643 1727)
• Famous for describing to the world what that
  mysterious force is which keeps us on the ground!

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• Now that we have hopefully motivated everyone to
  become inspirational teachers, we will tell you
  how to become one!
• It can be done in exactly 5 steps!

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5 Easy Steps to Becoming a Teacher in Ontario
YOU ARE NOW A CERTIFIED TEACHER IN ONTARIO!!
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What Kind of Teacher Do You Want to Be?

• If interested in teaching in the Primary/Junior
  (Kindergarten to Grade 3) or the
  Junior/Intermediate (Grades 4 -10) levels you
  require a 3 year degree (90 credits). Expert in
  1 teaching subject.
• If interested in teaching at the Intermediate/
  Senior Level you require a 4 year honours degree
  (120 Credits). Expert in 2 teaching subjects.
• If interested in teaching at the university
  level, require a PhD plus years of research
  experience

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Overview (3 Stages)

• Stage 1 Pre-Teachers College
• Undergraduate degree
• Conservative ? 3 years
• Concurrent
• Stage 2 Teachers College
• 1-year teacher education program
• Stage 3 Post-Teachers College
• apply to the Ontario Teachers College for
  certification New Teacher Induction Program
  (NTIP)

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• Getting a Good Foundation

Stage 1 Pre-Teachers College
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What you need to become a teacher

• To teach in Ontario you need to complete 3 years
  of full-time study leading to a post-secondary
  degree
• This is followed by a 1 year
• Bachelors of Education degree
• Technological education
• teachers require 5 years of
• work experience

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Teaching in Elementary Schools

• Elementary school teachers teach most school
  subjects
• University specialize in one or two subjects
  from the elementary school curriculum (ie.
  English, History, Science or Math)
• Courses in psychology, child development or
  sociology of the family are helpful

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Teaching in Secondary Schools

• Secondary school teachers require academic
  credentials in at least two subject areas
• In University major and minor in 2 of the
  following Science (Physics, Chemistry or
  Biology), Math, English, Religious Studies,
  Philosophy, History, etc.
• Take an Honours degree if you want to be a
  subject specialist (Teach Grades 11 12)

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Gaining Experience

• Volunteer in/at
• Schools (Elementary or High School)
• Community Centers
• Recreation Centers
• Religious Programs
• Application process requires completion of a
  personal statement indicating all
• volunteer / work experience

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The Best Ways to Get Involved

• Volunteer with students in the age group you want
  to teach
• Ideal experience would be in a classroom setting,
  as a teaching assistant for example.
• Working with groups related with issues of social
  equity and justice, example SAINTS (Students
  Against Injustice Never Tire Society) at my old
  high school.

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Other Ways to Get Involved

• Volunteering for or helping out with charity work
• Coaching
• Tutoring
• Hospital work
• Anything to show your a committed individual

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Stage 2 Teachers College
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General vs. Technological

• General Teachers require a degree as mentioned
  previously.
• Technological Teachers on the other hand can
  teach if they have a minimum of at least 5
  working experience in a field.
• For example mechanics can teach at the college or
  high-school level

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Concurrent Education vs. Consecutive Education

• The Concurrent Education Program allows teacher
  candidates to pursue an undergraduate degree at
  the same time as a Bachelor of Education
• The Consecutive Education Program is designed for
  those candidates who have already obtained their
  undergraduate degree

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Consecutive Education Program

• Students can apply in the last year of their
  degree, or after graduating.
• Can complete program on a part time
• (3 years) or full time (1 year) basis.
• Approximately 7000 students compete for about 700
  spaces (York U). About a 10 acceptance rate.

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Concurrent Education Program

• Students usually apply by the end of the first or
  second years of their undergraduate degrees.
• Bachelor of Education is completed at the same
  time as your bachelor degree.
• Must be completed in 5 years
• Take a stop-over year in 3rd or 4th year to focus
  strictly on courses for your bachelors degree,
  not teaching degree

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Teacher Education Application Service

• Should use TEAS to apply for admission to a
  teachers college
• Leads to OCT Certificate of Qualification in a
  consecutive program at an Ontario faculty of
  education
• Apply online to teachers college though TEAS ?
  www.ouac.com/teas

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Application Fees

• For TEAS 110 for 3 choices of Faculties of
  Education, and 35 for each
  additional application
• 8 per transcript
• Each institution also has additional supplemental
  fees ?

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Teachers Education Program

• Brock University
• St. Catharines
• www.brocku.ca/registrar/admissions
• Charles Sturt University
• Burlington
• www.charlessturt.ca
• Lakehead University
• Thunder Bay
• www.admissions.lakeheadu.ca
• University of Toronto
• Toronto
• www.oise.utoronto.ca/admissions

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Teachers Education Program

• University of Western Ontario
• London
• www.edu.uwo.ca
• Laurentian University
• Sudbury
• www.laurentian.ca
• Niagara University
• Niagara
• www.niagara.edu/teach
• Nipissing University
• North Bay
• www.nipissingu.ca
• Trent University
• Peterborough

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Teachers College at

• Consecutive B.Ed/Concurrent B.Ed
• submission of
• the online TEAS
• Supplementary Information Forms (Cover Page,
  Experience Summary, Experience Profile, Personal
  Statement)
• two reference forms and letters
• transcripts
• test results for English proficiency
• Interview

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Teachers College at

• Consecutive B.Ed/Concurrent B.Ed
• Primary/Junior (K?6)
• Junior/Intermediate (3?10)
• One Subject
• Intermediate/Senior (7?12)
• Two subjects
• Choose the subjects when
• applying

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Consecutive Program Continued...

• Requirements
• Fill out an application form through the Teacher
  Education Application Service (TEAS)
  http//www.ouac.on.ca/teas/index.html
• This is similar to OUAC when applying to
  Universities and Colleges in high school
• Overall Grade Point Average of at Least a B (6 /
  9 on Yorks Scale)
• 2 Reference Letters
• Personal Statement (Why do you want to be a
  teacher)
• Experience summary of all volunteer and community
  involvment

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Concurrent Program Continued...

• Teaching Practicum required each year, this is
  where students teach a high-school class once a
  week for duration of the school year
• Requires a minimum C overall GPA (York) for
  admission
• Personal statement, 2 reference letters, personal
  profile and interview all part of the application
  process.
• Everyone who applies gets an interview unlike
  applying to medical school for example.

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• Getting Certified

Stage 3 Post-Teachers College
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Ontario College of Teachers

• What is OCT??
• The OCT was established by legislation to serve
  and protect the public interest through
  certifying, governing and enforcing the standards
  of practice for the teaching profession
• Teachers in publicly funded schools (and some
  private schools) must be members in good standing
  with the OCT

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Ontario College of Teachers

• Functions
• set out clear standards of practice
• provide for ongoing education of teachers
• investigate complaints involving members
• conduct hearings about professional misconduct
• take appropriate disciplinary action
• accredit teacher education programs

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Application Fees

• OCT fees
• Registration Fee (educated in Ontario) ? 140
• Annual Membership fee ? 120

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Ontario College of Teachers

• Informative brochure can be found at
  http//www.oct.ca/publications/pdf/tabat_e.pdf

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Teaching Outside of Ontario

• There are many opportunities for Canadian
  teachers to teach abroad
• Many of the Colleges offer international courses
  and programs to help support and encourage
  teachers to teach abroad
• Should check with each faculty separately

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Other Career Opportunities
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Becoming a Professor

• Ph.D.
• High grade point average
• Published writings
• Apply to university

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High-School Principal

• Undergraduate degree
• Teaching experience
• Certification in 3 of 4 teaching
• divisions
• Additional qualifications/Masters degree
• Principals qualification program

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Concurrent Job Opportunities

• Law, Social Work, Journalism

Many possibilities!
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5 Easy Steps to Becoming a Teacher in Ontario
YOU ARE NOW A CERTIFIED TEACHER IN ONTARIO!!
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Remember
Be prepared to COMPETE!!
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Tips For The Concurrent Program Interview (at
York)

• The interview itself lasts approximately 20
  minutes
• Interviewed by 2 individuals, not necessarily
  from Yorks Faculty of Education
• During the interview, one individual strictly
  asks questions where the other individual
  strictly observes and notes everything your
  saying

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Interview Tips Continued...

• Initially your asked to share a personal
  experience or event which influenced your
  decision to become a teacher
• This lasts about 5 minutes, make it personal and
  speak passionately about it.
• Asked questions about the type of volunteer work
  you indicated in your profile.

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Interview Tips Continued...

• Initially your asked to share a personal
  experience or event which influenced your
  decision to become a teacher
• This lasts about 5 minutes, make it personal and
  speak passionately about it.
• Asked specific questions about the type of
  volunteer work you indicated in your profile.

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Interview Tips Continued...

• You might be asked to think of a time you
  witnessed an issue of injustice or equity in your
  volunteer or work experience and what you learned
  from it
• You will be asked to think of a current issue /
  debate topic in education right now and discuss
  it as well as give your opinion of it.
• Just be prepared to talk about yourself!

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Questions?
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For More Information

• http//www.oct.ca/become_a_teacher/
• http//www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/list/faculty.
  html
• http//www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teacher/employ.html
• http//www.ouac.on.ca/teas/teas-fees.html

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Guest Speakers