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Program Requirements
The 30 credit Certificate in First Nations and Inuit Educational Leadership will focus on the following 5 objectives: (1) developing the core competencies of educational leaders; (2) fostering a self-reflective leader able to partner with parents to create community outreach; (3) cultivating awareness of the holistic learning and developmental cycles of the child and the role of the educational leader in enhancing that development; (4) maintaining the inter-connectedness and continuity of community and cultural values and aspirations within the structure of the administration of the school and other educational milieu; and (5) understanding and supporting the pedagogical objectives and the administrative framework of the educational context and system.
Required Courses (18 credits)
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EDEC 203 Communication in Education (3 credits)
Overview
Curriculum and Instruction : Written and oral communication in Education (in English): emphasis on strategies for identifying, analyzing and solving writing and speaking problems. Course work based on academic and professional communication in education, with a particular focus on classroom communication.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Summer 2017
Instructors: Smith-Gilman, Sheryl; Carter, Mindy; Govender, Sumanthra; Starke-Meyerring, Doreen (Fall) Perez, Mirian; Doody, Sara (Winter) DeMartini, Ashley; Neeposh, Emma; Matoush, Susie; Wapachee, Mary; Jacob Moses, Hannah; Duff, Alice; George, Louisa (Summer)
Because this course uses a workshop format, attendance at first class is desirable. If appropriate, may be included in the academic concentration.
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EDEC 222 Personnel Management and Group Skills (3 credits)
Overview
Curriculum and Instruction : Management, effective team leadership, group dynamics, and communications skills crucial to First Nations and Inuit community-based educational leaders. Techniques of developing staff members' potential through staff development and quality performance.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Restriction: Normally for students registered within Certificate in First Nations and Inuit Educational Leadership.
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EDEC 311 Resource Management (6 credits)
Overview
Curriculum and Instruction : A problem-solving approach (needs assessment, projections, creative solutions, and proposals) will establish a procedure for proactive management of the First Nations and Inuit educational environment (human, financial, and physical resources). Topics include staffing, finance, budgeting, payroll, interviewing techniques, health and safety management, and building and equipment maintenance.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Restriction: Normally for students registered within the Certificate in First Nations and Inuit Educational Leadership
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EDEC 312 Practicum in Educational Leadership (3 credits)
Overview
Curriculum and Instruction : A work-study course within a First Nations and Inuit educational milieu. Supervised practice and application of communication and group skills; staff development and evaluation; human, fiscal, and physical resource management; and community outreach.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Restriction: Normally for students registered within the Certificate in First Nations and Inuit Educational Leadership
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EDEM 502 Native Family Dynamics & Supporting Institutions (3 credits)
Overview
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed : Indigenous family dynamics and examination of educational, social and administrative institutions that support families in the learning process. A study of the interdependency of the various institutions affecting the education of First Nations and Inuit children. Relationships of non-educational to educational services.
Terms: Summer 2017
Instructors: Aitchison, Mary (Summer)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EDEM 202.
Complementary Courses (12 credits)
12 credits from the list below or any other course approved by the Director of Programs in First Nations and Inuit Education.
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EDEC 230 Conflict Resolution (3 credits)
Overview
Curriculum and Instruction : Methods and techniques for preventing and resolving conflicts in the workplace. Emphasis on culturally relevant strategies.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Howden, James (Winter)
Restriction(s): Limited to students enrolled in off-campus programs delivered through First Nations and Inuit Education or permission of the OFNIE director.
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EDEC 233 First Nations and Inuit Education (3 credits)
Overview
Curriculum and Instruction : Study of First Nations and Inuit schools as diverse social, cultural, linguistic, political and pedagogical settings. Considers school and community minority-majority interactions and their influence on teaching and learning in educational settings. Examines how a teacher's personal practice can be influenced by an understanding of these factors.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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EDEC 244 Issues in Aboriginal Education (3 credits)
Overview
Curriculum and Instruction : The content of this course changes depending on the needs and interests of the students and the educational communities participating in programs administered by First Nations and Inuit Education. It always addresses issues related to Aboriginal education, e.g., local control, development of linguistic and cultural policies.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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EDEC 262 Media, Technology and Education (3 credits)
Overview
Curriculum and Instruction : Orientation to the equipment and systems of educational technology. Examination of theories of educational technology, media education and technology education and the exploration and development of possible applications in school settings.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Summer 2017
Instructors: Trimble, Lisa; Fullerton, Thomas James (Fall) Trimble, Lisa; Milton, George (Winter) Rochefort, Alain (Summer)
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EDEE 245 Orientation to Education (3 credits)
Overview
Elementary Education : The First Nations or Inuit classroom as a unique pedagogical setting. Introduction to planning and maintaining a learning environment for First Nations or Inuit children. Study and application of differential learning styles.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: Howden, James (Fall) Howden, James (Winter)
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EDEE 340 Special Topics: Cultural Issues (3 credits)
Overview
Elementary Education : Seminars on Inuit culture or on selected aspects of the culture of First Nations peoples. Topics will include historical cultural contacts, native oral tradition, religious beliefs and cultural change. Preparation of a project on an aspect of First Nations or Inuit life will be required.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Langlois, Catherine (Fall)
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EDES 365 Experiences in Communications (3 credits)
Overview
Secondary Education : Personal development of students as communicators; involvement of the imagination in individual and group projects in language and in another chosen medium of communication: analysis of experiences in projects in relation to general problems of communication.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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School of Continuing Studies—2016-2017 (last updated Aug. 26, 2016) (disclaimer)