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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
  • EDPY 301: Inclusive Education
  • EDES 301: Teaching in Middle School
  • EDPS 310: Managing the Learning Environment
  • EDES 364: Phys-ed
  • 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
  • EDES 362: Language Arts
  • EDES 365: Science
  • EDES 366: Social Studies
  • EDPS 401: Selected Policies
  • EDES 440: Curriculum Integration
  • 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
 

Questions to Consider:

The Middle Years Program is a very demanding, but rewarding experience, and one must think carefully before applying to determine whether or not he/she is a suitable candidate. To help you decide, consider the following questions: affirmative responses suggest suitability to our program.

 

1. Do you enjoy working with young adolescents and desire to teach them? (Grades 4 9)

2. Do you have successful experiences working with young adolescents?

3. Have you had experience working on teams and do you like learning and completing work in this manner? (In contrast to working individually or always with the same people)

4. Are you passionate about lifelong learning and teaching?

5. Do you support a program that places emphasis on the development of interpersonal, leadership, and teamwork skills   in addition to academic and technical skills?

6. Do you handle conflicts and stressful situations in a positive and proactive manner?

7. Are you willing to work and grow with a professional learning community of 40 diverse individuals over a two-year period?

8. Is your schedule flexible enough to allow for the demands of our program? (Two day retreats, student teaching, school visits, project work, evening classes, 3 hour classes, etc.)