Technological Education

B.Ed./Diploma in Technological Education 
Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Program
Secondary (Grades 9-10/11-12)

OISE offers two pathways for Technological Education: the Fall/Winter, full-time program, and the Technological Education Apprenticeship Program, two-summer session program.

The Technological Education teaching subject areas are:

1. Communications Technology
2. Computer Technology
3. Construction Technology
4. Green Industries
5. Hairstyling and Aesthetics
6. Health Care
7. Hospitality and Tourism
8. Manufacturing Technology
9. Technological Design
10. Transportation Technology
 

Fall/Winter Secondary Program

The secondary initial teacher education program, offered in the Fall/Winter session, is organized into cohorts.  Teacher candidates take part of their initial teacher education program in foundational cohort groupings (Teacher Education Seminar, Psychological Foundations of Learning and Development, and School and Society). Technological Education teacher candidates move outside of their SP cohort for their Curriculum and Instruction and Related Studies courses. Candidates of the Technological Education program join their Intermediate/Senior colleagues as part of the Education and Work, SP4, program.

Technological Education Apprenticeship Program (TEAP)

The Technological Education Apprenticeship Program (TEAP) is a multi-session initial teacher education program offered in two summer sessions for Technological Education teacher candidates.  TEAP follows the same program of study as the regular initial teacher education program, however the program schedule differs. Academic coursework is split into two compressed modules and that are completed over two consecutive summer sessions, usually running from late June to the end of July.

The Practicum and Internship components are completed in the school year following successful completion of the first summer module. TEAP candidates have the choice of two options to fulfill the Practicum and Internship requirements.  One option is to obtain a Long Term Occasional teaching contract in a secondary school in their teaching subject.  The second option is to be placed by OISE in partner schools with mentor associate teachers.  For either option, formal evaluation of the Practicum and Internship occurs on the same schedule as the Fall/Winter program. TEAP candidates are eligible for a Transitional Certificate of Qualification issued by the Ontario College of Teachers after successful completion of the first summer module.

Transitional Certificate of Qualification

A Transitional Certificate of Qualification enables a TEAP candidate to be eligible to teach in a secondary school on a Long Term Occasional (LTO) contract while enrolled in an initial teacher education program. The Transitional Certificate of Qualification is issued by the Ontario College of Teachers after an eligible teacher candidate completes the first module of a multi-session teacher education program in Technological Education. A TEAP candidate who holds a Transitional Certificate of Qualification must complete all components of the initial teacher education program to be eligible to receive a Certificate of Qualification from the Ontario College of Teachers.

For more information on the Technological Education Program please contact:
Bernie Burns, Coordinator, Technological Education: bernie.burns@utoronto.ca

Visit the Registrar's Office Initial Teacher Education Admissions Unit for detailed information about admissions in Technological Education.

or contact:
OISE Registrar's Office, Initial Teacher Education Admissions Unit
Telephone: 416-978-1848
Email: admissions@oise.utoronto.ca