Programs

CIDE for Teachers Candidates

Our centre provides a base for teacher candidates to expand their learning and practice in the following ways:

• By increasing their professional knowledge of global education and of education and teaching practices in international and comparative contexts
• By strengthening their professional practice and extending their ongoing professional learning through international teaching experiences
• By demonstrating leadership in learning communities through their exploration and deepened understanding of comparative, international and development educational contexts

Teacher candidates can participate in the CIDEC community by: 

• Regularly attending the CIDEC Seminar Series (see the Events page).
• Taking a Related Studies course with a global or international focus
• Connecting with other OISE teacher candidates engaged in global and internationally-based work within their Cohorts
• Doing an international Internship or one with a global focus
• Exploring options for gaining Internship experience either through work or programing with students
• Bringing a range of globally and internationally focused perspectives into classroom teaching practice through contact with CIDE faculty working on teacher-related issues

Teacher Ed Courses

The Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Program at OISE offers four different pathways for teacher preparation, each of which is an Ontario Teachers' Certificate of Qualification Program. The four programs include the: Bachelor of Education/Diploma in Technological Education; Master of Arts in Child Study and Education; Master of Teaching; and the Concurrent Teacher Education Program. While sources of information used in these programs emphasize the Ontario and Canadian context, international perspectives are often infused.

Those teacher candidates wanting to deepen their understanding of international and/or global education may do so by selecting a Related Studies course that focuses explicitly on a dimension of global or international education and/or complete the Internship component of their program in an overseas placement.

Teacher Education Cohorts

Another option for teacher candidates interested in global issues is to connect with students and instructors in the various cohorts that emphasize international and global perspectives (elementary and secondary).

Related Studies Courses