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The Ministry of Education is the ministry of the Government of Ontario responsible for government policy, funding, curriculum planning and direction in all levels of public education, including elementary and secondary schools.
Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT) is the designation of professionals which is granted by the Council of the Ontario College of Teachers to qualified, registered members in good standing. OCT is the designation required of all teachers who teach in publicly funded schools in Ontario. There are over 200,000 OCTs in Ontario.
The Ontario College of Teachers (OCT; French: Ordre des enseignantes et des enseignants de l'Ontario [OEEO]) is the regulatory college for the teaching profession in Ontario and is the largest self-regulatory body in Canada. [citation needed] It was established on 20 May 1997. [2]
Educational accountability is important to three key stakeholders: taxpayers, elected officials, and teachers. [4] By providing yearly standardized tests, the Ministry of Education hopes to increase the quality of education in Ontario, while also using the tests to make plans for future improvement. [5]
Education in Ontario comprises public and private primary schools, secondary schools and post-secondary institutions.Publicly funded elementary and secondary schools are administered by the Ontario Ministry of Education, while colleges and universities are administered by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
The Ontario Secondary School Certificate may be requested by students who leave school before earning their OSSD if they have earned a minimum of 14 credits distributed over the following courses: [2] [5] 2 credits in English; 1 credit in Canadian history or geography; 1 credit in mathematics; 1 credit in science; 1 credit in health and ...
The OAC curriculum was codified by the Ontario Ministry of Education in Ontario Schools: Intermediate and Senior (OS:IS) and its revisions. The Ontario education system had a final fifth year of secondary education, known as Grade 13 from 1921 to 1988; grade 13 was replaced by OAC for students starting high school (grade 9) in 1984. OAC ...
The 2005 report by the Ontario Ministry of Education titled Education for All indicates the characteristics of PLCs are as follows: [11]: 54 Shared vision and values that lead to a collective commitment of school staff, which is expressed in day-to-day practices; Solutions actively sought, openness to new ideas