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Program: Exploring Making: Art, Design and Technology in Education (Burnaby, Blended)

Program Start: Fall 2022 (September)


Apply by: July 15, 2022

This online Graduate Diploma in Advanced Professional Studies in Education (GDE) program has been developed in partnership with School District 41, Burnaby, for educators interested in making, creating, innovating, building, design thinking, contributing to the school community, and in developing their pedagogical practice while engaging in sustained reflective inquiry.

GDE programs are developed in collaboration with British Columbia school districts for educators whose primary focus is school-based practice within BC. This blended delivery program focuses on British Columbia’s Ministry of Education K-12 curriculum and highlights ways to engage with curriculum through inclusive, experiential, and relational pedagogies, in order to foster learning environments where all members feel that they belong and can participate in meaningful ways.

Our programs allow you to “live the work” in a collaborative learning community, with the support of colleagues, mentors, and instructors. Our cohorts tend to attract educators with a range of experiences and backgrounds, including new teachers and TTOCs. Join us for this unique opportunity to connect with educators from across the province who share your curiosity and passion for building belonging in your educational communities.

PROGRAM THEMES

• Engaging in teacher inquiry and reflective practice
• Building a culture of creativity, exploration, engagement, innovation and discovery
• Nurturing teacher Maker identity
• Fostering student expression through maker explorations, art, digital technologies and media design
• Engaging in ADST’s curricular competencies focusing on the human centered design thinking process
• Exploring traditional and diverse cultural models of making practices
• Engaging with Indigenous and holistic approaches to teaching and learning (First Peoples Principles of Learning)
• Discovering and implementing new and emerging technologies, tools and materials
• Inquiring into the role of maker within the curriculum and core competencies
• Exploring multi-modal forms of assessment that acknowledge multiple ways of knowing, expressing and understanding
• Creating caring and socially responsible learning environments

Ideally Suited For:

This two-year, 30-unit program of study is for teachers whose primary focus is school-based educational practice. It provides the opportunity to engage in focused, sustained reflective inquiry. Completion of the diploma allows teachers to move from TQS category 4 to TQS 5 or from category 5 to 5+.

GDE Features: Range of Program Themes, Cohort Based, 2 years (6 terms), and TQS Upgrade Opportunity.