EDUCATION & YOUR FUTURE THE LAKEHEAD ADVANTAGE

Diverse Course Offerings

The Faculty of Education offers a full complement of theoretical and practical teacher education courses. We offer multiple electives in teaching Kindergarten, religious education, teaching in isolated communities, teaching internationally, outdoor education, multicultural education, drama, music, and many others; along with a wide range of teachables in the Intermediate / Senior division. We also offer an enhanced focus on topics including children’s rights, systemic violence, environmental education, literacy and numeracy, international education, and teacher mentoring.

Acclaimed Faculty With Specialized Knowledge

Our dynamic faculty members have specialized knowledge in a wide variety of educational fields, and have active research agendas in areas including early literacy and numeracy, large-scale testing and evaluation, Indigenous education in a Canadian context, environmental education, and math and science education. We also have a vibrant research culture where faculty and graduate students are keen to share their research.

Experiential Learning

All students participate in student-teaching placements to observe effective teaching, apply instructional approaches in classroom settings, and be guided and supported by an Associate Teacher. The teaching placements are central to our program, and our Education program offers 105 days of experience in classrooms over a two-year period. There are also additional opportunities for in-school experiences through other courses.

SMALL CLASS SIZES & PERSONAL CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Our small class sizes ensure you are comfortable in your learning environment and receive individualized attention from professors who know your name. Our Thunder Bay and Orillia campuses are walking-friendly with year-round opportunities for recreation.

Interesting and Diverse Career Paths

A degree in Education prepares you for diverse employment options. Lakehead University graduates work as teachers in schools throughout Ontario, in provinces and territories across Canada, in remote fly-in communities and in countries around the world. Our program prepares you for classroom teaching in public, private or alternative school settings.

It also prepares you for other career opportunities beyond a traditional teaching position. Our graduates have successfully pursued many types of employment, including entering the workforce in the government or private sector, providing training in diverse organizations where learning is important, working for a non-governmental organization, working internationally, and pursuing other education-related fields.

Transferable Skills

The broad-based skills you develop in the Education program are transferable to many types of teaching and related professions.

Here are just some of the many transferable skills you will develop:

• Principles of teaching and learning

• Research and presentation skills

• Oral and written communication skills

• Interpersonal and group management skills

• Motivational skills

• Planning and organizing

• Methods of instruction

• Evaluating and reporting

• Information processing and dissemination

• Identification of learning needs

Sherri-Lynne Pharand

Director of Education, Lakehead Public Schools

George Drazenovich

Policy Advisor, Office of Human Rights and Equity, Lakehead University

Tara Hahkala-Crawford

2020 Point-in-Time Count Coordinator, Lakehead Social Planning Council / Community Justice Worker, John Howard Society of Thunder Bay

Danielle Chandler

Theatre in Education Director, Magnus Theatre

Jennifer Essex

Grade 1 Teacher/Teacher Leader for Literacy, Sunchild First Nation School, Alberta

Alyse Patterson

Grade 5/6 Teacher, York Region District School Board

Cassandra Brunshaw

Coordinator, Ticket Service at Toronto Blue Jays

Myriam Abdulbaki

Physics Teacher, My Little House School, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Amy Farrell

Assistant Professor, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, University of Manitoba

Adrienne Roberts

Special Education Teacher, Hagersville Secondary School

Jason Bruce

Teacher, Crescent International School, Bangkok, Thailand

Dr. Sylvia Moore

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education/Labrador Institute of Memorial University www.thunderbay.ca

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