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    Middle Years graduates have a unique knowledge and skill set that they acquire over two years within a cohort of 40 students. Curriculum knowledge students have curriculum courses in math, science, language arts, social studies, Phys. Ed. And Art and develop unit and lesson plans in each of these subject areas. Developmentally responsive Designing instruction that addresses the physical, psychosocial and cognitive needs of the young adolescent (ages 10 to 15) is explored throughout the program.

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    Middle Years graduates have a unique knowledge and skill set that they acquire over two years within a cohort of 40 students. Curriculum knowledge students have curriculum courses in math, science, language arts, social studies, Phys. Ed. And Art and develop unit and lesson plans in each of these subject areas. Developmentally responsive Designing instruction that addresses the physical, psychosocial and cognitive needs of the young adolescent (ages 10 to 15) is explored throughout the program.

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    MiddleYearsGraduateProfile

    TheMiddleYearsBachelorofElementaryEducationprogramhasbeenofferedthroughRedDeerCollegein
    collaborationwiththeUniversityofAlbertaforthepast20years.MiddleYearsgraduateshaveauniqueknowledge
    andskillsetthattheyacquireovertwoyearswithinacohortof40students.

    WhatmakesaMiddleYearsgraduateunique?

    Curriculumknowledge
    StudentshavecurriculumcoursesinMath,Science,LanguageArts,SocialStudies,Phys.
    Ed.andArtanddevelopunitandlessonplansineachofthesesubjectareasforGrades4through9.

    Curriculumintegration
    Throughouttheprogram,Middleyearsgraduatesexplorecurriculumintegrationasameans
    tomakelearningengaging,authenticandmeaningfulforkids.Instructorsalsocollaboratetohelpstudentsmake
    connectionsbetweensubjectsareas.Whenplanningunits,studentsuseanunderstandingbydesignframework
    incorporatingelementsofprojectbasedlearningandcrosscurricularcompetencies.

    Developmentallyresponsive
    Designinginstructionthatisdevelopmentallyresponsiveandaddressesthephysical,
    psychosocialandcognitiveneedsoftheyoungadolescent(ages10to15)isexploredthroughouttheprogram.
    LearnersareattheheartofpedagogicaldecisionsandtheMiddleYearsgraduatesarewellpreparedtoassessand
    addresstheindividualstudentneedsandinterests.

    Authenticlearning
    ThroughoutthetwoyearsoftheMiddleYearsprogram,ourstudentsareworkingwithstudents
    inlocalclassrooms.Ourgraduatesbenefitfrom14weeksofpracticumandmanychoosetodoanextendedpracticum
    intheir4thyear,providingthemwithyearlongexperienceinschools.Throughservicelearningprojects,amathand
    scienceconference,collaborativereadingandwritingprojectsofferedincollaborationwithlocalschools,ourstudents
    arecontinuallyhoningtheirteachingskills.Manyopportunitiesforpeerteachingandfeedbackarealsoprovidedwithin
    thecontextofourcourses.

    Collaboration
    Ourstudentsquicklydiscoverthevalueofteamwork!Workingwithacohortof40students,Middle
    Yearsgraduatesacquireleadership,communicationandconflictresolutionskillswhiletheyalsobenefitfromthe
    synergyanddivergentthinkingthatcomesfromworkingwithothers.Teamteachingandworkingcollaborativelyare
    familiarterritoryforMiddleYearsgraduates.

    Professionalgrowth
    Beingalifelonglearnerwithagrowthmindsetisemphasizedthroughouttheprogram.
    Studentsareheldtoahighstandardofexcellence,attimesbeingrequiredtoresubmitwork.Studentsconsidertheir
    growthasaprofessionalthroughreflectivepractice,exitinterviewsandaprofessionalportfolio.

    UofA/RDCCollaborativeMiddleYearsBachelorofEducationProgram
    |
    Phone:403.342.3204
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    Fax:403.356.4990

    RedDeerCollege

    |
    100CollegeBoulevard
    |
    Box5005
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    RedDeer
    |
    AB
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    Canada
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    T4N5H5
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    www.rdc.ab.ca

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