>The College of Teachers
Licenses, governs and regulates the province's teaching profession in the public interest.
Teachers who want to work in publicly funded schools in must be certified to teach in the province and be members of the College.
The College:
- ensures Ontario students are taught by skilled teachers who adhere to clear standards of practice and conduct
- establishes standards of practice and conduct
- issues teaching certificates and may suspend or revoke them
- accredits teacher education programs and courses
- provides for ongoing professional learning opportunities for members
Why is this important?
The K-12 customized tutoring programs at Tutors on Call are aligned with the provincial curriculum. The teaching tools and resources we use in these programs are the equivalent of the same tools and resources that are used in classrooms all accross the province.
This presents several very important benefits to our students:
- enhances the overall results of the tutoring program
- determines how the student compares against provincial standards
- helps determine whether the student is learning what he or she is expected to learn
- helps improve the quality and consistency of instruction
- helps identify relative strengths and weaknesses
- increases the student's understanding of specific areas of the curriculum
- assists in developing action plans to target areas for improvement
The Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education is responsible for the development of education policy in the provincial cabinet. With the assistance of the Ministry of Education administers the provincial statutes and regulations that concern education including those that set the length of the school year and allocate funds to school boards in a fair manner using the education funding model.
The Ministry is also responsible for:
- developing curriculum
- setting policies and guidelines for school trustees, directors of education, principals and other school board officials
- setting requirements for student diplomas and certificates
- preparing lists of approved textbooks and other learning materials
Prescribed Curriculum
Each province in Canada has developed a prescribed curriculum which sets the learning standards for the K-12 education system. These are statements of what students are expected to know and do at the end of an indicated grade or course.
Schools have the responsibility to ensure that all learning outcomes in the curriculum are met; however, schools have flexibility in determining how delivery of the prescribed learning outcomes can best take place. It is expected that student achievement will vary in relation to the prescribed learning outcomes. Evaluation, reporting, and student placement with respect to these outcomes are dependent on the professional judgment and experience of teachers, guided by provincial policy.
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes are content standards for the provincial education system. Learning outcomes set out the knowledge, enduring ideas, issues, concepts, skills, and attitudes for each subject. They are statements of what students are expected to know and be able to do in each grade. Learning outcomes are clearly stated and expressed in observable terms. All learning outcomes complete the stem: "It is expected that students will . . . . ". Outcome statements have been written to enable teachers to use their experience and professional judgment when planning and evaluating. The outcomes are benchmarks that will permit the use of criterion-referenced performance standards. It is expected that actual student performance will vary. Evaluation, reporting, and student placement with respect to these outcomes depend on the professional judgment of teachers, guided by provincial policy.
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