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U of A/RDC Collaborative Bachelor of Education Degree

"Making The Middle Years Matter"
 

Our degree focuses on learning how to teach young adolescents from Grades 4 to 9.
In the Middle Years Education Program, you will:

 
  • Prepare to teach young adolescents in the middle years of schooling
  • Progress through this program with a small cohort of students
  • Work on your Bachelor of Education degree while living in or near Red Deer
  • Have two practicum experiences
  • Have a sequenced program of courses
  • Be eligible to receive an Interim Alberta Teaching Certificate
 
 
The Middle Years Program includes the following courses:

 YEAR 3

 Fall Term
  • EDPY 301: Inclusive Education
  • EDES 301: Teaching in Middle School
  • EDPS 310: Managing the Learning Environment
  • EDES 364: Phys-ed

 Winter Term

  • EDPY303: Assessment
  • EDES 340: Active Curriculum
  • EDES 361: Art
  • EDES 363: Math 
  • LIS 403: Adolescent Literature
  • EDFX325: Introductory Professional Term (4 week Practicum)

YEAR 4

Fall Term
  • EDES 362: Language Arts
  • EDES 365: Science
  • EDES 366: Social Studies
  • EDPS 401: Selected Policies
  • EDES 440: Curriculum Integration

 Winter Term

  • DRAMA 407: Drama
  • EDPS 410: Ethics and the Law
  • EDFX425: Advanced Professional Term (9 week Practicum)

 

Application for this program MUST be made directly to the University of Alberta