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Non Credit Program Possibilities

Field Programs in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University offers non-credit learning opportunities for experienced educators. The focus for each program is developed collaboratively in response to needs identified within a district or districts. Needs often arise from policy and curricular changes or the desire to improve educational services in specific areas.

Field Programs will:

  • meet with district representatives
  • collaboratively develop the program
  • develop advertising
  • identify appropriate instructors/mentors
  • provide liaison with instructor and district representatives
  • monitor program implementation

The school district will:

  • identify local needs
  • meet with Field Programs staff to design program framework
  • provide instructional space
  • distribute advertising throughout the district
  • coordinate registration
  • reimburse Field Programs for services provided

Possible Opportunities:

  • Aboriginal Perspectives
  • English Language Arts (Literacy)
  • Special Education
  • Behaviour Management
  • English as a Second Language
  • Education Technology/ICT
  • Second Languages (Punjabi, Chinese, Mandarin, First Nations)
  • Personal Planning & Career and Personal Planning
  • Pro-D for French Immersion, francophone or FSL teachers (download the brochure [PDF] for more information)
  • Science
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Critical Thinking
  • Student Assessment

Frameworks for In-Service Design:

Non-credit programs, totalling 15 to 20 contact hours, are offered in a variety of formats:

  • four to six non-credit sessions (evening or weekend)
  • three- to five-day summer institutes
  • one- or two-day conferences with a two- to three-session follow-up
  • other possible formats to accommodate district needs

Requests may come from a single district or from a group of districts.

All sessions would be offered off-campus, hosted by the sponsoring district or region.

For further information about non-credit possibilities, please contact our Coordinator Suzanne Arkell.

For information regarding French Immersion or Second Language non-credit workshops, please contact our Inservice Faculty Associate Kelly Burt.

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