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Bow Valley College Online Professional Development offerings: TESL
Post-TESL Certificate: Advanced Teaching Strategies for Diverse Classrooms
The Post-TESL Certificate provides focused and relevant professional development for ELL practitioners working with adult learners. It is designed to help you keep your skills and knowledge up to date. A certificate is granted upon successful completion of four of the six courses offered in this program.
Each 12-hour online course is cohort-based and facilitated by an instructor. Each course has regular deadlines to keep you on track to complete the course over four weeks. (These are not self-paced courses.)
Fall 2021 course offerings:
Task-Based Language Teaching in the Canadian Context
Sept. 13 - Oct. 8, 2021
12-hour online course
$295.00
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Join us for this four-week online professional development course that will introduce you task-based learning in an ELL setting. You will examine the integration of language knowledge into tasks, explore effective assessment of task-based learning and consider how to implement task-based learning in real-world classrooms.
Teaching in Multilevel Contexts
November 1-26, 2021
12-hour online course
$295.00
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This four-week online professional development course will introduce you to highly practical strategies and approaches for differentiating and scaffolding reading and writing tasks for learners at different language proficiency levels. You will explore effective strategies and approaches for teaching reading and writing in a multilevel setting and consider how to incorporate what you learn in a real-world classroom.
Bow Valley College Online PD Opportunities: Intercultural Competencies Courses
Supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners in College Career Programs
October 25-Dec. 3, 2021
(Registration opens Sept. 1)
6 weeks, $225.00
This facilitated course provides insights into cultural differences in academic cultures. Learn strategies to support culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) learners in your post-secondary classes as they navigate a new academic environment. The course also helps develop cultural awareness and intercultural competence, which are essential components for developing a global and inclusive perspective.
Intercultural Competencies for Leaders Certificate
4 courses, 48 hours in total, $295.00 per course
Increase your intercultural understanding and skills. This certificate program is essential for anyone working in a diverse setting. It offers useful tools to build intercultural sensitivity and enhance intercultural communication skills. The certificate is comprised of four 12-hour online courses which are cohort-based and facilitated by an instructor. Each course has regular deadlines to keep you on track to complete the course over four weeks. (These are not self-paced courses.)
Intercultural Competence 1
Sept. 13 - Oct. 8, 2021
Explore your own mindset and worldview and develop strategies for checking assumptions. Gain insight about important cultural frameworks and other worldviews. This course is typically offered in September, January and May of each year.
Intercultural Competence 2
Nov. 1 – 26, 2021
Build motivation and curiosity and develop the requisite attitudes for working towards successful intercultural interactions. Explore case studies employing multiple lenses and important frameworks. This course is typically offered in November, March and June of each year.
Supervisory Skills in Intercultural Teams
Sept. 13 - Oct. 8, 2021
Develop skillsets essential for building an inclusive environment on your team. Explore case studies and own experiences by employing varied lenses and intercultural frameworks to enhance a global mindset. This course is typically offered in September, January and May of each year.
Indigenous Awareness: Engaging Diversity and Inclusion
Currently being updated
Learn about Indigenous histories and contemporary realities in Canada. Explore cultural differences and basic indigenous ways of knowing and being while examining your own worldview with a goal to promote understanding and foster inclusivity. This course is typically offered in November, March and June of each year.
Graduates of the Intercultural Competencies for Leaders Certificate can also enroll in a personalized optional course: Developing a Global Mindset
For more information, contact the School of Global Access at Bow Valley College: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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