PK12-HPEHS - Health and Physical Education - Honour Specialist
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Course Description
The Health and Physical Education Additional Qualification Honour Specialist Course focuses on the provision of leadership to the teaching of HPE. Areas such as the importance of physical fitness, health, and well-being and the factors that contribute to them will be highlighted. Participants will learn how to be agents of change and to advocate for Health and Physical Education at the school level and beyond. Provincial, national and international issues in HPE will be investigated along with the community resources that can address areas of the curriculum and issues.Prerequisites
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Certificate of Qualification:
Must be a registered member of the Ontario College of Teachers. -
Academic University Degree:
Official university transcript(s) (sent directly from the institution OR delivered to Continuing and Professional Learning office in a sealed envelope) showing proof of an acceptable academic university degree conferred by an accredited institution acceptable to the University of Toronto and the Ontario College of Teachers, with a minimum of 20 full university degree credits or the equivalent. Courses required for teaching certification or additional teaching qualifications cannot be used for this requirement. Please note this includes all undergraduate programs/courses at all institutions. -
Certificate of Teaching Experience:
Evidence of at least two (2) years of successful teaching experience, including one (1) year of experience in the subject area in which the Honour Specialist qualification(s) is being sought. This experience must be certified by the appropriate Supervisory Officer on the OISE Certificate of Teaching Experience Form. -
Official University Transcript(s) showing one of the following:
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For a single Honour Specialist, proof of successful completion of 9.0 university degree credits or the equivalent in the subject in which the Honour Specialist qualification is being sought with an overall average of at least a "B" or "70%" (please note: 1.0 university degree credits is the equivalent to 1 full year course or 2 half-year courses.)
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For a combined Honour Specialist, proof of successful completion of 14.0 university degree credits or the equivalent in the 2 subjects in which the combined Honour Specialist qualification is being sought, including no fewer than 6.0 university degree credits or the equivalent in each subject. Each subject area must have an overall average of at least a "B" or "70%". Both of the Honour Specialist courses in the combination must be successfully completed before the qualification will be recommended to the Ontario College of Teachers to be added to the Certificate of Qualification.
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PLEASE NOTE: For a combined Honour Specialist, proof of teaching experience is only required for the Honour Specialist subject that is completed first.
Applicants who have applied for a single Honour Specialist but who do not meet the prerequisites may also be considered for a combined Honour Specialist. It is OISE's practice to process an application for one of the combined subjects, and to advise the applicant accordingly.
NOTE: Exceptions and additional requirements are noted here.
Recommendations
Successful completion is a final grade of B-
Upon successful completion of the course, a recommendation will be sent to the Ontario College of Teachers.
Michael is an experienced teacher, department head, athletic director, and teacher educator in Health and Physical Education (HPE). Over the past few years, Michael has led an HPE department to develop an inclusive HPE program in a new secondary school. Michael enjoys working with in-service teachers at OISE to share a comprehensive vision and best practices for teaching in HPE.
Carolyn Temertzoglou is a Health and Physical Education facilitator in the teacher education program at OISE. Through Carolyn’s many years of educational experience as a teacher, department head, curriculum writer and teacher educator, she advocates for quality daily health and physical education programs.