{"id":1112,"date":"2016-08-15T20:33:01","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T20:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/ontario-canada\/teachers-teacher-education-and-professional-development\/"},"modified":"2016-09-09T20:52:13","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T20:52:13","slug":"teachers-teacher-education-and-professional-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/ontario-canada\/teachers-teacher-education-and-professional-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers, Teacher Education, and Professional Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"carouselwrap\"><div id=\"menu-ontario-canada\" class=\"carouselmenu\"><a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/ontario-canada\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Introduction<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/ontario-canada\/the-mathematics-curriculum-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>The Mathematics Curriculum in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/ontario-canada\/the-science-curriculum-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>The Science Curriculum in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/ontario-canada\/teachers-teacher-education-and-professional-development\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Teachers, Teacher Education, and Professional Development<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/ontario-canada\/instruction-for-mathematics-and-science-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Instruction for Mathematics and Science in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/ontario-canada\/monitoring-student-progress-in-mathematics-and-science\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Monitoring Student Progress in Mathematics and Science<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/ontario-canada\/use-and-impact-of-timss\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Use and Impact of TIMSS<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/ontario-canada\/suggested-readings\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Suggested Readings<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/ontario-canada\/references\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>References<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/div><\/div>\t<style>\n\t\t.carouselwrap{\n\t\t\tbackground: #e5eaef;\n\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t.owl-item a{\n\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff;\n\t\t\tborder: 4px #00b2cc solid;\n\t\t\tcolor: #000000;\n\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t.owl-item a:hover,\n\t\t.owl-item a:focus,\n\t\t.owl-item a.current-menu-item{\n\t\t\tbackground: #00667f;\n\t\t\tborder: 4px #00b2cc solid;\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tcolor: #ffffff;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n<h2>Teachers, Teacher Education, and Professional Development<\/h2>\n<p>To teach in the publicly funded primary school system, a teacher must be a member of the Ontario College of Teachers. To become a member of the college, teachers must complete a minimum three year post-secondary academic degree from a recognized post-secondary institution; a four semester teacher education program (increased from two semesters as of September 2015) consisting of coursework in education foundations, curriculum, and instruction; and at least 80 days of evaluated practice teaching in classrooms using the Ontario curriculum. Recently introduced mandatory core content includes mathematics pedagogy as a foundational component. Teachers may complete their teacher education after their academic degree, or concurrently with their academic degree.<\/p>\n<p>In Ontario, teacher education programs lead to certification in two consecutive divisions of the school system\u2014primary and junior divisions (kindergarten to Grade 6), junior and intermediate divisions (Grades 4 to 10), or intermediate and senior divisions (Grades 7 to 12)\u2014or in technological education (Grades 9 to 12). Teachers may earn additional qualifications through additional course work at any time throughout their career.<\/p>\n<h3>Requirements for Ongoing Professional Development<\/h3>\n<p>The responsibility for providing ongoing professional learning is shared by the Ministry of Education, the Ontario College of Teachers, teachers\u2019 federations, and Ontario school boards. The Ministry mandates two Professional Activity (PA) days per year for schools and school boards to work on provincial education priorities, and up to four more PA days for other professional development activities. The Ministry also supports professional learning for teachers at all stages of their career (e.g., the New Teacher Induction Program, a growth oriented teacher performance appraisal process, and the Teacher Learning and Leadership Program, which provides funding for advanced, self-directed learning).<\/p>\n<p>In mathematics, the Ministry supports job-embedded professional development to improve student learning and achievement, using effective evidence-based practices (e.g., Collaborative Inquiry in Learning Mathematics and differentiated instruction). The Ministry conducts and commissions research and evaluations in a number of areas that impact student engagement and achievement, including professional development. Additionally, the Ministry supports professional development for educators in mathematics through symposia, webinars and teleconferences, summer programs, and the production of print and multimedia resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teachers, Teacher Education, and Professional Development To teach in the publicly funded primary school system, a teacher must be a member of the Ontario College of Teachers. To become a member of the college, teachers must complete a minimum three &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/ontario-canada\/teachers-teacher-education-and-professional-development\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":225,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1112","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1112"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5580,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1112\/revisions\/5580"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}