Experience success today

With ETFO Credit Courses

You can improve both your effectiveness as a teacher and your position on the salary grid with ETFO Credit Courses.

ETFO Credit Courses are accredited by The School of Education at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and are recognized by the Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO) for possible grid improvement. Each course is recognized as a half credit. Please check with QECO before registering to determine suitability for your personal rating.

ETFO Credit Courses provide a unique blend of collaborative in-class experiences and  enthusiastic instructors. The personal, face-to-face nature of our courses ensures our participants get the most out of their learning experience.

Our courses are held at convenient times and locations throughout the province. You can earn accreditation in just 45 hours of instruction time (36 hours minimum of classroom time.) Check our course listing for further details.

Thanks to ETFO’s commitment to low costs, each course taken for academic credit is only $475. If taken for professional growth, the cost is only $350.

Partnering with the best

ETFO is proud to be partners with two leading education providers, who help us bring decades of valuable experience to teachers in Ontario through ETFO Credit Courses.

The School of Education at Drake University has a deserved reputation as a leader in the field of education training since 1913. Today, more than 1,000 students attend the School of Education full time, and more than 14,000 are enrolled in its extension education programs. The mission of the School is to be a diverse community of learners who work collaboratively to create an equitable culture of excellence, inquiry and renewal. All programs and services are based upon three guiding principles: belief in academic reflection, collaborative learning and social justice. For more information, please visit www.drake.edu/soe/about/index.php.

Our course delivery partner, Performance Learning Systems (PLS), has offered products and services to help educators become more effective teachers since 1969.

PLS  partners with colleges and universities such as Drake to offer graduate courses for practicing educators. PLS has offered graduate courses, professional development and research-based products that have inspired teachers for more than 30 years.

You can earn three-semester-hours or half credit for courses that offer skills and strategies that are immediately applicable to any grade level and content area.

Training Design

ETFO Credit Courses were designed by studying the techniques and methods of the most accomplished teachers throughout North America. While each teacher had a unique style, they all used similar skills and performance patterns. Our partners in Performance Learning Systems identified these patterns and incorporated them into our courses.

Among the skills and performance patterns we teach in our courses are the following:

Skills:

  • Presenting compelling why’s
  • Using the confirmatory paraphrase
  • Summarizing
  • Goal setting
  • Reading nonverbals and responding with appropriate nonverbals

Performance patterns:

  • Debriefing skills
  • Questioning skills
  • Communication skills
  • The “problem return” technique

Highest standards

Each ETFO Credit Course is intensively researched, carefully designed and thoroughly field-tested. The programs are meticulously evaluated and modified to take advantage of the latest educational research. Courses are continually revised to ensure they meet the needs of today’s classrooms, students and teachers.

Together with our partners, ETFO Credit Courses offers you the opportunity to experience success today in your classroom and in your career.