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Level 1
Course details
College Reading & Writing Skills
COMM1085
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
Conestoga 101
CON0101
- Hours: 1
- Credits: 0
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
Role of the Educational Assistant
EDUC1550
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
Student Growth and Development
EDUC1560
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
Introduction to Exceptionalities
EDUC1570
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
Introduction to Practice: Educational Support
EDUC1630
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
Safety in the Workplace
OHS1320
- Hours: 14
- Credits: 1
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
Level 2
Course details
Professional Communication
COMM1305
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
Principles of Learning
EDUC1590
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
The Exceptional Learner
EDUC1600
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
Field Placement 1 (Educational Support)
FPLT1610
- Hours: 185
- Credits: 6
- Pre-Requisites: EDUC1630 OR FPLT1580
- CoRequisites:
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
Level 3
Course details
Supporting Students with Behavioural Exceptionalities
EDUC2150
This course will challenge students to create and examine strategies for supporting students with behavioural exceptionalities. They will describe and analyse learning characteristics associated with behavioural exceptionalities and explain their relationship to educational environments. Theories related to a variety of behavioural exceptionalities will be discussed as students design, examine and evaluate preventative and non-physical interventions for supporting students with behavioural exceptionalities.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
EDUC2160
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
Supporting Communication through Assistive Technology
EDUC2170
This course will examine various assistive technologies that augment the functional capabilities of learners with exceptionalities to support their communication and independence. Students will describe the roles of assistive technology and daily living aids in their ability to promote the independent participation of learners in the learning process. They will develop applied skills in the use of a range of devices, including but not limited to; reading aids, listening aids, speech, and augmentation aids, writing and keyboarding aides, digital media, and computer access aids.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
Field Placement II (Educational Support)
FPLT2280
- Hours: 207
- Credits: 7
- Pre-Requisites: EDUC1615 OR FPLT1610
- CoRequisites:
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
Level 4
Course details
Team Work and Collaboration
EDUC2190
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
Empowering Students Through Integrated Learning
EDUC2200
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
Supporting Students with Physical and Medical Exceptionalities
EDUC2210
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
Field Placement III (Educational Support)
FPLT2291
- Hours: 207
- Credits: 7
- Pre-Requisites: EDUC2185 OR FPLT2280
- CoRequisites:
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
Program outcomes
- Provide educational support in compliance with pertinent education-related legislation, standards, regulations and policies, health and safety legislation and regulations, as well as organizational policies, practices and procedures.
- Develop and implement strategies to promote and support positive school climates that contribute to a safe, caring and secure educational setting.
- Collaborate with members of the individual education plan (IEP) team by assisting in the development and revision of the IEPs of learners with exceptionalities
- Implement components of educational support programs of instruction under the direction and support of the IEP team and/or relevant members of the school community.
- Lead by example to promote empathetic, positive and pro-social behaviour in all learners to facilitate the development of social competence in learners with exceptionalities in accordance with their IEPs.
- Compare various behavioural strategies to support the holistic development of a learner within an educational environment.
- Promote the development of independence in, and provide assistance to, learners with exceptionalities in their performance of routine activities of daily living (ADLS) and instrumental activities of daily living (IALDS) in accordance with their IEPs
- Develop and implement strategies to support learners with exceptionalities in the appropriate use of assistive technologies and daily living aids in accordance with their IEPs.
- Monitor, document and report on the behaviour, performance and progress of learners with exceptionalities in accordance with their IEPs.
- Prepare and present a plan for engaging in ongoing personal and professional development to promote competence in the educational support field.
- Compare various behavioural strategies to support the holistic development of a learner within an educational environment.