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Our multi-session program provides the opportunity for skilled tradespeople to earn a BEd or DipEd in a blended format both on and off-campus. The program is designed to allow teacher candidates to continue working during the program.
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
Applicants must have one of the following:
- Minimum 5 years* of wage-earning experience, including business or industrial experience, where the applicant used skills and knowledge in the area of Technological Education selected for their Broad-based Technology.
or
- At least 2 years* of wage-earning experience and successful completion of a postsecondary education program in the area of Technological Education selected for their Broad-based Technology. The postsecondary education program must be a minimum of six (6) semesters of academic studies where the experience and education use the applicant’s skills and knowledge in their Broad-based Technology.
or
- A combination of wage-earning experience and education that totals five (5) years*, of which at least two (2) years* must be wage-earning experience in their Broad-based Technology and at least four (4) months in this two years must be continuous.
* | Please note that 1 year equals 1850 hours |
Proof of Competency
Applicants must provide proof of competency in the same Broad-based Technology area to which they are applying in order to teach. This proof is a combination of both academic background and work experience in the same Broad-based Technology. Examples of activities that are not counted towards your skilled wage-earning experience are teaching, supervisory functions, management activities, customer service and sales activities. Activities such as these cannot be counted even if they require knowledge of the Broad-based Technology area.
Proof of competence in the Broad-based Technology subject area must be demonstrated as follows:
- a minimum of 2 years of related postsecondary skilled work and/or wage-earning experience (in the same area of trade certification and in the same Broad-based Technology subject area that the applicant is seeking qualification)
or
- an acceptable combination of related academic studies and related skilled work and/or wage-earning experience
Required Academic/Work Experience Combinations
Qualifications and assessments of individual academic/experience combinations are made by the Faculty, and require proof of related postsecondary skilled work and/or wage-earning experience. The proven number of years needed for each academic background is as follows:
- Related university degree: A minimum of 2 years experience
- Related college diploma (3 years): A minimum of 2 years experience
- Related college diploma (2 years): 3 years experience
- 1 year of a 2-3 year related college diploma: 4 years experience
- Tradesperson (Secondary School Graduation Diploma): 5 years experience
*Please note that 1 year equals 1850 hours.
Selection is based on the application requirements in TEAS Requirements for Queen's as well as the supplemental documents submitted to Student Services.
Degree Requirements
Code | Title | Units |
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Curriculum | ||
CURR 360 | Teaching Tech Ed, Pt 1 | 3.00 |
CURR 361 | Teaching Tech Ed, Pt 2 | 3.00 |
CURR 368 | Curriculum Dev In Tech Ed, Pt1 | 3.00 |
CURR 369 | Curriculum Dev in Tech Ed,Pt 2 | 3.00 |
Professional Studies | ||
PROF 110 | Self As Teacher | 3.00 |
PROF 170 | School and Classroom Leadership: In Pursuit of School Effectiveness | 3.00 |
PROF 180 | School Law and Policy | 1.50 |
PROF 210 | Self as Learner | 3.00 |
PROF 310 | Self as Professional | 3.00 |
PROF 417 | Theory and Professional PracticeTheory and Professional Practi | 1.50 |
PROF 500 | Supporting Learning Skills | 1.00 |
PROF 501 | Building a Professional Career as a Teacher | 1.50 |
PROF 502 | Introduction to Indigenous Studies for Teachers (PJ & IS) | 1.00 |
PROF 503 | Integrating Environmental Education in the Classroom | 1.00 |
PROF 504 | Educational Technology as a Teaching and Learning Tool | 1.50 |
PROF 505 | Meeting the Needs of Learners | 1.50 |
PROF 506 | English Language Learners | 3.00 |
PROF 507 | Transitions and Pathways | 1.50 |
PROF 508 | Teaching Grades 7 and 8 | 1.50 |
Practicum | ||
PRAC 417 | Practicum (TE) | 1.50 |
PRAC 427 | Practicum (TE) | 1.50 |
PRAC 437 | Practicum (TE) | 2.00 |
PRAC 447 | Practicum (TE) | 2.00 |
PRAC 457 | Alternative Practicum (TE) | 1.50 |
PRAC 467 | Practicum (TE) | 2.00 |
Foundational Studies | ||
FOUN 100 | Psychological Foundations of Education | 1.00 |
FOUN 101 | Foundations of Assessment | 1.00 |
FOUN 102 | Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 1.00 |
Program Focus | ||
FOCI 212 | Broad-Based Tech Ed, Pt 1 | 1.50 |
FOCI 214 | Broad-Based Tech Ed, Pt 2 | 1.50 |
Educational Studies | ||
EDST 476 | Except Children & Adolescents | 3.00 |
Total Units | 60.00 |
Sessional Dates
TEMS Program Dates 2021-2023 Cohort
Date | Event |
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Summer 2022 | |
May 2-20 | Practicum placement (3 weeks - at Host School or Employed TCoQR) |
May 30 - June 3 | Summer 2 Term Break. Classes will not be held. |
July 4-29 | Summer Class Block (In-person learning on campus at Queen's University in Kingston) |
Fall 2022 (tentative dates): Blended online and in-person learning in Markham | |
Sept 1 | Fall term begins |
Sept 16-18 | Fall in-person Class Block 1 (in Markham) |
Oct 3-28 | Practicum placement (19 days - at Host School or Employed TCoQR) |
Oct 14-16 | Fall in-person Class Block 2 (in Markham) |
Nov 18-20 | Fall in-person Class Block 3 (in Markham) |
Dec 31 | Fall term ends |
Winter 2023 (tentative dates): Blended online and in-person learning in Markham | |
Jan 1 | Winter Term begins |
Jan 13-15 | Winter in-person Class Block 1 (in Markham) |
Feb 6 - March 3 | Practicum placement (19 days at Host School or employed TCoQR) |
March 13-17 | March Break |
March 24-26 | Winter in-person Class Block 2 (in Markham) |
April 14-16 | Winter in-person Class Block 3 (in Markham) |
April 30 | Winter Term Ends |
TEMS Program Dates 2022-24 Cohort
Date | Event |
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Summer 2022 | |
May 6-8 | Introduction to the program (on campus at Queen's University in Kingston) |
May 9-27 | Practicum placement PRAC 417 (14 days - at Host School) |
June 3-5 and 24-26 | Summer Class Block (In-person learning on campus at Queen's University in Kingston) |
July 4-29 | Summer Class Block (In-person learning on campus at Queen's University in Kingston) |
August 31 | Summer Term ends |
Fall 2022: Blended online and in-person learning in Markham | |
Sept 1 | Fall term begins |
Sept 16-18 | Fall in-person Class Block 1 (in Markham) |
Oct 3-21 | Practicum (14 days - at Host School or Employed TCoQR) |
Oct 14-16 | Fall in-person Class Block 2 (in Markham) |
Oct 24 - Nov 18 | Practicum (20 days at Host School or Employed TCoQR) |
Nov 18-20 | Fall in-person Class Block 3 (in Markham) |
Dec 31 | Fall term ends |
Winter 2023: Blended online and in-person learning in Markham | |
Jan 1 | Winter Term begins |
Jan 13-15 | Winter in-person Class Block 1 (in Markham) |
Feb 6 - March 3 | Practicum placement PRAC 437 (19 days at Host School or employed TCoQR) |
March 13-17 | March Break |
March 24-26 | Winter in-person Class Block 2 (in Markham) |
April 14-16 | Winter in-person Class Block 3 (in Markham) |
April 30 | Winter Term Ends |
Summer 2023 | |
July | In-person learning at Queen's University in Kingston |
Fall 2023 (dates tentative): Blended online and in-person learning in Markham | |
Sept 15-17 | Fall in-person Class Block 1 (in Markham) |
Oct | Practicum placement PRAC 447 (4 weeks) |
Oct 13-15 | Fall in-person Class Block 2 (in Markham) |
Nov 17-19 | Fall in-person Class Block 3 (in Markham) |
Winter 2024 (dates tentative): Blended online and in-person learning in Markham | |
Jan 12-14 | Winter in-person Class Block 1 (in Markham) |
Feb | Practicum placement PRAC 467 (4 weeks) |
March 22-24 | Winter in-person Class Block 2 (in Markham) |
April 19-21 | Winter in-person Class Block 3 (in Markham) |