Centre for

Distance i cation

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Faculty of Education ?

Simon Fraser University

TC 3100 ?

291-3524

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EDUCATION

FOR THE

Being a teacher is becoming an increasingly complex career. In B.C., the 'Year

2000' policy document defines the goals of formal education broadly, including not

only the traditional academic subjects but education leading to personal

development and better citizenship. The expanded role of the school teacher

requires educators have a knowledge base and skill repertoire beyond the

traditional academic subjects. Education 425 was primarily prepared for school

teachers and persons whose vocation involves teaching in less formal settings.

The goal of the course is to make accessible to a wide audience some of the

theories and techniques that counsellors found useful helping people grow, make

decisions and/or solve problems.

The topics covered in this course include: theories, communication, play,

gender-fair classroom practices, sexuality, and practical applications of coun-

selling techniques to classroom problems. Some of the units focus on material

that can be directly applied in many settings while other parts of the course deal

with more general issues.

The course is built around a course reader, texts and a number of assigned

readings taken from diverse sources. The student is required to: (a) read the

course reader and the assigned readings, and (b) complete the assignments that

form part of each unit.

PREREQUIS1Th:

EDTJC 4011402, EDUC 220 or PSYC 100 and 102.

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Allan, John A.B. & Nairne, Judith.

Class Discussions For Teachers &

Counsellors In Elementary Schools.

OISE Press, 1989.

Thompson, C.L., & Rudolph, L.B.

Counseling Children. (3rd ed.)

Brooks-Cole, 1992.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

The assignments are of two types:

• "To Do's"—these involve reading or doing some experiential tasks, and

• formal "Assignments"—involving the completion of some specific task and

writing a short (1-3 pages) report or an essay.

The course grade is based on these assignments.

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