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One thing that may affect your chances is your teachable/concentration. P/J is wildly more applied for than J/I or I/S, so you will face lots of competition there. This goes for teachable subjects as well. We had well over 60-70 I/S English and History students at OISE in my class of 2019. This is in stark contrast to I/S math class, which only had 8 teacher candidates this year (J/I math is more popular). I/S physics had even less, at 6. Interestingly enough, the school boards are desperately interviewing for I/S math/physics teachers right now. I don't think I know any IS math/physics teachers who did not receive a board interview last month.

I think we had 2 waitlisted people who joined us during the 2nd week of class. We were in the intermediate/senior stream. They do enrollment all the way until the last second, its kinda just how OISE is...

I'm pretty sure for most AQ providers you must have your OCT registered first as a mandatory requirement, which is annoying since OCT registration takes anywhere from 3-6 months after graduation. Requiring your OCT is the standard procedure for most universities, but there are exceptions. You'll have to do some research on your own. I tried registering for Senior Math and Senior Physics AQs in my first year, but was denied by OISE. For some, doing an AQ at your graduating university in the summer of your graduating year is permissible. Right now, OISE is offering us 2019 grads anywhere from $100-200 discounts for summer AQs. Other universities like Queens require a letter from the dean of your graduating Teacher ed program, recommending your enrollment in an AQ without an OCT. Be warned, AQs are substantially more workload heavy that typical teachers college courses. Online courses require ~20 hours of coursework each week, for a total of 6 weeks.

Hi @bisclav, I'm currently a graduating MT student this year. From my exp, school boards are still hiring for supply teachers (esp. catholic boards). It's only permanent teacher contracts that are affected by the Ford education cuts. Six people in my cohort that got interviews for the TDSB supply list, scheduled for this Thursday. In past years, its typically between 0 and 1 people getting an interview with the TDSB. So for those of you who do get an offer, don't reject it simply because of Doug Ford. Supply teaching pays $270/day anyways, and there is plenty of workdays to go around.

Current year 2 MT student here. Planning to graduate next April, and applying to school boards in the January stream. Been shadowing the forums for quite a while, and made many posts on last years application threads. I’m always happy to answer any questions about the program and provide application tips.

I have no idea, I may be a tardy student, but I do not really inquire much about absence policies. These are just details I have observed from my peers, so I don't not have 1st hand info on his.

1-2 absences are fine. The instructor may or may not require you to do some make-up stuff online, but that’s up to the them. They are very lax about attendance, as long as it’s not a presentation date. I believe, from speaking with others, that Philip Marsh requires weekly and timely submissions that ask you to reflect on the readings each week (approx 2-3 articles). So the workload should be fine.

BTW. Practicum is fine. Honestly, its by far the best part of the program. It's everything else that is wrong. There were a few that dropped out because of it, but out of all those who came back from 1st practicum, the reception was overwhelmingly positive.

There are many issues I've seen so far from 1st year. The large majority of the curriculum emphasizes political discussions (left-wing typically), social justice, and anti-discrimination policies. Although it is important to have an understanding of these elements to become a teacher, not everyone has the interest to pursue these particular topics (esp. math/science teachers). While most lecturers are great (or even the best of their field I'd say!), there are a few that are absolutely awful. One such lecturer was from the Indigenous experiences course we had, which received overwhelmingly negative course evaluations from all the students. The course content was fine, but the lecturer's presentation and communication skills was not of proficient quality, and far from professional. Be VERY VERY careful with your opinions. The lecturers are nice and understanding, however, your colleagues may be a little bit judgmental and take things personally. This is CRUCIAL, since this is a cohort-based program. You'll see these people for 16 full months for all your courses (minus 2 electives). There is a LARGE amount of readings and written reflections you have to do each week. An absolute time sink especially for people who still work part-time. The actual research component is rather weak. The MTRP is no "thesis" in any way shape or form. You are limited to writing review summaries of other published work and regurgitating them into one summative argument. You have the option of expanding your MTRP into an advanced QRP paper, but you do not gain any extra course credit.

Just a question for all of you, was the OISE program the only teacher ed program you applied for? Not to demean OISE or anything, but the overall reception of the MT program as a whole has been rather terrible throughout. Maybe its just us students complaining, but almost everyone dislikes the way things are run by the admins here. It's not really known to give benefits over BEd, yet the MT tuition is double the amount (12k, vs 6-7k) There are is no A4, no additional certifications, or increased employment rates to show for the additional costs. Its just a "masters" in name, as UofT doesn't accept their own MT students to go into any of their PhD programs. The only reason why I went here was because I've done my undergrad here at UofT, and I know the campus area.

I actually overloaded with 6.0 load in my final year at UofT. I don't think it really mattered in the end though, as long as you are taking reasonable amount of credits (>4.0), it should be ok.

Then again, it might be different for PJ and JI people? There's a facebook group called "Master of Teaching (OISE/UT)" You can ask people there for more info, its good to get some info from other people besides me.

I am pretty certain this is not true, unless they are overhauling the entire schedule for MT this upcoming year. Here's a sample of my timetable from October, as provided by OISE's pepper platform. Note that red = events and activities which are optional.

Yup, you are right. I believe we had new people coming into our cohort 2 weeks into the program. Both of them were previously waitlisted. I believe they stop accepting wait lists after that though, since missed evaluations and assignments will accrue.

Study??? *Insert meme here* In all seriousness, there isn't anything to study for. We teachers make our students do all that. There are lots of readings, essays and presentations, but there aren't any exams or tests to study for. With Tuesdays and Fridays off, most people find part-time work, do internships, or voluntarily extend their practicums across these weekdays. That is correct, you don't need to register for classes as first year. Virtually all classes are chosen for you, with the exception of 2 electives in year 2.