Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) - first-year schedule sample

Your Journeyperson’s certificate is equivalent to 30 credit units of the Technical Vocational B.Ed. Degree and is your Teaching Area 1. You will have the flexibility to choose a second teaching area and you'll have electives to enhance your program. Below is an example of what your first year might look like, assuming you're in the degree program and have chosen social sciences/social studies as your second teaching area:

The Course and Program Catalogue has the complete and official listing of required classes and their descriptions for programs in this area of study.

• Course and Program Catalogue - BEd

Certificate - first-year schedule sample

The Course and Program Catalogue has the complete and official listing of required classes and their descriptions for the certificate program.

• Course and Program Catalogue - Certificate

Here are just a few of the classes you might take while you complete this degree:

EFDT 301: Educator Identity in Contexts Anti Oppressive and Ethical Beginnings
This course will have a central focus on an anti-racist and anti-oppressive examination of self and learners, with an understanding that education is an ethical and political act. Specific attention will be paid to the Saskatchewan context. Teacher candidates will connect these understandings to teaching practice as they develop their professional identities.

ECUR 340: Introduction to Teaching Practical and Applied Arts
The teacher's role is regarded as being a manager of learning and the organizational, leadership, and control aspects of this role are examined. Experience will be gained in planning instructional activities and in delivering instruction through the use of micro-teaching. Deals with creating and maintaining safe and effective learning environments in Practical and Applied Arts (PAA). Student candidates will research various approaches to the above topics and then develop their own philosophy, theory and management plan for facilities, classroom management and crisis in PAA. Students will demonstrate understanding of curriculum intentions, application of learning and assessment theory, scientific literacy, lab safety, and handling of controversial issues through participation in course work and assignments.

ECUR 341: Curriculum and Evaluation in Practical and Applied Arts
This course addresses curriculum and assessment topics in a general context, but also addresses Core Curriculum components and initiatives in Saskatchewan and their relevance in Practical and Applied Arts (PAA). The professional growth process will be a foundational process for the structure of this class. Teacher candidates will reflect on philosophy, inquire into curriculum, and use teacher networking as the core strategies for personal/professional growth in this class. Emphasis will also be on the development of teacher-competence in designing, developing, and applying materials that can be used to facilitate individual as well as group learning. The course will help teacher candidates understand the assessment and evaluation processes as an integral part of the teaching process and the actualization of Core Curriculum. Examples of innovative curriculum and initiatives in work based learning in PAA will be introduced. Students will develop abilities in preparing and selecting learning aids as well as developing competency in creating, using, and evaluating tools for the assessment and evaluation for Practical and Applied Arts.

Beginning in their third year of study, students are paired with a partner school where assignments can be completed in an active learning environment. 

At the start of fourth year, students are completely submerged in an extensive field experience for a supervised 16-week period, teaching full time for at least five of those weeks.

As part of your Education degree, you'll choose two teaching areas to specialize in. The first teaching area will be technical vocational, the second will be chosen from the list below. These subject areas are closely aligned with Saskatchewan pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 curriculum areas:

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Drama
• English language arts
• Indigenous studies
• Mathematics
• Modern languages
• Physics
• Social sciences/social studies
• Visual arts