Educational Assistant Diploma Program (Part-time)
Through the Educational Assistant Diploma Program (EADP) at The University of Winnipeg Division of Continuing Education, you will gain both the theoretical and practical knowledge you need to become a confident and effective presence in the classroom. Since its inception in 1987, the Educational Assistant Diploma Program has provided innovative and valuable training for students, as well as for qualified and knowledgeable educational assistants, in our school system. The program focuses on the role of the educational assistant within the learning system. Students have the opportunity to share experiences with other educational assistants and gain a broader view of current practices within the school system. Key topics explored include development, reading, writing, language, mathematics and behaviour.
Objectives:
- A thorough understanding of the school system
- Knowledge about current education and school-law issues and how they affect the educational assistant’s role
- A practical understanding of exceptional children and how to help them
- Knowledge about language development, human development and how students learn
Outcomes:
- Studying strategies
- Ability to incorporate individual learning styles into the classroom
- Learning disability remediation
- Ability to work with exceptional students
- Computer applications
- Math, reading and writing remediation
- Competence observing and recording student behaviour
- Ability to work with violent or aggressive students
- Behaviour management techniques
Career Opportunities for Graduates:
Educational Assistant in Schools
Articulation for Credit:
Students may be eligible to receive credit for graded course work completed within the past five years at another accredited educational institution. Eligibility for transfer credit is conditional to program acceptance. A $25.00 administrative fee per transfer credit will be waived if credit request is submitted at time of program application.
Required Courses
- DEA 16440 - Cross Cultural Awareness30 hours
- (Next start date: May 28, 2012 )
- DEA 15153 - Developing Capable People: Educators and Parents30 hours
- (Next start date: Jun 11, 2012 )
- DEA 15125 - Introduction to the Educational Assistant Diploma Program15 hours
- (Next start date: Feb 21, 2012 )
- DEA 15127 - Helping Children Learn in a School Setting30 hours
- (Next start date: May 7, 2012 )
- DEA 16472 - Language and Learning 30 hours
- (Next start date: May 28, 2012 )
- DEA 15126 - Observation Skills and Record Keeping15 hours
- (Next start date: Feb 27, 2012 )
- DEA 15128 - Working with Exceptional Children30 hours
- (Next start date: Mar 19, 2012 )
- DEA 16439 - Working with Challenging Behaviours30 hours
- (Next start date: Mar 19, 2012 )
Elective Courses
- DEA 15146 - Children's Literature: Strategies for Sharing15 hours
- DEA 15143 - Developing Reading Skills15 hours
- (Next start date: Feb 13, 2012 )
- DEA 25147 - Helping the EAL Child in the Classroom30 hours
- (Next start date: Jun 11, 2012 )
- DEA 15138 - Human Development30 hours
- (Next start date: May 7, 2012 )
- DEA 15139 - Learning Disabilities I15 hours
- (Next start date: May 22, 2012 )
- DEA 15141 - Learning Disabilities II15 hours
- (Next start date: May 10, 2012 )
- DEA 15148 - Remedial Math15 hours
- DEA 25142 - Supporting the ADHD Child15 hours
- (Next start date: May 15, 2012 )
- DEA 15145 - The Writing Process: How You Can Help15 hours
- DEA 15154 - WEVAS: Working Effectively with Violent and Aggressive Students15 hours
- (Next start date: Jun 25, 2012 )
Completion of 48 hours of one-day (6 hour) and/or two-day (12 hour) workshops.
Additional Comments:
To graduate, students have up to five years to complete the 348 hours of study. Students may take EADP classes without pursuing a diploma (with the exception of NVCI).
Sessions of study begin in September, January and April.
Course schedules are subject to change, depending upon enrollment
Completion of 90 credit hours from the following course selection: