Sessional Lecturer - CTL- Introduction to Special Education and Mental Health

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Sessional Lecturer – CTL
7008H – Introduction to Special Education and Mental Health

• Course number and title: CTL
  7008H – Introduction to Special Education and Mental Health
• Course description:
  In Ontario, the regular education classrooms are currently the placement of choice for students with disabilities. This movement toward inclusive education has occurred for a variety of reasons: legal, educational, moral and philosophical. In this course, teacher candidates will consider special education from the perspective of the regular classroom teacher. From this perspective, special education is not "special" but is effective teaching that benefits all the students in the class.
  
  It focuses on adapting instruction to meet the diverse needs of the students in the class. The course will concentrate on how instructional assessment can be used to calibrate instruction to meet the needs of individual students, how to accommodate learner differences and how to collaborate with other professionals to meet the provincial requirements for inclusion of students in teaching, programming and assessment.
  
  This course is open only to students in the Master of Teaching program. Students may not take HDP
  2280.
• Estimated TA support:
  No
• Estimated course enrollment: 35
• Class schedule:
  Thursday 13:00 – 16:00
• Sessional dates of appointment: 2026‑09‑01 – 2027‑04‑30
• Appointment percentage: 100%
• Salary:
  As of September 1 2026, the minimum stipend is $9,972.475 (inclusive of vacation pay) for a half‑credit course. It may be prorated based on appointment percentage.

• Doctoral degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience
• Currency and mastery in the course subject matter
• Excellence in teaching, including online teaching as relevant
• Evidence of knowledge and practice of principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Excellence in teaching and leading teachers/teacher‑candidates’ professional learning
• Ontario Teaching certificate is an asset.

• Prepare, organize, and teach this graduate course
• Be available to students seeking assistance between classes
• Evaluate and provide students with feedback on their work
• Attend a pre‑course planning/preparation meeting with the course instructional team
• Attend MT All‑Instructor Meetings (AIM) and submit course syllabus as requested by the department

In a letter of application, explain why your experience qualifies you to teach this particular course. Include a current CV and names of three referees in your cover letter. If selected for an interview, we will notify you to provide reference letters.

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