Programs
Covenant Canadian Reformed Teachers College offers two programs of full-time study in preparation for a teaching career in Reformed Christian schools.
For admission to the two-year program leading to the Diploma of Education, applicants will hold a pass- or honours undergraduate degree from an accredited university (e.g., Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science).
For admission to the three-year program leading to the Diploma of Teaching, applicants will hold a secondary school diploma qualifying them for university entrance.
Practising teachers interested in professional development opportunities are encouraged to contact the College.
Diploma Level Expectations
The programs leading to the Diploma of Education and the Diploma of Teaching provide the student with a firmly principled, soundly theoretical, and highly practical teacher education program. In structuring its Diploma Level Expectations (DLEs), CCRTC follows the Ontario Qualifications Framework (OQF) determined by the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities under the following six headings:
- Depth and breadth of knowledge
- Knowledge of methodologies
- Application of knowledge
- Communication skills
- Autonomy and professional capacity
- Awareness of limits of knowledge
The rationale for these expectations includes the need to be able to compare academic credits from one institution to another. CCRTC’s DLEs apply the OQF in a manner that reflects the College’s mission, ethos, values, and culture.
DIPLOMA OF TEACHING - Three-Year Program
- Bible Study - Survey of Old and New Testament 1 (DT 101)
- Bible Study - Survey of Old and New Testament 2 (DT 102)
- Church History 1 - From Pentecost to the Renaissance (DT 104)
- Church History 2 - From Renaissance to Revolution (DT 105)
- Foundations of Reformed Ethics and Ethical Standards of Practice (DT 507)
- Church History 3 - From Revolution to the Present (DT 106)
- Foundations of Reformed Education (DT 201)
- Foundations of Curriculum in a Christian Context (DT 202)
- Introduction to Educational Research (DT 203)
- History of Education (DT 204)
- Schooling, Government, and Society (DT 205)
- Mathematics for Elementary Teachers (DT 206)
- Science for Elementary Teachers (DT 207)
- Geography for Elementary Teachers (DT 208)
- History for Elementary Teachers (DT 209)
- Teaching Studies 1 - Introduction to Teaching (DT 601)
- Teaching Studies 2 - Technology in the Classroom (DT 602)
- Teaching Studies 3 - Learning Environment (DT 603)
- Teaching Studies 4 - Approaches to Teaching and Learning; Narration (DT 604)
- Teaching Studies 5 - Planning for Instruction; Differentiated Instruction (DT 605)
- Teaching Studies 6 - Entering the Teaching Profession (DT 606)
DIPLOMA OF EDUCATION - Two-Year Program
- Mathematics (EDU 407)
- Language - Reading (J/I) (EDU 406)
- The Arts (EDU 413)
- French as a Second Language (EDU 402)
- Language - Reading (P/J) (EDU 404)
- Language - Writing (P/J; J/I) (EDU 405)
- Physical Education and Health (EDU 409)
- Science and Technology (EDU 410)
- Social Studies, History and Geography (EDU 411)