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Becoming a Teacher?
Hi, My goal is to become an elementary school teacher (Junior Kindergarden to grade 4)! I live in Canada and in highschool I took applied courses meaning I can only go to college. To become a teacher I must end up in university. My plans are to go to seneca and then a transfer program to york or go to centennial and then a transfer program to rhyerson. My question is to anyone who knows about this route? Which college is better? Which campus is better? How hard is it to get into teachers college? How difficult is it to get into the transfer program and is there anything specific I need to do? I am taking a first aid course to improve my chances of getting in. I am going to apply to the ECE couse to be able to transfer. Also When I do transfer what do I transfer to in university?...Bachelor of Education?? I just do not want to apply to the wrong course or make a mistake because Im afraid of messing up something and my route to success becoming longer than it has to. If anyone has any advice or experince they can share with me please do. Thank you :)
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First off, whats jr. kindergarden? I am going to college to be a elementary school teacher too so i thought that i could relate to this! sense you are in canada & im in the US (its gottta be freezing there by now cuz its 40 degrees here todayyy!!) anyways, here you have to attend college for 5 years which is a masters degree, i know they are requiring an extra year instead of a bachelors degree (4 years) You could go to a junior college for your first two years and transfer out and just check in with the college counsolar if your credits would transfer to the university!
i hope i helped!
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In order to become a teacher in Ontario you need either a three or four year long Bachelors degree from a University PLUS one year Bachelor of Education degree.
So you will end up applying three times to school in effect: Once to college. Once to university for your bachelors and once to university for your Bachelor of Education.
Picking a college that already has an existing relationship with a university (like Seneca does with York and Centennial does with Ryerson) is exactly the right idea, and should smooth the process a bit. Along the way, keep talking to the guidance counselors! They can tell you what you need.
While working on your first bachelors you will need to complete a certain number of courses that are considered 'teachables'. Once you are at university the school can advise you on what will be considered teachables.
Getting into a Bachelor of Education course is Ontario is EXTREEMLY competitive right now. It might not be so bad in four to five years where you are ready to apply for it, but right now, it's tough. What is really valuable to the application process is volunteer experience in the classroom or working with children.
TALK TO YOUR HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR.
I can't stress that enough. GO. Make an appointment today. You need personal and professional advice. You are seriously lacking the information you need and they are the best resource out there.
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