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Courses in this program
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012-101
Introductory Teaching Methods and Field Placement
This course is designed to provide teacher trainees with an initial classroom experience, which involves lesson planning, professional goal setting and the opportunity to reflect on effective practices. Students throughout the course will learn and practice the skills necessary to organize an active, well-planned and managed elementary classroom in reference to the official documents [curricula, etc.] of Nunavut.
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012-102
Inuktitut: Orthography and Phonology
Trainees will improve their listing, speaking, reading and writing skills in Inuktitut. They will also acquire a knowledge of the phonology and basic grammar of Inuktitut.
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012-105
Language Arts in Inuktitut
Trainees will learn how to plan and teach affective language arts lessons in Inuktitut using the whole Language approach. This course is both extensive and practical, and trainees will model the various teaching and learning strategies with their peers and in the classroom.
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012-108
Physical Education
Personal and creative activity in manipulative, non manipulative and expressive motor activity; the study of basic movement and health education concepts and the role of good health and physical education in the life of the development child.
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012-110
How Children Grow
Trainees will be introduced to the sequential nature of children’s perceptual and motor development. They will be made aware of the stages of child development from prenatal to early adolescence, with an emphasis an social; adaptation and cognitive development. They will also become familiar with basic human physiology. Emphasis is practical through extensive child observation.
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012-112
How Children Learn
Trainees will be introduced to the stages of cognitive and intellectual development of children and how these relate to physical and social development, Emphasis is practical through extensive child observation.
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012-113
Background Mathematics
Trainees will apply their knowledge of arithmetic and the child development to develop appropriate methods of teaching mathematics skills and content to children at the elementary level.
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012-114
Reading and Writing Inuktitut
Methods of teaching syllabic reading and writing, includes an understanding of the principles of sight word reading instruction, applied syllabics, child observation, material development and guided instruction.
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012-116
How Children Behave
Trainees will become aware of the stage of social and emotional development patterns of children and how these relate to their physical and intellectual development. This will be studied particularly in relation to the Intuit classroom and community.
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012-117
School Experience
Teaching performance in evaluated by NTEP staff in consultation with principals and cooperating teachers, The application of teaching skills acquired in the individual trainee’s course work will be the primary focus of the evaluation. No credit is earned at the level.
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012-118
Background Science
Trainees will become familiar with the content of the NWT Science curriculum. They will become aware of the distinction between content and process in science. They will learn how to modify the curriculum to meet needs of the Inuit children.
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012-122
Kindergarten Methods
An analysis of the kindergarten environment with emphasis on equipment, materials and suggestions for their use.
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012-123
Software Application
An introduction to word processing, data bases and spread sheets, and their application in education in education.
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012-203
Mathematics Methods
Mathematical concepts and appropriate methods for teaching children at grade four to six level.
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012-204
Use of Curriculum
Trainees will use published NWT curricula as a basic for planning, material production and evaluation. Methods for adapting curricula to local needs and for developing long term plans and programs will be introduced.
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012-205
Social Studies Methods
Trainees will be introduces to the principal underlying the NWT social studies curriculum. They will learn how to apply these principals in using or modifying the curriculum child teaching social studies to children.
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012-207
Art
Development of skills and knowledge of arts, music and drama, both modern and traditional. Course content varies according to instructors and participants and may continue over several short sessions.
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012-213
Children’s Literature
Selection and use of literature available in Inuktitut and English for children in the elementary school.
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012-214
Reading Processes and Methods
Trainees will study the processes used by proficient readers and the methods suitable for teaching and acquire reading skills in both Inuktitut and English.
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012-215
Education Administration in NWT
An overview of education legislation and the administration of education in the NWT. Relationship to non-educational institutions which affect educational programs are also considered.
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012-217
Teaching Practicum
Teaching performance is evaluated by the Practicum supervisor, NTEP staff and cooperating teachers. The application of teaching skills required in the individual trainee’s course work will be the primary focus of the evaluation. This is six credit course.
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012-220
Reading Practicum
Methods of dealing with children who exhibit difficulties in reading at the elementary level.
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012-221
Science Methods
Trainees will acquire the knowledge and skills required to teach elementary school science in the NWT. Pre-requisite: 102-118 Background Science.
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012-222
General Methods in Special Education
A practical course in working with children with special needs. Class organization, grouping, individual programming, reporting and evaluation. Pre-requisite: 012-116 How Children Behave.
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012-224
Linguistics for Language Learners
A study of the application of linguistic theory and description to fist and second language learning. Topics include: the acquisition of sounds and word meaning; acquisition strategies; properties of input; theories of first and second language acquisition.
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012-225
Inuktitut Morphology
This course builds on the knowledge of phonological processes developed in 443-249 to investigate the morphological categories of Inuktitut and the mechanics of their interaction.
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012-311
Special Topics in Inuktitut
They will discover how these relationships help to explain regular dialectal. Students will also engage in creative language activities and in the production of Inuktitut learning materials.
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012-312
English Literature and Composition
An introductory survey of Canadian and English Literature. Students are required to read extensively in different genres. Writing skills are refined through a series of exercises involving the writing of essays and short stories.
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012-314
Inuit Literature 1
A study of the development of oral and written poetry and prose by Inuit- pre-European contact to the present day. Emphasis is on themes and structures in contemporary Inuit writings.
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012-315
Inuit Literature 2
In this course students will while the emphasis is on producing reading books students may also research and develop teaching and learning materials which will enhance reading in Inuktitut books for use in classrooms in Nunavut.
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012-316
Musical Instruments In the Classroom
The use of rhythmic and melodic instruments including Off instruments, to develop abilities in singing, playing and reading music is covered. The course is involved with the development of creative musical experiences in the elementary grades.
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012-317
School Experience
This course is designed to keep third year students in contact with the classroom.. Students will have the opportunity to observe, critique and participate classroom routines. This is an hour credit course.
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012-319
Dialects in Inuktitut
A survey of the distribution and main characteristics of the various dialects in Inuktitut ranging from Alaska, across Canada to Greenland. Students will discover that despite diversity, the various dialects constitute on language.
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012-321
Integrated Language Arts
Methods and Materials for integrating reading, listing, writing, speaking aspects of communication instruction.
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012-322
Geometry for Elementary Teachers
A study of geometric shape and their properties: prepares teacher to teach geometry at the elementary school level, and allows opportunities for teachers to explore geometric shapes and their properties in detail.
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012-330
Experiences in Communications
Personal development of students as communicators, involvement of the imagination in individual and group projects in language and in other chosen media of communications; analysis of experiences in projects in relation to general problems of communications.
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012-331
Sociolinguistics
This course is a study of the linguistic correlates, determinants, and consequences of social behaviour. Topics include: Linguistic variation, the description of speech events, the determinants of stylistic and linguistic choice, types of multilingual communities and language planning.
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120-309
Health Education
A student of the teacher’s role in the total school health program at both elementary and high school levels; current issues in contemporary health education are examined.
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