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 EDUCATION - Two-Year Program
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 Including Developments in North America (DT 106)
- 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: Narration and Other Approaches to Teaching and Learning (DT 604)
- Teaching Studies 5: Planning for Instruction; Differentiated Instruction (DT 605)
- Teaching Studies 6: Entering the Teaching Profession (DT 606)